Fraser Valley home sales drop 16 per cent in 2025 amid economic uncertainty: board
The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board found many home buyers stayed on the sidelines in 2025 despite a decade-high inventory and softer prices. The board recorded 12,224 sales in 2025, a decline of 16 per cent from 2024 and 33...
White Rock’s Peace Arch hospital to divert maternity patients once again
The maternity unit at White Rock’s Peace Arch Hospital will temporarily close its doors for the third time in under a month this week. From Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7 a.m. until Monday, Jan. 12, at 8 a.m., expectant parents...
B.C. premier announces trade mission to India
B.C.’s premier has announced a plan to continue expanding the province’s trade partnerships in Asia. Speaking at a media event in Vancouver Tuesday morning, Premier David Eby and Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kahlon said they will travel...
‘Would you dare take it?’: Plan to deregulate Chinese medicine in B.C. sparks outcry
Tom Whitfield takes a ferry from Nanaimo to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in downtown Vancouver every Monday for acupuncture and other treatment. The excursion sometimes consumes the entire day, but the retired forester from Qualicum Beach said it is...
Woman pleads guilty to series of stabbings in Yaletown
A woman accused of stabbing several strangers in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighbourhood last fall has pleaded guilty on all counts. The BC Prosecution Service confirms Tamara Hamelin pleaded guilty to four counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of...
Alberta launches website for potential new West Coast oil pipeline
The Alberta government has launched a website for the bitumen pipeline it wants to see built to the northwest B.C. coast. It says the page will act as a central hub for project information and updates to ensure transparency and...
B.C. lawsuit alleges three former Denny’s employees stole thousands in tips
The operator of a Denny’s Restaurant in Kamloops, B.C., is suing three former employees for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars in tips. Northland Properties Corp. filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court last month, weeks after allegedly discovering “multiple authorized...
Protestors in Vancouver condemn U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Maduro
Dozens of protesters have gathered outside the U.S. consulate in downtown Vancouver, calling on the U.S. to end its war on Venezuela and to repatriate Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores. “We want Maduro free, that’s the first...
The risks desperate Vancouver renters are taking to secure housing
Breadcrumb Trail Links The risks desperate Vancouver renters are taking to secure housing Renters are increasingly agreeing to share a room, often with people they just met online Author of the article: By Sage Smith Published Jan 05, 2026 Last...
B.C. Appeal Court dismisses appeal by short-term rental owners over restrictions
Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. Appeal Court dismisses appeal by short-term rental owners over restrictions Victoria short-term rental owners had sought to be exempt from a new law that limits home rentals — or be compensated for their losses Author of...
