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Animal rights groups decries use of foot-hold trap

Animal rights groups decries use of foot-hold trap

Raccoon euthanized after being caught in a foot-hold trap in Ladner
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Government invests $2M for hydrogen refuelling stations

Government invests $2M for hydrogen refuelling stations

Announcement made in North Vancouver last Friday
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New music program wants more women, non-binary producers in the mix

New music program wants more women, non-binary producers in the mix

If you were to name some of Canada’s most famous music producers — those who control both the creative and technical direction of an album — you might come up with Victoria’s David Foster (Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Rod Stewart) or Vancouver’s Bob R
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Oversight missing for detention cells policed by RCMP: ombudsperson

Oversight missing for detention cells policed by RCMP: ombudsperson

British Columbia's ombudsperson is raising a red flag about detention cells policed by RCMP, saying there's an oversight gap.
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Fast and expensive stopped on the Sea to Sky

Fast and expensive stopped on the Sea to Sky

McLaren sports car driven by new driver one of five vehicles impounded by Squamish Traffic Services Saturday
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Reminder: Emergency alert test is coming to cellphones, TV and radio today

Reminder: Emergency alert test is coming to cellphones, TV and radio today

Don’t be alarmed: this is just a drill. On Wednesday, at 1:55 p.m., another round of emergency alert testing will come to radio and TV stations, as well as to some cellphones. The test is part of a national system called Alert Ready.
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Burnaby planning for pedestrian bridge over Highway 1

Burnaby planning for pedestrian bridge over Highway 1

Council approved a $500,000 feasibility study to explore where and how a new overpass could be built
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TransLink begins public consultations for 30-year plan

TransLink begins public consultations for 30-year plan

While Metro Vancouver residents embrace the warmer weather this coming summer, TransLink is set to spend the next five months engaging locals on transportation priorities for the next three decades.
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Burnaby council members vote unanimously to give themselves pay raises

Burnaby council members vote unanimously to give themselves pay raises

Increase in gross pay will offset loss of income tax break, staff say
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The historic past of some of Metro Vancouver's last standing neon signs

The historic past of some of Metro Vancouver's last standing neon signs

This city was once home to 19,000 neon signs—one for every 18 people in Vancouver at the time and second only to Las Vegas...
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