Ex-grocery boss Darrell Jones to make ‘big announcement’ amid B.C. Conservative race
Former grocery executive Darrell Jones says he’ll be making a “big announcement” next week as he considers running for the leadership of the B.C. Conservatives. Jones, whose announcement is scheduled for Tuesday in Surrey, B.C., said last month that he...
B.C.’s investment regulator finds Vancouver company carried out pump-and-dump stock fraud
Financial Post Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C.’s investment regulator finds Vancouver company carried out pump-and-dump stock fraud In pump-and-dump schemes, stocks are artificially hyped to raise the price and then are sold to unsuspecting investors. The schemes usually involve so-called penny...
Vancouverites deserve to see the 3D models that reveal what the city actually has in...
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouverites deserve to see the 3D models that reveal what the city actually has in store for their neighbourhoods Douglas Todd: Why can’t Vancouver be like Toronto, one of many cities that provide access to data that...
Portable has been found! Stolen Squamish boulder located in California
Breadcrumb Trail Links Portable has been found! Stolen Squamish boulder located in California The popular climbing attraction went missing in early September, prompting outrage and calls for its return Author of the article: By Nathan Griffiths Published Jan 22, 2026...
Surrey mayor calls for national extortion crackdown, as head of B.C. task force apologizes
As extortion cases spiral in Surrey, the city’s mayor is now calling on the federal government to launch a full-scale national response to help stop the violence. On Wednesday, Mayor Brenda Locke sent a letter to federal Public Safety Minister...
Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite provides services to U.S. Homeland Security
United States procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security. The emergence of the contracts between the U.S. government and New York-based Seneca Strategic Partners comes amid criticism for...
Eby says B.C. will move away from ‘permit-by-permit system’ in forestry sector
Premier David Eby announced that his government will “reform” the forestry industry in the province. During a speech at the Natural Resources Forum in Prince George on Tuesday, Eby said that the permitting process in the lumber industry is in...
RCMP investigating second overpass strike of 2026; driver detained after leaving scene of crash
BC Highway Patrol says that officers detained a truck driver who crashed into the Blundell overpass and left the scene before police arrived. Officers were called to the scene on Wednesday at 2 p.m. on Highway 99 in Richmond. CLICK...
Fog advisory in Metro Vancouver extended until Thursday
Environment Canada is extending a fog advisory warning of near-zero visibility in some areas until Thursday afternoon. Environment Canada says that a ridge of high pressure is trapping moisture at the surface, causing the fog which has been lingering in...
B.C. man gets 5 years in Snapchat child sex abuse case
A British Columbia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a minor he met over Snapchat. RCMP in Campbell River say 33-year-old Dillon Caleb Partanen of Surrey pleaded guilty to charges...
