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Another temporary modular housing complex approved

Another temporary modular housing complex approved

A conceptual rendering of the complex planned for 595 and 599 West Second Ave A temporary modular housing complex adjacent to Olympic Village Line station has been approved by the City of Vancouver’s director of planning.
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Alberta premier wants Canada to take a stake in pipeline to save it

Alberta premier wants Canada to take a stake in pipeline to save it

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley The Justin Trudeau government has seven weeks to provide “final clarity,” or Kinder Morgan Canada (TSX:KML) says it will take a $1.1 billion write-off and pull the plug on its $7.
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Black bear that swatted woman’s leg near Whistler killed by conservation officers

Black bear that swatted woman’s leg near Whistler killed by conservation officers

Shutterstock Conservation officers have killed a black bear that was slated for destruction after injuring a woman earlier this month.
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Vancouver's 2018 cruise season marks largest-ever vessel, 25 million passengers

Vancouver's 2018 cruise season marks largest-ever vessel, 25 million passengers

Photo Port of Vancouver The Port of Vancouver says nearly one million passengers are expected to visit during its 2018 cruise ship season, starting Tuesday with the arrival of the Star Princess.
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Provinces, territories agree to billions in spending on Liberal housing strategy

Provinces, territories agree to billions in spending on Liberal housing strategy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Indigenous leaders during a visit to Fort McMurray Alta, on Friday April 6, 2018.
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B.C. takes new approach to testing older drivers, some ask if ageism a factor

B.C. takes new approach to testing older drivers, some ask if ageism a factor

Frank Harding, 98, sits in his Volvo in Courtenay, B.C. on Friday, April 6, 2018. Harding is 98 years old and most days he drives his 1990 Volvo sedan to the Comox Recreation Centre where he works out.
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Pipeline protesters including Green leader should face criminal charges: judge

Pipeline protesters including Green leader should face criminal charges: judge

Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, centre, is arrested by RCMP officers after joining protesters outside Kinder Morgan’s facility in Burnaby, B.C., on March 23, 2018. A B.C.
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UBC president apologizes for 'failing to confront' over residential schools

UBC president apologizes for 'failing to confront' over residential schools

Barney Williams Jr.
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Tamara Taggart and Mike Killeen let go from CTV

Tamara Taggart and Mike Killeen let go from CTV

Photo CTV If you watch CTV news you’re in for a different experience when you tune in to the news tonight: veteran broadcasters Tamara Taggart and Mike Killeen will no longer be part of it.
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B.C. tourism minister Lisa Beare requires heart surgery; recovery to take weeks

B.C. tourism minister Lisa Beare requires heart surgery; recovery to take weeks

British Columbia's tourism minister has been diagnosed with a heart condition that requires surgery and will keep her away from the legislature for several weeks. Premier John Horgan says in a statement Lisa Beare is expected to make a full recovery.
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