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Megaquake would severely shake tall Lower Mainland buildings: study

Megaquake would severely shake tall Lower Mainland buildings: study

10-20 storey buildings from 1980s or earlier in danger of severe damage, collapse
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Vancouver police board approves $6.4 million increase to VPD budget

Vancouver police board approves $6.4 million increase to VPD budget

$322 million budget is provisional, now goes before city council for vote
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This interactive map allows you to compare B.C.'s COVID-19 situation to the rest of Canada (MAP)

This interactive map allows you to compare B.C.'s COVID-19 situation to the rest of Canada (MAP)

Today, health officials announced the deadliest weekend in B.C.'s coronavirus (COVID-19) history, with a staggering 46 fatalities in three days. 
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B.C.'s top doctor emotional in offering condolences to families of dead

B.C.'s top doctor emotional in offering condolences to families of dead

VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded 46 more deaths over the last three days, its highest number of fatalities for that time period. Provincial health officer Dr.
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Vancouver investment firm bought under fraudulent circumstances: IIROC

Vancouver investment firm bought under fraudulent circumstances: IIROC

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization alleges Gary Man Kin Ng and Donald Warren Metcalfe duped their lenders, who assisted them in buying PI Financial in 2018 for $100 million
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Forty-six dead from COVID in B.C. since Friday

Forty-six dead from COVID in B.C. since Friday

More than 2,000 new cases since Friday, record deaths and one school outbreak
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B.C. says land registry is open and will increase transparency in housing market

B.C. says land registry is open and will increase transparency in housing market

VICTORIA — The B.C. government has launched a new land registry that it says will help combat money laundering and make the real estate market more transparent. Beginning Monday, any corporation, trustee or partnership that buys land in B.C.
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Surrey police investigating fatal shooting in Fleetwood

Surrey police investigating fatal shooting in Fleetwood

SURREY, B.C. — Surrey RCMP say a man is dead following a shooting in Fleetwood Sunday evening. They say officers responded to a shooting call around 7:40 p.m. in front of a shopping complex at the corner of 152 Street and Fraser Highway.
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1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed BC Ferries car decks

1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed BC Ferries car decks

Transport Canada is in the ­process of reviewing 1,000-plus reports of passengers unwilling to leave vehicles on enclosed car decks.
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State of the huts: How your favourite backcountry amenities are adapting to COVID-19

State of the huts: How your favourite backcountry amenities are adapting to COVID-19

In the Sea to Sky, most backcountry huts will either not open or open with tight rules and restrictions that mean planning well ahead of time
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