Vancouver Chinatown determined to bounce back after triple-stabbing
With a suspect in custody in Sunday’s horrific triple-stabbing, Chinatown’s merchants and leaders are determined not to let the violent…
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at 5%
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent on Wednesday, deciding against another rate…
Some evacuation orders to lift in B.C., but wildfire disruptions drag on
Residents of British Columbia’s Shuswap region must wait another day for evacuation orders to lift in wildfire-ravaged areas of the…
B.C. union says teacher shortage is getting worse
There is a warning some schools in B.C. may not be able to open classrooms at the start of the…
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…
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 on…
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 minister…
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…
Three Canadian cities among world’s biggest cannabis consumers
The 2023 Cannabis Global Price Index collected cannabis prices from 140 cities around the world and ranked them from the least to…
Extreme weather risk changing Canada’s insurance industry, raising costs
Climate change is driving up insurance rates and raising questions about whether private coverage will even be available for some…