Vancouver’s Jewish Book Festival returns amid rising antisemitism and the fragile Gaza ceasefire
Vancouver’s Jewish Book Festival returned this weekend for its 40th year amid the backdrop of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Festival director Dana Camil Hewitt says, much like last year, security around the event has been stepped up as the...
Multi-vehicle collision in Surrey sends 2 to hospital; intersection closed for several hours
A three-vehicle crash in Surrey sent two people to hospital with serious injuries Sunday morning, police say. Police responded to the scene of the crash at the intersection of 96th Avenue and 140th Street just after 10:30 a.m. The driver...
Delta emergency room to close for the second consecutive night Sunday
Delta Hospital’s emergency room will be closed overnight Sunday, Fraser Health announced late afternoon, citing staffing challenges. This will be the second night in a row that the facility’s ER is shuttered. “Emergency-trained nurses will be on-site and available to...
Canadians still soaking in the moment after magical 4 Nations win
Canadians are still basking in the glow of Thursday’s magical overtime win for Team Canada over the U.S. in the 4 Nations Faceoff finale, with the win bringing a renewed sense of national pride. “I woke up this morning and...
Rainfall warning issued for parts of Metro Vancouver
A rainfall warning has been issued for several communities around Metro Vancouver. According to Environment Canada, the warning applies to the North Shore, the northeast part of the Lower Mainland — including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge — and communities near...
Firefighters knock down industrial blaze in Chilliwack Friday
The Chilliwack Fire Department was kept busy Friday afternoon after a blaze broke out in an industrial building on Simpson Road near Unsworth. Crews responded to the call around 5 p.m. and found a fire in a material dryer and...
B.C. ends take-home ‘safer supply’ for drug users to stop diversion
British Columbia’s health minister has announced that the province is changing its Prescribed Alternatives Program to a witnessed model, in which users will be watched as they consume the drugs. Minister Josie Osborne says the “significant” change to end the...
Old-growth logging was ‘goal’ of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision
British Columbia’s Forest Appeals Commission has upheld a finding that forestry giant Interfor violated provincial legislation when it harvested cut blocks that overlapped with proposed old-growth management areas meant to be preserved. The commission’s panel found Interfor committed eight contraventions...
B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province
British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture says the money will be...
Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight
Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed a second case of measles in the Lower Mainland, this time in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a release that the infected person travelled to Southeast Asia in...
