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Surrey teen stabbed and killed near Robson Square in downtown Vancouver

Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy from Surrey, who was stabbed late Saturday night near Robson…

Hotel rooms hard to book, expensive as tourism booms in Vancouver

With more and more Canadians sidestepping travel to the U.S., tourism appears to be booming on this side of the…

8 Metro Vancouver beaches unsafe for swimming: VCH

Vancouver Coastal Health says eight beaches in Metro Vancouver are unsafe for swimming due to high levels of E.coli, or…

B.C. grocer avoids selling U.S. produce for 117 days in what expert calls a ‘real’ boycott

A grocery store in Victoria, B.C., has avoided selling U.S. produce for 117 days.Garth Green, general manager of Urban Grocer,…

NDP preparing to launch leadership race as financial questions linger

The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race…

Vancouver city council to look at subdividing laneway homes

If you can’t afford to buy a house in Vancouver, relief might be on the horizon.Vancouver city council will vote…

B.C. residents spending less in the U.S. by an ‘astonishing’ amount: report

A new report says British Columbians are changing their habits when it comes to spending money in the U.S. or…

Councillor wants Vancouver road safety program overhauled

If city council votes for it, speed limits across Vancouver could drop to 30 kilometres per hour on side streets,…

RCMP confirms team accidentially sparked wildfire north of Lytton

A wildfire north of Lytton was sparked when an RCMP trailer lost its wheel along Highway 12, the police service…

YVR airport preparing for busiest summer on record

As peak summer travel season begins this weekend, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is preparing for an estimated 6.7 million passengers…