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Car 'flipped' on side in Burnaby crash results in minor injuries: RCMP

Car 'flipped' on side in Burnaby crash results in minor injuries: RCMP

Speed and alcohol were not factors in the crash, RCMP say.
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Vancouver accident victim awarded $2.5M in damages

Vancouver accident victim awarded $2.5M in damages

Megan Dhaliwal sued Car2Go Canada, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation and the driver of the car she was in.
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Arrest made after 76-year-old man attacked with bear spray in B.C. parking lot

Arrest made after 76-year-old man attacked with bear spray in B.C. parking lot

Benjamin Blundell is scheduled for a September court appearance on one charge of assault with a weapon.
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Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

There are 474 fires blazing across the country, compared to the roughly 900 fires at this time last year.
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'Aggressive' recruitment sees 185 new lifeguards hired in Burnaby

'Aggressive' recruitment sees 185 new lifeguards hired in Burnaby

The city has 10 per cent more lifeguards than last year.
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Baldrey: Will an apparent shift in political attitudes impact B.C.'s 2024 election?

Baldrey: Will an apparent shift in political attitudes impact B.C.'s 2024 election?

Columnist Keith Baldrey examines several recent polls that appear to indicate younger voters in B.C. are leaning towards the conservatives.
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Coquitlam resident calls on SFU to keep old Japanese–Canadian newspaper online

Coquitlam resident calls on SFU to keep old Japanese–Canadian newspaper online

More than 500 names are on the Change.org petition launched Aug. 5 by Larissa Kondo to preserve the digital access of "The New Canadian," a Japanese–Canadian paper that ran from 1938 to 2001.
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Rob Shaw: Can British Columbians break their love affair with bad polls?

Rob Shaw: Can British Columbians break their love affair with bad polls?

Even after terrible prognosticating in 2013, polling firms still capture the attention of pundits and voters
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Thousands greet Martin Mars water bomber as it flies over Vancouver Island on last flight

Thousands greet Martin Mars water bomber as it flies over Vancouver Island on last flight

Tens of thousands of people around Vancouver Island watched the last flight of the Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber — long a symbol of firefighting in B.C.
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5 world records you (probably) didn't know were set in Vancouver

5 world records you (probably) didn't know were set in Vancouver

From robot surgeons to robot snakes and beyond.
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