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Cooler temperatures, rain moving into Metro Vancouver

A special air quality advisory remains in effect for the Lower Mainland, as wildfire smoke from the Interior continues to…

Metro Vancouver issues air quality advisory

Metro Vancouver Regional District has issued an air quality advisory Friday morning, saying it expects it to continue into the…

Canada considers capping international student visas to address housing crisis

The Canadian government is considering a cap on international student visas to tackle the housing crisis. During a press conference…

B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government’s decision to declare a provincial state of emergency allows authorities to rapidly…

Communities spring into action to help N.W.T. wildfire evacuees

CALGARY —Communities receiving those fleeing the Northwest Territories wildfires are springing into action to help. Calgary pet charity Parachutes for…

Feds give Vancouver developers $500M loans build 1,100 rental homes

Federal housing minister Sean Fraser was reluctant to share locations of all nine sites backed by the low-cost loans. Canada’s…

Vancouver travelers need to know if booked flights to Hawaii

Travellers may have some room to change flights if they purchased tickets to Maui following wildfires that have devastated the…

Heat wave spreads from B.C.’s south coast to southern, central Interior

Health authorities and local and provincial governments across British Columbia are urging caution as a sweltering heat wave that began…

Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to 67

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The death toll in Maui rose to 67 on Friday as officials confirmed another 12 fatalities…

Canadian airline capitalizes on Taylor Swift’s Toronto concerts for profit

Since Taylor Swift’s six-show run at the Rogers Centre was announced just last week, fans have been sent into a frenzy trying…