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Vancouver ranks 19th globally for Gen Z living—only Canadian city on Time Out's best list
Time Out ranks Vancouver 19th globally for Gen Z livability; only Canadian city on list of 20.
B.C.'s new consumer protections ban auto-renewals without notice and door-to-door pressure sales
Auto-renewal protections and door-to-door sales ban took effect August 1 in B.C.; free credit monitoring coming in 2027.
BC's wildfire tactics shift mid-season as drought makes old burn scars unreliable
Prolonged drought conditions have upended firefighters' traditional strategy of using previous burn scars to slow new wildfires, forcing...
Assault and possible hate crime investigation underway in Main Street incident involving turban removal
Vancouver Police arrested a 44-year-old man suspected of assault, robbery, and a hate crime after he removed a security guard's turban...
BC Hydro buying Campbell River natural gas plant to prevent province-wide power shortfalls
The Crown corporation will acquire the 275-megawatt Island Generation facility to ensure electricity reliability as demand from...
Metro Vancouver outside workers withdraw from liquid-waste operations in job action
Metro Vancouver outside workers have withdrawn from liquid-waste operations following a sewage spill, renewing job action after 19...
Ken Sim leads October mayoral race with 30 percent of decided vote in early poll
Research Co. survey finds incumbent mayor at 30% among decided voters, with Kareem Allam and Pete Fry tied at 19%. Over a quarter of...
UBC's Sauder MBA program slides to second-to-last in global rankings as job placement falters
Only 53 percent of 2025 MBA graduates found work within three months, down from 65 percent the year before, landing the school 99th out...
35-storey hotel and condo tower approved for Hornby and Robson in downtown Vancouver
Vancouver City Council approved Reliance Properties' mixed-use development with 160 hotel rooms and 176 condos next to Robson Square.
Metro Vancouver air quality worsens as wildfire smoke settles over region
Yellow air quality warning issued for Eastern Fraser Valley; temperatures spike to 31°C with smoke expected to linger through the week.
B.C. court rules involuntary mental health treatment unconstitutional
Mental Health Act gave facilities too much power over patients' treatment without consent, judge finds. Province has six months to fix the law.
Twelve British Columbians honoured with Order of B.C., province's highest honour, on B.C. Day
Recipients include forensic entomologist Gail Anderson, heart transplant survivor Marc Bains, and former Chief Justice Robert Bauman,...
