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Genital waxing complaint racially-motivated and ‘divorced from reality,’ B.C. tribunal rules

Genital waxing complaint racially-motivated and ‘divorced from reality,’ B.C. tribunal rules

A Surrey transgender woman’s legal complaints against seven aestheticians who refused to wax her male genitals were both unjustified and improperly motivated by financial gain and racial discrimination on her own part.
Public meetings to address mega-mansions and money laundering in B.C.

Public meetings to address mega-mansions and money laundering in B.C.

A burst of massive mansions recently built on farmland in Richmond should be a subject of investigation for the Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C., says advocate.
Thieves steal 100-pound 'masterpiece' pumpkin from B.C. produce stand

Thieves steal 100-pound 'masterpiece' pumpkin from B.C. produce stand

A B.C. produce stand had an over-100-pound “masterpiece” pumpkin stolen from the front of the business.
Vancouver Police search for violent Canada-wide offender

Vancouver Police search for violent Canada-wide offender

Vancouver Police are asking for public assistance to locate a violent federal offender who failed to return to his halfway house last week.
A giant full beaver moon set to dazzle Metro Vancouver skies

A giant full beaver moon set to dazzle Metro Vancouver skies

While it is getting darker earlier in Metro Vancouver, this month’s full beaver moon promises to illuminate the night sky.
Teen activist Greta Thunberg to attend Vancouver Climate Strike

Teen activist Greta Thunberg to attend Vancouver Climate Strike

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg will be in Vancouver on Friday to take part in a ‘post-election’ Climate Strike.
Wexit talk percolates day after Liberals returned to power with minority

Wexit talk percolates day after Liberals returned to power with minority

Talk of western separation — or Wexit, as some are calling it — is percolating a day after voters returned the federal Liberals to power but with a minority government.
Lonely Planet includes Vancouver in top 10 cities to travel to in 2020

Lonely Planet includes Vancouver in top 10 cities to travel to in 2020

Lonely Planet recently named its top ten cities to visit around the world with sustainability top of mind and Vancouver made the list.
Man who attacked sex worker awaits sentencing for kidnapping and sexual assault of ex-girlfriend in Burnaby weeks later

Man who attacked sex worker awaits sentencing for kidnapping and sexual assault of ex-girlfriend in Burnaby weeks later

A 25-year-old man who is already in jail for choking, robbing and sexually assaulting a sex-trade worker in Vancouver should get five-and-a-half more years for kidnapping and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Burnaby while he was out on bail.
Conservatives appear ready to make gains in B.C. as Liberals lose ground

Conservatives appear ready to make gains in B.C. as Liberals lose ground

The Liberal wave that swept British Columbia's Lower Mainland four years ago appeared to have partly been washed away in Monday's federal election.
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