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B.C. businesses can tap $1.5-billion federal fund if U.S. tariffs hit August 19
Premier David Eby says the emergency support is available should Trump follow through on threatened 50-per-cent tariffs on Canadian...
TransLink's new trolleybus arrives with air conditioning and 20-kilometre off-wire range
The first of 275 ordered buses features a redesigned interior, larger windows, illuminated Braille buttons, and an onboard battery...
Tanner Fox sentenced to 15 years in Abbotsford murder; also serving life for Surrey killing
The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the March 2022 death of Chad Colivas. Fox was already imprisoned for the 2022 killing...
BC Hydro sets second consecutive all-time summer electricity usage record
Peak demand hit 8,870 megawatts Wednesday evening as the heatwave drives Canadians to crank air conditioning. The record fell just one...
B.C. expands repeat-offender hubs to 11 across Lower Mainland to monitor 365 people across Lower Mainland
The province is expanding the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative with $16 million in new funding to reduce street...
White Rock's Dancing at the Pier returns for summer with free Latin dance lessons and live DJs
The volunteer-run waterfront event runs three more evenings this summer, drawing dancers from across the Lower Mainland and even Bellingham.
B.C. teacher loses licence after sending inappropriate Instagram messages to student
Jeffrey Allan Jennens resigned after admitting to professional misconduct. He is banned from reapplying for his teaching certificate for...
Reliance and Hines propose hotel-condo tower to replace stalled downtown Vancouver office project
After nearly four years without construction, developers have submitted a new rezoning application to transform the 1166 West Pender...
Vancouver council delays Telus-Westbank AI data centre decision until after municipal election
City council unanimously reversed its plan to send a rezoning application for an AI data centre at Mount Pleasant to a public hearing,...
Vancouver City Council approves high-density redevelopment of former Molson brewery site
Council unanimously endorsed redesignating the eight-acre Burrard Street property from industrial to mixed-use high-rise, pending Metro...
B.C. Premier Eby threatens to block U.S. access to Canadian minerals over Trump tariffs
Eby said Wednesday that the United States cannot expect mineral access if it continues imposing tariffs, as Trump added 50% levies on...
GrubMarket completes acquisition of Vancouver-based online grocer SPUD
SPUD, founded in Vancouver in 1997, will operate under GrubMarket's technology platform while its brick-and-mortar stores transfer to...
