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This Coquitlam mega-park could fix region's overwhelmed trails

This Coquitlam mega-park could fix region's overwhelmed trails

Pinecone Burke Provincial Park in Coquitlam is nearly a hundred times bigger than Stanley Park, but after 25 years, it's still ostensibly closed due to a lack of infrastructure.
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Burnaby homeowners dinged millions with speculation tax

Burnaby homeowners dinged millions with speculation tax

Money is meant to be used for housing
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Woman shot, found bleeding in Coquitlam condo lobby

Woman shot, found bleeding in Coquitlam condo lobby

A massive police response descended on a Coquitlam condominium complex early Saturday morning, after reports a woman was shot and lying bloodied in the lobby. Paramedics rushed the victim to Royal Columbian hospital with undetermined injuries.
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Burnaby's Svend Robinson won't run if there's a spring election

Burnaby's Svend Robinson won't run if there's a spring election

The former MP says he's busy with new SFU role
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Tourism sector fears “disastrous” effects if B.C. halts leisure travel from Alberta

Tourism sector fears “disastrous” effects if B.C. halts leisure travel from Alberta

Premier Horgan said he is looking into the legal viability of such a move
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COVID-19 infections in B.C. surpass 60,000, as hospitalizations fall

COVID-19 infections in B.C. surpass 60,000, as hospitalizations fall

Hospitalizations are at a three-week low; ICU residency at lowest level in seven weeks
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Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says minister

Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says the reduction in shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Canada will have a significant effect, but just in the immediate period.
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B.C. could see 5,000 cases a day by March due to U.K. variant: SFU researcher

B.C. could see 5,000 cases a day by March due to U.K. variant: SFU researcher

By Jan. 14, four cases of the U.K. variant have been found in B.C.; researchers say as few as 20 could signal the variant is on a path to dominate the province, prompting a call to tighten border security and surveillance of returning travellers
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Tourism sector fears 'disastrous' effects if B.C. halts leisure travel from Alberta

Tourism sector fears 'disastrous' effects if B.C. halts leisure travel from Alberta

Premier Horgan said he is looking into the legal viability of such a move
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University of British Columbia director resigns after holiday trip amid pandemic

University of British Columbia director resigns after holiday trip amid pandemic

VANCOUVER — The director of the University of British Columbia's school of population and public health has resigned after apologizing for taking a holiday trip during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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