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Feast at the first-ever BC Dumpling Festival on Aug. 13 in Coquitlam

Feast at the first-ever BC Dumpling Festival on Aug. 13 in Coquitlam

Inaugural BC Dumpling Festival stems from racist attack at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam last spring.
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Vancouver Non-Partisan Association mayoral candidate John Coupar quits as vote looms

Vancouver Non-Partisan Association mayoral candidate John Coupar quits as vote looms

Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has parted ways with its mayoral candidate, John Coupar, barely two months before municipal elections are held across British Columbia.
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Bridgemark Group freeze orders reduced ahead of insider trading hearing

Bridgemark Group freeze orders reduced ahead of insider trading hearing

Commission panel significantly lowers freeze orders of Bridgemark Group by not factoring in lucrative consulting contracts
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Keremeos Creek wildfire keeps Highway 3A closed, hundreds still evacuated

Keremeos Creek wildfire keeps Highway 3A closed, hundreds still evacuated

Almost 400 firefighters are working to fight the blaze.
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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority not guilty of improper bias against tenant, court finds

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority not guilty of improper bias against tenant, court finds

Canadian court has issued a decision against terminal operator GCT Canada Ltd. in its accusations that the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) showed a conflict of interest in prioritizing its own expansion project over a rival GCT one.
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B.C. adds 500 jobs in July as growth slows in labour market

B.C. adds 500 jobs in July as growth slows in labour market

The unemployment rate ticked slightly upward compared with a month earlier.
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Former B.C. teacher, 82, accused of sex assaults dating back to the 1970s

Former B.C. teacher, 82, accused of sex assaults dating back to the 1970s

VANCOUVER — An 82-year-old former teacher has been arrested and RCMP say he faces seven counts of indecent assault involving those who were students more than five decades ago.
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Kevin Falcon's MLA campaign modest compared to leadership

Kevin Falcon's MLA campaign modest compared to leadership

Elections BC returns released Aug. 4 show that Falcon received $84,374.37 in transfers from party headquarters and spent the same amount in his MLA comeback.
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BC Wildfire Service explains why it uses smaller aircraft to fight fires

BC Wildfire Service explains why it uses smaller aircraft to fight fires

"The Martin Mars had a big dramatic drop, but modern aircraft allow crews to keep working," the BCWS spokeswoman.
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Victoria project hopes to give hand to Ukrainians injured in war

Victoria project hopes to give hand to Ukrainians injured in war

Victoria Hand Project provides low-cost prosthetic hands and arms
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