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Vancouver's October ballot will ask voters about hard drugs and treatment beds
Two plebiscite questions on public safety will join the civic election ballot, seeking voter input on restrictions and facility conversion.
B.C. public grows more cautious on reconciliation after Cowichan court ruling, new poll finds
Nine months after Supreme Court's Aboriginal title decision in Richmond, support for UNDRIP drops sharply; majorities now back pausing...
Butchart Gardens cancels fireworks show Saturday due to B.C. wildfire state of emergency
The Brentwood Bay attraction cancelled this week's display as wildfire activity escalates. The Temps performance and night illuminations...
B.C. government rejects Conservative claims of massive secret First Nations land transfers
The NDP disputes opposition allegations of a 97,000-square-kilometre handover, clarifying that negotiated land agreements are part of...
B.C. legislative committee recommends scrapping planned PST expansion on professional services
The Select Standing Committee on Finance calls for repeal of a tax increase set to take effect October 1, citing concerns about embedded...
Vancouver sportscaster John McKeachie, a 40-year broadcasting legend, has died
McKeachie, 82, was a fixture on BCTV sports for 27 years and hosted Hockey Night in Canada's post-game show. He was inducted into the...
Man charged with weapons offences after stabbing store sign on Granville Street
A 19-year-old was taken into custody early Wednesday after allegedly knocking over tables and stabbing a store sign with a knife in...
Two DFO officers hurt in humpback whale encounter off B.C. coast
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says officers were injured near Calvert Island on Sunday; the agency is working to locate and identify the...
Dangerous driving trial reveals camper van's 800-metre wrong-way dash that injured five on Highway 1
Dashcam footage from Sept. 21, 2022 showed the moment a driver on the Upper Levels Highway entered an off-ramp going the wrong direction...
Broadway-City Hall Station takes shape as Canada Line-Millennium Line interchange nears completion
New underground passageways, escalators, and elevators are connecting the two SkyTrain lines beneath one of Vancouver's busiest...
UBC professor honoured as new seahorse species named after her work
Amanda Vincent, director of Project Seahorse, receives recognition for decades of conservation research as a new Indian Ocean species...
B.C. capital budget shows $4 billion unspent on hospitals, transit, and highways
The NDP government reveals widespread project delays blamed on labour shortages and supply chain issues, affecting St. Paul's Hospital,...
