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Report shows B.C. has honoured pledge to deliver pandemic-postponed surgeries: Dix

Report shows B.C. has honoured pledge to deliver pandemic-postponed surgeries: Dix

Report shows 99.9 per cent of patients whose surgeries were postponed during the first wave of COVID-19 have had their procedure
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Coquitlam mayor, city manager at centre of legal action alleging leak of confidential information to Spanish company

Coquitlam mayor, city manager at centre of legal action alleging leak of confidential information to Spanish company

Richard Stewart's ID and password were used to gain access to North Shore wastewater report on multinational firm, Metro Vancouver court filing says.
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B.C. universities to receive $4.3 million for innovation research funding: minister

B.C. universities to receive $4.3 million for innovation research funding: minister

VANCOUVER — Four British Columbia universities will receive $4.3 million from a government research and innovation program to help fund projects in the fields of health, technology and natural resources.
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Yukon wind chill below -50 C, more snow for southern B.C., as frigid system hits

Yukon wind chill below -50 C, more snow for southern B.C., as frigid system hits

VANCOUVER — Weather alerts blanket most of British Columbia, Yukon and a large portion of Alberta as a bitterly cold system sweeps across those regions and another round of snow threatens southern B.C.
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Shoppers warned to watch out as online scams reach all-time high

Shoppers warned to watch out as online scams reach all-time high

BBB Vancouver Island head says fraudsters are at their peak during times of crisis, when consumers are dealing with rising inflation and interest rates and holiday shopping madness at the same time
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Snowmaggedon part 2: Traffic chaos at the foot of North Vancouver’s Cut

Snowmaggedon part 2: Traffic chaos at the foot of North Vancouver’s Cut

A New Westminster city councillor said he is at a loss for words, three weeks after a snowstorm stranded motorists on bridges and highways overnight throughout the Lower Mainland.
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Close to 200 people search for Victoria hiker missing near Sooke

Close to 200 people search for Victoria hiker missing near Sooke

Search-and-rescue teams from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland have intensified efforts to locate a missing Victoria woman.
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UVic chancellor says she'll consider returning honorary degree if Turpel-Lafond's isn't revoked

UVic chancellor says she'll consider returning honorary degree if Turpel-Lafond's isn't revoked

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s former representative for children and youth, has faced questions about her claim to be a treaty Indian of Cree ancestry, as well as her academic credentials
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Heavy snow on Lower Mainland, bitter cold in northwest, central B.C.: weather alert

Heavy snow on Lower Mainland, bitter cold in northwest, central B.C.: weather alert

VANCOUVER — An arctic outflow is bringing another snowy storm to the Lower Mainland, while frostbite warnings are in effect for central and northwestern B.C.
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Too much boom: pipeline workers outnumber residents in one northern B.C. village

Too much boom: pipeline workers outnumber residents in one northern B.C. village

The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion has brought thousands of workers to the small tourist village of Valemount, located near Mount Robson Provincial Park.
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