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Earthquake early-warning system will provide valuable seconds, even minutes

Earthquake early-warning system will provide valuable seconds, even minutes

The warning could trigger automated systems such as diverting planes from landing, stopping public transit and traffic on bridges, shutting off gas valves and alerting surgeons to stop operating.
B.C. fines RBC $2.2M for mortgage documentation failures

B.C. fines RBC $2.2M for mortgage documentation failures

Royal Bank of Canada faces third largest fine in B.C. for mortgage documention failures and signs undertaking to have its mortgage discharge process monitored for one year
YVR warns of increased traffic near the airport on Boxing Day

YVR warns of increased traffic near the airport on Boxing Day

Shoppers and travellers may want to take public transport in case of traffic jams.
BCCDC alerts parents to high cases of severe Strep A infections

BCCDC alerts parents to high cases of severe Strep A infections

Children are particularly vulnerable to invasive group A streptococcal, says the BC Centre for Disease Control
Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven

Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven

The Public Health Agency of Canada says if people have fresh or frozen cantaloupe at home and they are unsure what brand the fruit is, they should throw it out and wash their hands.  
B.C. child sex offender who fled halfway house may plead guilty

B.C. child sex offender who fled halfway house may plead guilty

“I don’t want to push Mr. Hopley to say he’s pleading guilty,” Judge Nancy Adams said.
B.C. tribunal says it has no role to police strata garden waste in trash bin

B.C. tribunal says it has no role to police strata garden waste in trash bin

The man who brought the complaint no longer owns a unit in the strata.
Playing Joseph and Mary in nativity pageant sparked real-life marriage

Playing Joseph and Mary in nativity pageant sparked real-life marriage

Rachel and Eric Watters now have three daughters — none of whom has been the right age to play baby Jesus.
Opinion: Dear Vogue—How dare you?

Opinion: Dear Vogue—How dare you?

'Stay in your own lane'
Newsmakers 2023: B.C., feds unleash cascade of initiatives as housing crisis persists

Newsmakers 2023: B.C., feds unleash cascade of initiatives as housing crisis persists

Industry experts say new policies have taken a systems-wide approach