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Carboy Motors in Richmond appeared to be engulfed in a fire on Saturday. Daisy Xiong photo A Richmond car rental business near Capstan Way and River Road appeared to have been engulfed in a fire on Saturday.

Mortgage/Shutterstock Those who are applying for or renewing fixed-rate mortgages this year may have some good news, as economists are predicting a decline in the average five-year discounted contract rate.

Many home owners still love their lawns but are giving up some lawn area to grow pollinator gardens, food or to plant some trees and shrubs.

Nupoint Systems has developed a unique satellite camera that monitors remote environments. It takes regular photographs of remote areas.

A local charity is launching an awareness campaign targeting toxic masculinity. The society has ads going up in bus shelters across Metro Vancouver.

B.C.’s NDP government has announced $7.9 million for the development of a new framework for legal aid funding in the province.

Fourteen women’s organizations in the Lower Mainland are among more than 250 from across Canada receiving a financial shot in the arm from Ottawa.

Zoocasa recently conducted a study of the best and worst North American cities for affordable housing and Vancouver came second worst.

RCMP say a man and a woman have died after a hostage taking in a home in Surrey, B.C.

The Canada Revenue Agency says two search warrants were executed in Vancouver Thursday to find further evidence into a $77 million offshore tax evasion case related to the “Panama Papers.”