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If you dream of rustic luxury in total seclusion – and have $30 million burning a hole in your pocket, plus your own float plane – then this pair of B.C. islands could be for you.

The plight Vancouver renters face in finding and keeping affordable housing was highlighted by speaker after speaker Nov. 27 as dozens urged city council to pass a motion “in its entirety” aimed at protecting tenants from renovictions and aggressive buy-outs.

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is slashing its advertising budget in half and redirecting the funds toward police traffic enforcement.

Mayor Doug McCallum says he is "deeply dismayed" by the state of the finances in Surrey, B.C., and has instructed staff to launch a "pay as you go" system to cut the city's debt.

Last weekend, my rock ‘n’ roll band played a joint 30th anniversary party. It was both the triple-decade anniversary of my band the Smugglers as well as a place called Amigos, a live music venue in Saskatoon, Sask.

It might sound like something from a Nightmare Before Christmas, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say that "zombie spiders" are the real deal.

Metro Vancouver’s average condo sale price will fall from its peak of $750K in 2018’s first quarter to as little as $550K by late 2021, according to a trend report from a local real estate analyst.

They may not present a severe threat to residents of Metro Vancouver, but some of the volcanoes in B.C. are still considered active.

Complaints against Telus Corporation (TSX:T) jumped significantly in 2017-18, according to a report from the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-Television Services (CCTS).

The BC SPCA is investigating the death of a racoon that was caught in a live trap and placed in a garbage bin full of water for more than a week.