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Coquitlam mother wants mask mandate for younger grades as COVID-19 cases hit elementary schools

Coquitlam mother wants mask mandate for younger grades as COVID-19 cases hit elementary schools

COVID-19 exposures have been reported in three local elementary schools, two in Coquitlam and one in Port Coquitlam, prompting calls for mask mandates for children in kindergarten to grade three.
Vancouver parks board approves fines for feeding coyotes, other wildlife

Vancouver parks board approves fines for feeding coyotes, other wildlife

Staff will return with a final bylaw amendment soon
Vancouver School Board extends mask mandate for all students

Vancouver School Board extends mask mandate for all students

Students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 are now required to wear a mask while indoors
New Westminster apologizes for role in Komagata Maru incident

New Westminster apologizes for role in Komagata Maru incident

City council's actions of 1914 not consistent with today's values of diversity and inclusion
Heat dome hit these Vancouver neighbourhoods hardest — could planting more trees save lives?

Heat dome hit these Vancouver neighbourhoods hardest — could planting more trees save lives?

Emergency room visits due to heat illness were highest in neighbourhoods with the fewest trees, hottest temperatures and most marginalized people. As Vancouver moves to close its shady divide, could it offer a path forward for other cities?
Heat dome hospitalizations tripled in this Vancouver neighbourhood

Heat dome hospitalizations tripled in this Vancouver neighbourhood

Vancouver Coastal Health's medical health officer reveals an unreleased report on the B.C. heat wave and how it hit some Vancouver neighbourhoods harder than others.
I Watched This Preseason Game: Garland and Ekman-Larsson introduce themselves in Canucks win

I Watched This Preseason Game: Garland and Ekman-Larsson introduce themselves in Canucks win

Mikey DiPietro was in fine form and Jonah Gadjovich looked slick and fast.
COVID-19 kills 18 more in B.C.

COVID-19 kills 18 more in B.C.

Death toll from pandemic in the province rises to 1,940
Transit employee in 'grave condition' after being caught between two buses in downtown Vancouver

Transit employee in 'grave condition' after being caught between two buses in downtown Vancouver

An investigation has already started
Tim Hortons employee bear sprayed, teen girl groped in chaotic weekend: Vancouver police

Tim Hortons employee bear sprayed, teen girl groped in chaotic weekend: Vancouver police

“These unprovoked assaults are extremely concerning,” says a rep for the VPD
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