Vancouver city council approves $2.39 billion operating budget with property tax freeze
Vancouver city council’s decision Tuesday on the 2026 operating budget was no surprise. But it was still significant, marking the biggest change in approach to municipal finances in many years. As expected, council’s approval of the $2.39 billion operating budget...
B.C. teacher gets eight-year ban for ‘sexualized’ relationship with student that started over Grindr
A B.C. teacher has been suspended from the profession for at least eight years after starting a relationship with a high school student over the Grindr dating app. Adam Richard Macdonald was teaching at a different school than the student...
B.C. still in the dark about details of energy deal between Ottawa and Alberta
Premier David Eby and his government still have yet to receive the details of Ottawa and Alberta’s memorandum of understanding on a new pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast, even as Prime Minister Mark Carney gets set to jet off to...
BCCOS relocates caught grizzly bear after Bella Coola attack
Officers from the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) caught a grizzly bear near Bella Coola after an attack on Thursday. However, the BCCOS says that it is uncertain if the bear captured was involved in the attack. CLICK HERE...
NSR stops search for missing 84-year-old man at Grouse Mountain
North Shore Rescue (NSR) has announced that it called off the search for an 84-year-old man indefinitely. Won Kil Kim has been missing since Sunday, Nov. 16, after he took the gondola up Grouse Mountain. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO...
Canucks listening to trade offers on ‘veteran players’
According to several sources, the Vancouver Canucks have let it be known that — in an effort to get younger — they are willing to listen to offers on “veteran players.” The obvious question is: Does this mean Quinn Hughes? I’m told...
Cockroaches, mould, flooding: East Van mother shares BC housing horror story
Sarah Perrin is a disabled single mother of two living in a subsidized BC Housing unit. “I don’t pay market value rent, but I pay with something way more valuable than money, I pay with trauma,” she told CityNews. CLICK...
B.C. to increase support for involuntary care workers
The province is proposing to amend the Mental Health Act to provide more legal support to health-care workers in involuntary care. According to B.C. Premier David Eby, his government is looking to update language regarding the workers’ legal protection, which...
Yop drinkable yogurts recalled over potential plastic contamination
Yoplait’s Yop drinkable yogurts werre recalled because of possible plastic contamination on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Photo by Canadian Food Inspection Agency Article content Yop drinkable yogurts have been recalled across Canada because of the “possible presence of pieces of...
B.C. gov’t to share update on involuntary care
B.C. government officials are set to make an announcement on involuntary care Monday. Premier David Eby and provincial Health Minister Josie Osborne are expected to address media in Victoria at noon, with an update about “strengthening access to care.” CLICK...
