Grassroots mah-jong clubs explode in popularity across Metro Vancouver
Breadcrumb Trail Links Grassroots mah-jong clubs explode in popularity across Metro Vancouver The surge in mah-jong’s popularity was documented earlier this year in a Smithsonian magazine article, which described how the 200-year-old tile game is popping up as a way...
Canadian woman accused of illegal Washington state entry was reportedly meeting fiancé to pick up...
Breadcrumb Trail Links Canadian woman accused of illegal Washington state entry was reportedly meeting fiancé to pick up her dog FBI described the woman as ‘hysterical’ and alleged she became combative when U.S. border agents tried to arrest her Author...
‘I’m pretty sure I can do better’: Former MLA Mike Starchuk enters 2026 mayoral race...
Breadcrumb Trail Links ‘I’m pretty sure I can do better’: Former MLA Mike Starchuk enters 2026 mayoral race in Surrey ‘You need a professional mayor, not a petty mayor,’ says Starchuk Author of the article: By Sobia Moman Published Jan...
Police investigating after 14-year-old violently robbed near Victoria
Police are turning to the public for help identifying two suspects in the “violent” robbery of a 14-year-old boy in Saanich, B.C. The incident took place last month in the area of McKenzie Avenue and Quadra Street. “On Dec. 1,...
Conservative Party of B.C. forms leadership election committee
The Conservative Party of British Columbia says it has formed a leadership election organizing committee tasked with overseeing the selection of its new leader. Scott Lamb, chair of the committee, says in a statement that B.C. is “desperately in need...
Parents in Mount Pleasant concerned as future of childcare facilities unclear
As strides are being made to provide more childcare facilities in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, development proposals are leaving parents both hopeful and concerned. One space that has been the subject of expansion efforts for years is Britannia Community Centre....
Environment Canada lifts coastal flooding bulletin for southern B.C.
Environment Canada has lifted a special weather statement for possible flooding from stormy weather and high tides along parts of British Columbia’s south coast. The bulletin had spanned most of the Vancouver Island coastline along with the Sunshine Coast and...
Vancouver’s Venezuelan community responds to developments back home
Maxyori Araque owns TekeGourmet, a small startup in Burnaby offering Venezuelan cuisine. Araque immigrated from Caracas to British Columbia in 2012. On Saturday, the conversations with those back home were filled with emotion. “I spoke with my family, and they...
Overnight irregular border crossing leaves 8 in serious condition in Quebec: RCMP
Eight people who crossed into Canada irregularly Friday night near Hemmingford in Quebec’s Montérégie region were rescued after an hours-long search in extreme cold. RCMP say the group was flagged by U.S. border systems around 9:30 p.m. but could not...
Canada issues travel advisory for Venezuela
Canada has come out with a new travel advisory for Venezuela in response to what it is calling a “heightened security situation” in that country. Canadians should avoid all travel to the South American country, due to “the significant level...
