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B.C.'s 3 proposed proportional representation systems

B.C.'s 3 proposed proportional representation systems

British Columbians will have to vote in the fall on whether to keep the current electoral system of first-past-the-post (FPTP) or to move to one of three types of proportional representation.
UPDATED: Early morning Lynn Valley fire claims two lives

UPDATED: Early morning Lynn Valley fire claims two lives

A mother and her young son are dead after an overnight fire seared through a two-storey apartment complex in Lynn Valley.
UPDATED: Early morning Lynn Valley fire claims two lives

UPDATED: Early morning Lynn Valley fire claims two lives

Two people are dead after an overnight fire seared through a two-storey apartment complex in Lynn Valley. Neighbour Jean McCreesh described the blaze that ripped through the Whiteley Court at 2:30 a.m. Monday morning as a “big, churning ball of fire.
Father-son musicians make Leo Awards history

Father-son musicians make Leo Awards history

Eli and Daryl Bennett dish on day jobs, desert islands and drums
Adriane Carr will not run for mayor of Vancouver

Adriane Carr will not run for mayor of Vancouver

Green Party councillor cites crowded field of mayoral candidates in her decision
The Washington Capitals power play provides a template for the Vancouver Canucks

The Washington Capitals power play provides a template for the Vancouver Canucks

Also, the Tampa Bay Lightning. But they didn't win the Stanley Cup, so they don't make the headline.
Charge laid in death of senior assaulted outside Costco

Charge laid in death of senior assaulted outside Costco

Thomas Stephen Toth, 58, has been charged with manslaughter
Beetle mania: Vancouver wages war against invasive pest

Beetle mania: Vancouver wages war against invasive pest

Spraying for Japanese beetle starts Sunday
A&W to stop using plastic straws

A&W to stop using plastic straws

A&W Food Services of Canada has pledged to eliminate all plastic straws from its restaurants by the end of the year.
A&W to stop using plastic straws

A&W to stop using plastic straws

A&W Food Services of Canada has pledged to eliminate all plastic straws from its restaurants by the end of the year.
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