Skip to content

Highlights

Employers given heads up in 70% of migrant worker housing inspections

Employers given heads up in 70% of migrant worker housing inspections

A study out of the University of British Columbia recently found migrant workers in the B.C. Okanagan living in extreme heat conditions beyond what the Western Agricultural Labour Initiative guidelines allow.
Read more >
Man who allegedly groped stranger in her B.C. home charged, released

Man who allegedly groped stranger in her B.C. home charged, released

Police have released a photo of Jatinder Singh in hopes of advancing their investigation.
Read more >
Andy Prest: What else could you buy for the price of North Vancouver's least expensive house?

Andy Prest: What else could you buy for the price of North Vancouver's least expensive house?

The least expensive home sold on the North Shore this summer went for $1.2 million. Let's see what that might get you in other parts of Canada 🏡
Read more >
Metro Vancouver HandyDART employees may go on strike

Metro Vancouver HandyDART employees may go on strike

The local union representing the shared-ride service says customer service and working conditions have steadily declined under its current operator.
Read more >
Rob Shaw: Rustad’s answer to 5G COVID conspiracies? Blame cancel culture

Rob Shaw: Rustad’s answer to 5G COVID conspiracies? Blame cancel culture

BC Conservatives face credibility gap as candidate calls wireless networks 'genocidal weapons'
Read more >
Editorial: Keeping youth off the streets must be a priority

Editorial: Keeping youth off the streets must be a priority

We cannot replace what should have been given in childhood. But we can offer our hand and support to give them a better adulthood
Read more >
Floor vomit subject of Surrey health-care building lawsuit

Floor vomit subject of Surrey health-care building lawsuit

The suit alleges multiple injuries, saying the building's operators failed to ensure "the premises would be free of vomit on the floor."
Read more >
B.C. tribunal dismisses claim of chemical burns from permanent eyeliner treatment

B.C. tribunal dismisses claim of chemical burns from permanent eyeliner treatment

A woman claimed ink bled into her eyes and caused chemical burns.
Read more >
Man's dying statement to wife disputed in B.C. murder appeal

Man's dying statement to wife disputed in B.C. murder appeal

69-year-old Zenen Cepeda Silva was on the porch of his Vancouver home with his wife when he was shot and killed.
Read more >
Largest study of 2023 wildfires finds extreme weather fuelled flames coast to coast

Largest study of 2023 wildfires finds extreme weather fuelled flames coast to coast

Extreme temperatures seen in 2023 were equivalent to some climate projections for 2050, says the study.
Read more >