What the restaurant industry is cooking up for 2026 to help boost profits
Amid a shaky economy, the country’s restaurant sector is not hiding the fact that it faces numerous challenges in turning a profit. Mark von Schellwitz, vice-president for Western Canada at Restaurants Canada, tells 1130 NewsRadio that at the beginning of...
Mission ER to close nightly for over a week
More temporary closures are coming to a B.C. hospital’s emergency department as the province continues to suffer a shortage of health-care workers. Starting Monday, Mission Memorial Hospital’s ER will operate only from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily — with...
2025 Year in Review: Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy shakes Vancouver
2025 was the year Vancouver was shaken by the deadliest attack in the city’s history. What began as a celebration of Filipino culture, ended in tragedy for countless families and the tens of thousands of people who attended the Lapu-Lapu...
Mexico seizes motorcycles, Olympic medals in raids likely connected to Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding
Breadcrumb Trail Links Mexico seizes motorcycles, Olympic medals in raids likely connected to Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding Authorities said the four properties searched were connected ‘a former Olympic athlete and one of the 10 most wanted fugitives by U.S. authorities’...
Obituary: ‘Fearless’ Vancouver painter, sculptor Gathie Falk dead at 97
Breadcrumb Trail Links Obituary: ‘Fearless’ Vancouver painter, sculptor Gathie Falk dead at 97 One of her best-known works, Cement With Poppies, 1982, was a painting of the poppies that spilled out over the sidewalks that encircled her home in Kitsilano...
Traffic alert: Highway 3 reopens ahead of schedule after major washout | First lane on...
Breadcrumb Trail Links Traffic alert: Highway 3 reopens ahead of schedule after major washout | First lane on new stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge opens The stretch of highway between Hope and Princeton opened Christmas Day Author of the article: By Cheryl Chan...
What’s open and closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in Metro Vancouver
Breadcrumb Trail Links What’s open and closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in Metro Vancouver Here’s a list of what’s open, closed or operating on a holiday schedule for Christmas and Boxing Day 2025 in Vancouver. Author of the...
Woman dead after collision with police vehicle in Surrey: IIO BC
The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) says a woman is dead after a collision involving a Surrey police vehicle Thursday morning. “Information provided by the Surrey Police Service (SPS) states that at about 6 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2025,...
From gym memberships to competition fees: Cost remains the biggest barrier to fitness in Canada
While fitness is often framed as a matter of motivation or time, experts say affordability is the real obstacle keeping many Canadians from staying active. “The number one reason people are not physically active enough is because they can’t or...
In Photos: Christmas celebrations around the world
Gabriel Romanelli, Latin parish priest leads a Mass on Christmas Eve at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Christian devotees pray at Omdurman church on Christmas Day, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Dec....
