$43 million in new federal housing funding announced for City of Burnaby
The City of Burnaby is now the third municipal government in British Columbia to receive a slice of the federal…
Canada saw record population growth from July to September: StatsCan
Canada’s population grew by more than 430,000 during the third quarter, marking the fastest pace of population growth in any…
B.C. woman details sky-high prices of groceries
As grocery prices continue to eat into people’s budgets across B.C. and beyond, one woman south of the Fraser is…
Quebec to raise university fees and mandate French for out-of-province students
The Canadian province of Quebec is introducing a plan that will hike tuition fees and mandate French proficiency for its…
Burnaby RCMP bust two more Amazon drivers for alleged package thefts
Since September, police have gotten three reports from Amazon’s Burnaby distribution centre about delivery drivers allegedly stealing packages they should…
Government paid $323 million for vaccine factory that never produced anything
Canadian taxpayers were on the hook for $323 million that went towards a Quebec vaccine facility that was never built…
First new SkyTrain cars now on cross-country journey to Metro Vancouver
Freshly made at Alstom’s plant in Kingston, Ontario, the first cars of an order of 205 new generation Mark V…
Federal government to announce details of dental insurance plan
Several government ministers are expected to launch today a new federal dental insurance plan that will provide benefits directly to…
Metro Vancouver weather: snow on the way
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special weather statement for parts of Metro Vancouver as it believes snow…
BC Man gets four years for shooting sex worker in the back at his Burnaby home
A 45-year-old man who shot an escort in the back outside his Burnaby home in May 2021 has been sentenced…