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Vancouver Fire Rescue hasn't measured whether East Van traffic barriers slow emergency response
VFRS says it consulted on design but has not conducted response-time analysis on traffic calming measures installed in Hastings-Sunrise...
Bear that mauled Maple Ridge toddler confirmed dead after initial uncertainty
B.C. Conservation Officer Service reverses earlier finding, confirms the animal shot by RCMP on August 9 was responsible for the attack...
BC Ferries backlog stretches into Saturday as vehicles pack Tsawwassen and Duke Point
Eight-sailing wait for Victoria sailings; six-sailing wait for Nanaimo. 15% deck space available on 6 p.m. Swartz Bay departure.
B.C. RCMP's top commander relieved of duties pending investigation into 2016-2018 allegations
Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald is out as commanding officer of B.C. RCMP. John Brewer appointed as interim replacement while...
Fire service hasn't measured if East Van traffic barriers slow emergency response
Residents claim new traffic calming measures are delaying ambulances and fire trucks. The city consulted with emergency services during...
Couple attacked near Nelson and Richards streets; suspect at large, police seek witnesses
A man was punched in the face and struck his head on the pavement after a stranger approached the pair walking back to their hotel from...
B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announces early-stage cancer diagnosis
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey will undergo treatment this summer and expects to return for the fall legislative session. The premier...
Vancouver council votes Friday on public safety plebiscite for October election
Mayor Ken Sim is calling a special meeting to ask voters two questions: one on banning open-air hard drug use in public, another on...
Vancouver one-bedrooms rent rises to $2,410 as B.C. supply pipeline weighs on prices
Vancouver rents ticked up in July, but year-over-year declines persist. Burnaby has seen the steepest annual drop among major B.C. cities.
2K opens Small Axe Studios in Vancouver for new sports gaming franchise
The major video game publisher is launching a studio led by EA Sports veterans to develop the company's next blockbuster sports title,...
Vancouver's October ballot will ask voters about hard drugs and treatment beds
Two plebiscite questions on public safety will join the civic election ballot, seeking voter input on restrictions and facility conversion.
B.C. public grows more cautious on reconciliation after Cowichan court ruling, new poll finds
Nine months after Supreme Court's Aboriginal title decision in Richmond, support for UNDRIP drops sharply; majorities now back pausing...
