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Pounding rain, damaging winds battering parts of B.C. through Wednesday
Canadian lumber producers brace for surge in U.S. anti-dumping duty rates
A truck is loaded with a shipment of softwood lumber at Groupe Crete, a sawmill in Mont-Blanc, Que., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight
This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, HO — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cynthia Goldsmith
B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10-million fund from the province
Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham speaks during a press conference in the Hall of Honour at the Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on June 15, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Vancouver’s police chief announces his retirement after a decade leading the force
Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer speaks in Vancouver on November 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Pounding rain, damaging winds battering parts of B.C. through Wednesday
Canadian lumber producers brace for surge in U.S. anti-dumping duty rates
A truck is loaded with a shipment of softwood lumber at Groupe Crete, a sawmill in Mont-Blanc, Que., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight
This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, HO — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cynthia Goldsmith
B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10-million fund from the province
Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham speaks during a press conference in the Hall of Honour at the Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on June 15, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Vancouver’s police chief announces his retirement after a decade leading the force
Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer speaks in Vancouver on November 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer will retire in April after a decade at the helm
Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer speaks in Vancouver on November 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Are land trusts the future of Canadian housing?
Housing starts up 3% in January, but trade risks add ‘significant uncertainty,’ CMHC says
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January rose three per cent compared with December, helped by strength in multi-unit starts in Quebec and B.C.A worker is seen working on a construction project in Vancouver, Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
first person
Was it a mistake to start skateboarding again in midlife?
Justin Trudeau, Prince Harry take in final day of Invictus Games in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 16: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with members of Team USA during the Closing Ceremonies of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 on February 15, 2025. at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images for Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025)
Vancouver mayor’s moratorium on supportive housing could backfire, advocates say
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns<p></p>
B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses case alleging Tim Hortons wage suppression conspiracy
Freshly brewed coffee sits on a hot plate in a Tim Hortons outlet in Oakville, Ontario, on September 16, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
B.C. labour board finds Starbucks made threats against pro-union employee
A Starbucks sign is pictured in downtown Vancouver, B.C. March 20, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
opinion
Are commercial landlords paying their fair share?
Kerry Gold
Owner of meth and fentanyl super lab property denies involvement with drug operation
An RCMP patch is seen during a news conference about the city's municipal police force transition in Surrey, B.C. on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver plans to tackle ‘humanitarian crisis’ of crime in Downtown Eastside, mayor says
The BC Civil Liberties Association says it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver to challenge the municipality's daytime ban on outdoor sheltering, which it calls "cruel, dehumanizing and deadly." A man using a rolling walker walks on the street past tents setup on the sidewalk at a sprawling homeless encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on August 16, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Real estate sales across B.C. off to a stronger start in January 2025
A real estate sold sign is shown outside a house in Vancouver, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Telus shares jump on higher fourth-quarter earnings, solid outlook
A woman walks in front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Telus reports fourth-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
A woman walks in front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Flu activity in B.C. peaking as COVID-19, respiratory virus decline
Dr. Danuta Skowronski, of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, waits for the start of a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on April 30, 2009. British Columbia is seeing "peaking influenza activity" as other respiratory illnesses such as RSV and COVID-19 are seeing declines or low numbers. Health officials are reminding people to get vaccinated while remaining vigilant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. company cancels plans to build oil refinery for fuel exports to Asia
President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Stockwell Day responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday April 13, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
B.C. Supreme Court judge allows eagle sculpture insurance case despite ‘inexcusable’ delays
Delta Police Sgt. Brad Cooper holds a photograph of an 8 kilogram solid-gold, diamond-encrusted statue of an eagle that was stolen from Ron Shore during a robbery on Sunday, during a news conference in Delta, B.C., on Monday May 30, 2016. A B.C. Supreme Court judge says a lawsuit against insurance companies over stolen sculptures made of gold and silver can proceed despite years-long "inordinate and inexcusable" delays. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Catholic Diocese and school in B.C. settle abuse lawsuit for $3.4-million
Vancouver 12/15/2000 Saint Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, BC. Photo by Sean White
Tate McRae, Josh Ross lead Juno Award nominees with five each, including artist of the year
Tate McRae, centre, performs during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Chris Pizzello
B.C. Insider: Canada’s role in fentanyl traffic to the U.S. dubious, but ‘super lab’ shows we are sending it somewhere
Fentanyl that was seized last week is displayed before a news conference at RCMP headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, October 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. moves to seize property where country’s largest meth, fentanyl lab was allegedly discovered
An RCMP patch is seen during a news conference about the city's municipal police force transition in Surrey, B.C. on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Air Transat imposes new fees for baggage on cheapest fares
Travellers walk through the Air Transat counter at Pearson airport in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
B.C. Premier David Eby praises U.S.-Canada ties at Invictus Games opening ceremony
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Vancouver on Saturday, February 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Frigid weather persists in British Columbia as low temperature records broken
A woman and her dogs walk through an alley way in Victoria, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Invictus Games 2025 kick off with star-studded opening ceremony in Vancouver
Katy Perry performs during the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Vancouver on Feb. 8.
City of Vancouver will become a developer and landlord of for-profit rentals in bid to ease housing crisis
Average asking rents across Canada reached an 18-month low in January, declining 4.4 per cent on an annual basis to $2,100. Condo buildings tower above older two and three-storey walk-up apartment buildings in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Doctors involved in unsanctioned overdose prevention sites resign in protest
A group of Vancouver Island addiction medicine physicians set up an unsanctioned overdose prevention site to protest what they say is government inaction on plans for harm reduction services out front of the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, November 18, 2024. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail