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B.C. reports 85 new COVID-19 cases – most in more than 15 weeks

More people are actively fighting COVID-19 infections in B.C. than at any time since May 9

Aug 12, 2020 4:34 PM Read more >

Sex-assault convictions lead to 30-year massage therapy licence ban

Singer-songwriter vanished from social media after three 2018 convictions

Aug 11, 2020 2:23 PM Read more >

Surrey Board of Trade creating COVID workforce playbook

Project aims to help employers respond to pandemic issues

Aug 6, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >

Black Lives Matter message kept alive on Emancipation Day

March marks 186th anniversary of British Empire’s slavery abolition

Aug 1, 2020 4:14 PM Read more >

LGBT youths’ suicidal thoughts decline with community supports: study

Lesbian and bisexual girls need increased supports, research indicates

Jul 28, 2020 12:36 PM Read more >

Surrey approves $692m worth of development

Developers have confidence in city: McCallum

Jul 28, 2020 12:20 PM Read more >

23 Vancouver parks could become legal spots to drink alcohol this summer

Park board commissioners unanimous in need to expand drinking sites from 10 parks to 23

Jul 7, 2020 9:12 AM Read more >

Is a 5% property tax-hike cap in Vancouver realistic for 2021?

Remember back in February when Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced that he wanted next year’s property tax increase to be no more than 5%? Seemed odd at the time, considering the mayor a few months previous supported an 8.

Jul 3, 2020 1:51 PM Read more >

How COVID-19 property tax relief stacks up across the Lower Mainland

Cities have largely used three tools: payment due date extensions; late payment penalty assistance; and lower overall tax rate increases

Jul 2, 2020 5:10 PM Read more >

Ten Vancouver parks proposed for people to legally drink alcohol

Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park among sites as part of three-month trial that needs park board approval

Jul 2, 2020 2:42 PM Read more >