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B.C. Ferries cancels more sailings due to stormy weather

B.C. Ferries cancels more sailings due to stormy weather

Winter weather continues to wreak havoc of on travel plans for many Metro Vancouver residents. Today, B.C. Ferries announced that it had cancelled many of its sailings throughout the day due to “adverse weather conditions and high winds.
Opinion: Enjoy this gallery of driving doofuses getting towed in Burnaby

Opinion: Enjoy this gallery of driving doofuses getting towed in Burnaby

The Burnaby RCMP traffic enforcement unit has recently set up some speed traps on Marine Way, just east of Boundary road, where the speed limit drops from 70 km/h to 50 km/h. They suspected that drivers were not respecting the speed limit.
Opinion: Burnaby roads are a snowy mess today. Maybe stay home

Opinion: Burnaby roads are a snowy mess today. Maybe stay home

Well, Burnaby got hit hard by snow again overnight. And it’s sticking in many areas, with reports of drivers having trouble getting up Willingdon, Royal Oak and Cariboo hills. Burnaby Mountain - where I live - socked in with a lot of snow.
Buyer out $524 after trying to buy illegal cannabis online from B.C. business

Buyer out $524 after trying to buy illegal cannabis online from B.C. business

What happened: Someone bought $524 worth of cannabis products from a private online business in B.C.
Untangling the web of home DNA testing kits

Untangling the web of home DNA testing kits

Where are you from? This is a question people ask each other fairly often in the Sea to Sky Corridor.
New study reveals many B.C. residents have too many electronics

New study reveals many B.C. residents have too many electronics

A new study from BC Hydro suggests almost three-quarters of B.C. residents feel overwhelmed by the amount of electronics they accumulate over the holidays.
Burnaby grads killed in Iran crash were 'exceptional': teacher

Burnaby grads killed in Iran crash were 'exceptional': teacher

A brother and sister killed in Wednesday’s Ukrainian passenger jet crash in Iran are being remembered in the Burnaby school district as “brilliant, gifted” students and “authentically good people” who were poised to make a difference in the world.
B.C. man claims deceptive efforts by opioid makers intensified crisis of addiction and death

B.C. man claims deceptive efforts by opioid makers intensified crisis of addiction and death

A British Columbia man identified only as “M.W.
Nearly half of British Columbians didn't follow through on 2019 holiday budget: poll

Nearly half of British Columbians didn't follow through on 2019 holiday budget: poll

Respondents report more spent on gifts, holiday travel and charitable donations. but less on parties and holiday decorations
UPDATED: Weather warnings: Vancouver weekend forecast calls for strong winds, snow

UPDATED: Weather warnings: Vancouver weekend forecast calls for strong winds, snow

After a windstorm left thousands of people in Metro Vancouver without power Friday, Environment Canada is calling for a second bout of powerful winds Saturday morning.