Proposed Kelowna land deal would trade city industrial lot for nine-hole golf course
City of Kelowna staff want to swap land with a B.C. developer, trading a city-owned industrial lot to get half of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course. Under the proposed deal, developer Denciti would be allowed to turn its remaining half...
Vancouver Police urge South Asian community not to pay extortion demands
While Vancouver has not had any reported extortions so far, some business owners victimized in other Lower Mainland cities live here, Vancouver Police Supt. Dale Weidman said Wednesday. Weidman was one of several senior Vancouver police officers who addressed a...
Poll shows split support for creation of Metro Vancouver megacity
Debate on the creation of a Metro Vancouver megacity would likely be contentious, according to the results of a new poll. Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., said a poll conducted Nov. 14-16 found 42 per cent of Metro Vancouver...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new forestry sector aid helps, shy of new softwood lumber deal
B.C.’s forest sector counted Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest round of support for their industry that was unveiled Wednesday, including $500 million in new funding for loans, as helpful. After eight years of this round of the Canada/U.S. softwood lumber...
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...
