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Vancouver Island's first eagle sanctuary to go ahead after funds raised

Vancouver Island's first eagle sanctuary to go ahead after funds raised

Vancouver mayor aims to increase empty homes tax to fund affordable housing

Vancouver mayor aims to increase empty homes tax to fund affordable housing

Vancouver's mayor has announced a plan to boost the empty homes tax rate to five per cent and double its compliance audits in an effort to provide more affordable housing.
Spike in emergencies at Vancouver's Wreck Beach prompts changes

Spike in emergencies at Vancouver's Wreck Beach prompts changes

Coast Guard hovercraft rescues in 2021 nearly matched all of those in prior three years.

Canada Post deliveries paused in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside over safety concerns

VANCOUVER — Canada Post says it has temporarily suspended mail delivery along two blocks in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood because of safety concerns.
Mayor Kennedy Stewart scores re-election support from Canucks owner

Mayor Kennedy Stewart scores re-election support from Canucks owner

Francesco Aquilini to hold political fundraiser at Rogers Arena
Former BC NDP government PR exec lobbying for vaccine maker

Former BC NDP government PR exec lobbying for vaccine maker

Ex-Ministry of Health communications director now working on behalf of AstraZeneca
Does this tick carry Lyme disease? There’s an app for that

Does this tick carry Lyme disease? There’s an app for that

BC CDC partners with eTick to help identify western blacklegged ticks
More than $2.6M lost to cryptocurrency frauds in less than four months: RCMP

More than $2.6M lost to cryptocurrency frauds in less than four months: RCMP

RICHMOND, B.C. — RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say they have received 22 reports of alleged cryptocurrency fraud since January with losses topping $2.6 million.
Judge parks B.C. student's class-action lawsuit

Judge parks B.C. student's class-action lawsuit

BC Supreme Court has thrown out a University of Victoria graduate's bid to recoup parking fees after the pandemic shut down campus.
B.C. man faces detention review as indignity to human body sentence expires

B.C. man faces detention review as indignity to human body sentence expires

His sentence in the death of a Burnaby woman ends May 1.