Skip to content

Highlights

Coquitlam teen shocked after thieves smashed into her gift store before opening day

Coquitlam teen shocked after thieves smashed into her gift store before opening day

Nicole Doiron is grateful for the support of the Austin Heights neighbourhood after her store was broken into this week.
'Monumental' change: New system hikes pay for B.C. family physicians in effort to ease health-care crisis

'Monumental' change: New system hikes pay for B.C. family physicians in effort to ease health-care crisis

For the first time, B.C. family doctors will be compensated for both direct and indirect patient hours, where they deal with paperwork and read lab results.
Health workers are facing record levels of violence

Health workers are facing record levels of violence

Data obtained by The Tyee shows a dramatic increase in ‘Code Whites’ in B.C.’s two largest health regions.
Burnaby workshop: How to make your own panties

Burnaby workshop: How to make your own panties

This workshop will answer the age-old question: “What's the mystery of sewing underwear?”
Chan inquest jury urges Vancouver police, VGH to improve their ways

Chan inquest jury urges Vancouver police, VGH to improve their ways

A jury issued 12 recommendations after seven days of proceedings; eight were directed to the VPD.
This B.C. farm has diverted millions of kilograms of food waste from landfills

This B.C. farm has diverted millions of kilograms of food waste from landfills

ReFeed Farms has partnered with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank to distribute good food otherwise destined for a landfill or composter. Their partnership is being highlighted in a new documentary.
Port Coquitlam to host tune-up tourney before Jr. 'B' lacrosse nationals

Port Coquitlam to host tune-up tourney before Jr. 'B' lacrosse nationals

The MacDonald Cup is set to eventually become the mainstay western Canadian lacrosse championship, which has been sidelined for nearly 30 years.
A 'buffer' against rising seas: How one group is trying to save Metro Vancouver's salt marshes

A 'buffer' against rising seas: How one group is trying to save Metro Vancouver's salt marshes

Since the 1980s, Metro Vancouver has lost 240 hectares of salt water marshes, an important ecosystem for birds that's also a powerful carbon sink and buffer against sea level rise. One group is looking to turn things around.
Gasoline prices fuel Canadian retail sales

Gasoline prices fuel Canadian retail sales

Sales for automotive and household fuels jumped 23.8 per cent year-over-year in November
B.C. hires Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health on contract

B.C. hires Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health on contract

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will serve as B.C.’s new deputy provincial health officer for six months, while current deputy Dr. Martin Lavoie is on temporary assignment