Experts urge B.C. to rethink wildfire response as L.A. battles unprecedented fires
As wildfires continue to devastate parts of Southern California, experts are pointing to critical lessons that British Columbians can learn from the continuing crisis in Los Angeles. Article content Article content The most urgent takeaway: Neither B.C. nor L.A. has...
Vancouver city hall clock back on time after someone noticed it was out of sync
People often complain that one hand of Vancouver city hall is out of sync with the other. In terms of the neon clock at the top of the art deco building, it’s sometimes literal. There are four clock faces atop...
Beloved Vancouver café Aphrodite’s set to close after 20 years
Kitsilano’s Aphrodite’s Organic Café is set to close after more than 20 years in business. The café at 3605 West 4th Ave. will permanently shutter on Feb. 2. The news was shared with “heavy hearts” by the team behind the longtime local...
B.C. crime news: Threat against New Westminster courthouse triggers evacuations | Special prosecutor appointed in...
The New Westminster courthouse and neighbouring Douglas College campus were evacuated late Tuesday morning after police received a threat against the court. Article content Article content Police evacuated the B.C. Supreme Court at 651 Carnarvon St. and asked anyone who...
Unlicensed B.C. midwife charged with manslaughter in Ladysmith newborn’s death
A Vancouver Island woman who has been the subject of injunctions for working as a midwife without being licensed has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a newborn. First responders went to a home in Ladysmith on Dec....
Federal Conservative support increases in B.C. before Trudeau resigns: Poll
Support for the federal Conservatives is on the rise in B.C. and Canada, according to a new poll conducted just before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday. The Research Co. poll — conducted online from Jan. 3...
Concord Pacific wants to build 5,000 homes on False Creek’s northeast shore, but Vancouver’s viaducts...
Concord Pacific says the advancement of a massive 5,000-home, 12-tower Northeast False Creek development is made possible by Vancouver council’s changes last year to view-protection policies.
What to know about human metapneumovirus (HMPV)
Metapneumovirus causes many of the same symptoms as COVID 19 such as a bad cough, fever and a possible lung infection.
Michael Bublé owns B.C.’s most expensive suburban home
The singer’s $28 million mansion is opposite his childhood elementary school and one of several very valuable homes in suburban B.C.
Burnaby’s Michael J. Fox awarded U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom
B.C. actor and activist Michael J. Fox is among 19 people honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden. Article content Article content At a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on...
