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Canadians told to avoid all non-essential travel to China

Canadians told to avoid all non-essential travel to China

‘You may be quarantined based on your health condition, previous location or contact with others’
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Vancouver forecast calling for a chance of snow

Vancouver forecast calling for a chance of snow

Cooler temperatures are in store for Metro Vancouver this weekend
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Rate of hospitalization for ski-related injuries up provincewide

Rate of hospitalization for ski-related injuries up provincewide

Trend does not take into account increases in skier numbers
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Big cases weigh on Squamish RCMP

Big cases weigh on Squamish RCMP

Some crime rates up, but officers attribute at least part of the increase to new statistical methods
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North Van fentanyl dealer gets five years and likely deportation

North Van fentanyl dealer gets five years and likely deportation

A North Vancouver fentanyl dealer has been given a five-year prison term and will face almost certain deportation to the Philippines, where he fears murder by government death squads.
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First Nations, UBC join Vancouver mayor in plea for $4-billion SkyTrain extension

First Nations, UBC join Vancouver mayor in plea for $4-billion SkyTrain extension

Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he has no ‘plan B’ if senior governments don’t fund project
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Surrey mayor’s moment of silence for Kobe Bryant ‘surprising’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Surrey mayor’s moment of silence for Kobe Bryant ‘surprising’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Moments of silence in council chambers appear to be discretionary
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SeaBus schedule to change temporarily during peak periods

SeaBus schedule to change temporarily during peak periods

Starting Monday, SeaBus sailings during peak periods are set to temporarily occur less frequently as TransLink performs maintenance work on one of its vessels. The change comes into effect starting Feb.
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City of North Van looks to boost tax rates as staffing and policing costs rise

City of North Van looks to boost tax rates as staffing and policing costs rise

Assessments may be down but tax rates are ticking up. The City of North Vancouver is considering a 4.58 per cent property tax hike following a preliminary budget discussion at Monday’s council meeting. The increase, which follows increases of 4.
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Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine trafficker gets 18 months in prison

Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine trafficker gets 18 months in prison

Employed dealer motivated by greed, showed no remorse, judge says
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