B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad dares Premier David Eby to call an election
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has taken the bold step of daring Premier David Eby to call an election amid what he calls the premier’s “ever-shifting positions” on a North Coast pipeline running from the Alberta oilsands to the Port...
2025 Christmas lights list/map: Help us compile a list of Metro Vancouver’s brightest displays!
Shine on, you crazy diamond. It’s that time of year again when your drive home gets a bit more colourful, thanks to the hundreds of homes across the Metro Vancouver area that are decked out in sparkling, twinkling lights. The...
CleanBC review: B.C. isn’t close to meeting climate goals and LNG development makes path tougher
B.C. needs to “recalibrate” its approach to climate action and have a serious conversation about how expanding liquefied natural gas fits into the province’s goals of reducing emissions, according to an independent review of the government’s CleanBC plan. Introduced in...
B.C. Premier David Eby seeks cover over provincial support for DULF
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby sought cover this week when asked about the drug trafficking convictions of two founders of the Drug User Liberation Front, an organization the province had funded and supported. DULF founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nix...
Floating spa Havn could be coming to Kitsilano waterfront
A floating sauna aboard a converted Second World War-era barge could be coming to Vancouver’s Kitsilano waterfront. The Vancouver Maritime Museum said it is working with Havn Saunas to bring its second sauna and hydrotherapy facility to Heritage Harbour marina...
Mother of Lapu-Lapu Day victim says they have been forgotten
It’s been seven months since the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy on April 26 that left 11 dead and dozens injured. In an exclusive interview with OMNI News, Jhosie Sico, mother of AJ Sico, one of the victims who suffered critical injuries in the...
B.C. drug club co-founder felt ‘invincible’ before being arrested
One of the founders of a “compassion club” that sold safety-tested heroin, cocaine, and other drugs told a B.C. Supreme Court constitutional challenge that they felt “invincible” and hoped media coverage of their operation would spur public conversation. But Jeremy...
Restaurant industry disappointed about Vancouver’s Honda Celebration of Light cancellation
The city’s hospitality industry warns that the cancellation of Vancouver’s Honda Celebration of Light will lead to a significant loss in sales. On Wednesday, organizers announced that the summer event would be cut due to a combination of rising costs...
B.C.’s Coastal First Nations ready to push back against expected fed pipeline announcement
Ahead of an expected announcement between Alberta and the federal government on a new pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast, First Nations in the area are prepared to protest the step. They say they are unequivocally against the project. CLICK HERE...
‘Most difficult time they’ve seen’: B.C. forestry group welcomes new federal aid amid stiff U.S....
The head of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) says Ottawa’s new support package for lumber is welcome news for a forestry sector she describes as being in its most difficult period in decades. “When I talk to people...
