Metro Vancouver ‘wins’ Paperweight Award for fireplace registry
Breadcrumb Trail Links Metro Vancouver ‘wins’ Paperweight Award for fireplace registry The regional government is a Canadian Federation of Independent Business ‘honouree’ for this fall’s red-tape registry Author of the article: By Joseph Ruttle Published Jan 27, 2026 Last updated...
Two foreign nationals face gun charges after latest Surrey shooting
Breadcrumb Trail Links Two foreign nationals face gun charges after latest Surrey shooting Officers who patrol neighbourhoods where extortion shootings have happened heard a gunshot early Monday morning and made arrests Author of the article: By Joseph Ruttle Published Jan...
B.C. issues environmental assessment certificate for Eskay Creek mine
The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate to Eskay Creek Mining Ltd., to restart gold and silver mining at the site of the former Eskay Creek mine in Tahltan territory. The province says in a news release...
Opposing groups criticize UBC over handling of ‘protest event’ with OneBC leader Dallas Brodie
After the RCMP “facilitated” a group of people off UBC’s Vancouver campus last week, both the OneBC Party and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) are criticizing the university’s leadership. OneBC leader and MLA Dallas Brodie is demanding an...
Basement explosion displaces two in Kitsilano
The Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) says that crews responded to a house explosion in Kitsilano Monday evening. The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. at a home near the intersection of MacDonald Street and West 6th Avenue. CLICK HERE...
No possession arrests without ‘extenuating circumstances’: head of B.C. police group
The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will not be arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs after the end of decriminalization on Jan. 31, “unless there are extenuating circumstances.” Andrew Chan, who is...
Carney’s headline-making Davos speech boosts personal brand, but Liberals and Conservatives evenly matched; polling
Canada’s Prime Minister has reached his highest approval rating since becoming leader of the Liberal Party. However, Mark Carney’s 60 per cent approval rating has not caused a boost in the polling numbers for his party, neither federally nor in...
BCCDC warns of increase in drug poisonings with animal tranquilizer showing up in opioid samples
Drug poisonings have been on the rise as novel substances are being mixed into the province’s unregulated supply, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says. The centre says opioids like fentanyl are now being mixed with medetomidine — a...
Vancouver park board closes western section of Stanley Park Seawall for repairs
Two sections, making up most of the western edge of the Seawall in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, have closed this week as crews repair damage done by December storms. Citing atmospheric rivers, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation announced the...
UPDATE: VPD thanks public for help identifying woman who died in shelter
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says it is thanking the public for its help identifying a woman who died in a local shelter.
