Dozens displaced after blaze at Chilliwack apartment, fire crews say
Several residents were displaced after a blaze at an apartment building Wednesday evening, the Chilliwack Fire Department says. Firefighters were called to a building in the area of Spadina Avenue and Mary Street shortly before 7:30 p.m. “While en route,...
Richmond Night Market to end after 26 years
It’s the end of an era for one of Metro Vancouver’s largest summer attractions. After 26 years, the Richmond Night Market has announced that this season will be its last. Poncho’s Birria was started by a group of friends in...
West Vancouver police stop car with ‘dangerously unsecured’ vegetable oil containers on roof
The West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) says it had to stop a small vehicle with four massive drums of vegetable oil strapped to its roof over the B.C. Day long weekend. The industrial-sized containers were “dangerously unsecured,” police say. “The...
No fixes yet for costly rare disease drug program, one year after David Eby called...
Breadcrumb Trail Links No fixes yet for costly rare disease drug program, one year after David Eby called for changes The premier called for a review and changes after his government came under heavy criticism for its handling of an...
Photos: Firefighters contain Belcarra park wildfire
Firefighters from the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department put out hot spots following a wildfire that broke out in Belcarra regional park near the Village of Anmore on Aug. 5, 2026. (Photo by Jason Payne/ PNG) (For story by Glenda Luymes)...
Vaughn Palmer: Court overturns B.C.’s unique law for forced treatment of people with mental illness
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vaughn Palmer: Court overturns B.C.’s unique law for forced treatment of people with mental illness Opinion: Province has no research to back up claim it has better results than other provinces Author of the article: By Vaughn...
Surrey police investigating after shots fired in Whalley park
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it is investigating after shots were fired in a park in the city’s Whalley neighbourhood early Wednesday morning. Officers say they were called to Robertson Drive Park, which is located in the area of...
Metro Vancouver workers renew job action, citing sewage spill and stalled talks
The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers says it has withdrawn members from liquid-waste operations in Burnaby after a sewage spill that it says put workers at risk last week. The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’ Union says the spill...
Vancouver-area home sales drop nearly 10% in July as summer demand slows: board
Vancouver’s real estate board says the region saw a nearly 10 per cent drop in home sales in July compared with a year ago, erasing June’s gains that kicked off the summer. Greater Vancouver Realtors says there were 2,061 home...
Choking wildfire smoke envelopes Vancouver as heat and lightning pose new risks
Much of Metro Vancouver has been shrouded in “high-risk” wildfire smoke from blazes in southern British Columbia, a day after about 230 homes were confirmed to have been destroyed on the Okanagan Indian Band reserve near Okanagan Lake. The smoke...
