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Pot to be legal by mid-September after senators pass pot legalization bill

Pot to be legal by mid-September after senators pass pot legalization bill

Shutterstock Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift almost a century-old prohibition on cannabis.
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Vancouver celebrates crypto culture with DogeCon

Vancouver celebrates crypto culture with DogeCon

Art by Tanna Po Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 Vancouver is hosting its first-ever DogeCon from June 21 to 24, which is described as a celebration of the social layer of crypto culture. DogeCon is presented by Carpe Lunam Events Association.
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Kettle-Boffo Commercial Drive redevelopment project cancelled

Kettle-Boffo Commercial Drive redevelopment project cancelled

preliminary rendering of what was proposed for the Kettle-Boffo site at Venables and Commercial Dri preliminary rendering of what was proposed for the Kettle-Boffo site at Venables and Commercial Drive A plan to redevelop a site at Venables and Comme
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BC Hydro offers tips to reduce your electricity bill during this heat wave

BC Hydro offers tips to reduce your electricity bill during this heat wave

Photo Shutterstock British Columbians have been turning on fans and air conditioners to keep cool in the heat and BC Hydro predicts that province wide electricity demand could break a historical record for the month of June.
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Here's how you can help children separated from their parents at the U.S. border

Here's how you can help children separated from their parents at the U.S. border

Photo istock As Burnaby residents read the headlines about migrant children and their parents separated at the American border, talk on social media is rising – and one question is on everyone’s minds: What can we do? Researcher Oana Capota has seen
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BC Ferries: rescue boat retrieves man that went overboard

BC Ferries: rescue boat retrieves man that went overboard

Photo Pianogod at English Wikipedia BC Ferries reports that a man who went overboard has been retrieved by a rescue boat. The incident occurred on the Queen of Cowichan's 8:45 a.m.
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Vancouver’s Elastic Path raises $43m, plans to hire 50 more workers

Vancouver’s Elastic Path raises $43m, plans to hire 50 more workers

Elastic Path CEO Harry Chemko | submitted Vancouver-based software firm Elastic Path has closed its latest funding round to the tune of $43 million. “We hit cash-flow positive in 2016.
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Ten Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivors meet in Las Vegas for NHL awards

Ten Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivors meet in Las Vegas for NHL awards

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivors Kaleb Dahlgren, left, and Jacob Wasserman are introduced as the heroes of the game prior to the Saskatchewan Rush taking on the Rochester Knighthawks in game three of the the National Lacrosse League finals in Sas
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Commons committee calls on Liberals to subject parties to privacy laws

Commons committee calls on Liberals to subject parties to privacy laws

Guests are welcomed by people in Facebook shirts as they arrive at the Facebook Canadian Summit in Toronto on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.
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B.C. residential sales decline blamed on mortgage stress test

B.C. residential sales decline blamed on mortgage stress test

At the tail end of a slow spring for B.C. real estate sales, 8,837 homes exchanged hands on the Multiple Listing Service in May, down 28.7 per cent from May 2017, the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reported June 15.
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