Highlights

The "eyesore" residents are complaining about is worth building, this writer says.

Geraldine Shingoose was shocked when she opened a report probing what should be done to protect potential unmarked grave sites at former residential schools for Indigenous children.

Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in the U.S., sped through the Peace Arch border crossing and crashed in British Columbia is now in custody.

“[They] sit on their eggs, don’t move, don’t eat and just defend the eggs for a minimum of four and a half years.”

Phil Fontaine has had a year to reflect since he heard an apology from the head of the Roman Catholic Church, something the former Assembly of First Nations national chief fought much of his life to have delivered on Canadian soil.

Community members broke out the glitter at Burnaby Pride's sixth annual festival at Civic Square Saturday.

Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute to a 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month, describing her as hard-working, reliable and positive.

Projects up for public comment include a 43-storey highrise condo tower in Brentwood and rental buildings in Royal Oak and Burnaby Heights.