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Metro Vancouver real estate still seeing high demand, high prices
House prices have gone up across the Lower Mainland again, and demand continues to outstrip supply, according to real estate boards in the region. → Read More
Langley mom Naomi Onotera missing for almost a month
A teddy bear, flowers, and messages of love have been left near the home of a missing Langley mom. A homicide investigation at the scene concluded over the weekend, but still no signs as to what happened to Naomi Onotera. → Read More
Home of missing Langley woman still being searched-
There's still no update from Langley RCMP in connection with the disappearance of a 40-year-old teacher Naomi Onotera. Her family has asked for privacy. → Read More
Overdose awareness: Chalk outlines in Vancouver draw attention lives lost
Members of Moms Stop The Harm say they'll be drawing chalk outlines of bodies in public spaces across the Lower Mainland for Overdose Awareness Day. → Read More
Surrey park racism prompts response from MP, community
Community to hold rally after offensive comments were made to a group of south asian people in Surrey's Aspen Park. Surrey MP calls it shocking. → Read More
Condo construction leads Metro Vancouver housing starts
Condos are driving housing starts in Metro Vancouver while construction of single-detached homes jumped 20 per cent province-wide last month compared to June 2020. → Read More
RV fire at Cultus Lake sends man to hospital in critical condition
A man has been badly burned after a fire broke out at a popular campsite near Cultus Lake. RCMP say fire began in an RV's air conditioning unit. → Read More
B.C. wines dominate in Canadian championships' top categories
Wines produced in British Columbia have picked up four of the top prizes at the 2021 All Canadian Wine Championships. → Read More
B.C. tourism industry says it needs more workers
Thousands of jobs were added in B.C. in June, but not enough for the struggling tourism industry, according to the Tourism Industry Association of BC. → Read More
PNE Fair returns this summer amid eased COVID-19 restrictions
The PNE Fair will be returning this summer, albeit in a smaller format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some of your favourite in-person activities. → Read More
B.C. Indigenous leaders call on Canada to take ownership of colonial past
The UBCIC says Canada needs to speak out and rid itself of the processes, principles, and frameworks that continue to cast a shadow over the country. → Read More
Burnaby mountain climber seriously hurt after fall in Alaska
The U.S. National Park Service says a 31-year-old Burnaby man is in critical condition after he fell while descending Denali Pass in Alaska on Monday. → Read More
Vancouver housing market tops list of most unaffordable in North America
Vancouver's housing market is listed as the most unaffordable in North America, joined in the top 10 by four other Canadian cities. → Read More
Terry Fox began Marathon of Hope on this day 41 years ago
Exactly 41 years ago, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope in an effort to raise money for the battle against cancer. → Read More
Vancouver shooting sends man to hospital in critical condition
Vancouver police say a man was shot while in his pick-up truck near Southwest Marine Drive and Yew Street just before 9 p.m. Thursday. → Read More
Annual pace of inflation slowed in December to 0.7 per cent
Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation slowed in December as the consumer price index was up 0.7 per cent compared with a year earlier. The increase compared with a year-over-year increase of 1.0 per cent in November. Inflation rose at the slowest annual rate in 2020 since 2009, according to the agency, which … → Read More
Man dies in West Vancouver scuba diving incident
West Vancouver police officers were called out around noon last Wednesday after a man who had been scuba diving was pulled from the water, unconscious. → Read More
Thousands sign petition demanding B.C. schools extend winter break
An online petition is calling on the province to delay the return to school in B.C due to the number of new COVID-19 cases, and a new virus variant. → Read More
Vancouver cancels Polar Bear Swim at English Bay
The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim is the latest seasonal event to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It's been cancelled and replaced with a virtual event. → Read More
Vancouver mayor wants feds to decriminalize simple drug possession
The mayor of Vancouver will be calling on the federal government to decriminalize simple possession of illegal drugs in the city. → Read More