Vancouver, BC Five Things to Know about Vancouver 4/20 2019, the infamous 'protestival'vancouversun.com - Harrison Mooney Updated: April 18, 2019 Forget Good Friday, and forget Easter Sunday. For Metro Vancouver cannabis aficionados, this weekend’s highest, holiest day falls on Saturday. That …
Vancouver, BC After influx of 'fancy rats,' Vancouver pushes rodent adoptionsvancouversun.com - Harrison Mooney Are you looking to adopt a pet rat? The City of Vancouver is hoping you are, because they have too many, in large part because you have too few.Rat …
BC Ferries Vaughn Palmer: Horgan content to let senior official endorse 'no more pipelines bill'vancouversun.com - Stephen Snelgrove VICTORIA — The federal government makeover for environmental reviews of the country’s energy projects has been called a move to “swap one broken …
Vancouver, BC City of Vancouver to consider six 'big moves' in response to climate emergencyvancouversun.com - Susan Lazaruk Updated: April 18, 2019 Vancouver city staff are recommending city council respond to the world’s “climate emergency” by dramatically stepping up its green initiatives to …
Vancouver, BC Vancouver council to consider 30 km/h speed limit for local streetsvancouversun.com - Dan Fumano Vancouver council will consider a motion next week calling for a cut to the speed limit that would effectively treat all residential side streets as …
Bacon Star witness at Bacon trial says he has clear memory of murder plot meetingvancouversun.com - Kim Bolan Updated: April 18, 2019 A key Crown witness at the Jamie Bacon trial testified Thursday that he clearly remembers a December 2008 meeting at Bacon’s Abbotsford home after …
Business (Canada) Rennie executive cites demographic reasons to build more Vancouver housingvancouversun.com - Joanne Lee-Young As the local real estate market soared in recent years, experts were divided about why prices kept rising. And now, there is little agreement about …
Vancouver, BC Neighbours in uproar over planned use of biosolids on Chase ranchvancouversun.com - Glenda Luymes & Jennifer Saltman Updated: April 18, 2019 Chase residents are raising a stink about a nearby ranch’s plan to improve an erosion-prone slope with biosolids, an organic material derived from …
North Vancouver, BC TransLink, Seaspan vanpool pilot scrapped after no one signed upvancouversun.com - Jennifer Saltman Updated: April 18, 2019 A TransLink pilot project aimed at getting Seaspan employees to share rides to work was scrapped due to a lack of interest. The vanpool pilot, a first …
Comedy From Netflix to TED Talks, Hannah Gadsby breaks comedy to build connectionsvancouversun.com - Derrick Penner A later-in-life diagnosis of autism came as something of a relief for Hannah Gadsby, author of the now super-famous Netflix show Nanette.It gave her …
Vancouver Whitecaps Ed Willes: Whitecaps, CSA drop ball on transparent investigation into allegationsvancouversun.com - Jeff Beamish The issue here is the Caps and the CSA had to be seen, either in real time or after the fact, doing everything in their power to expose the truth. …
East London What is Extinction Rebellion, and is it happening in B.C.?vancouversun.com - Tiffany Crawford There's a growing global movement of climate activists, staging massive protests in urban centres, "die-ins" at Parliament buildings, and school …
Trans Mountain Pipeline Construction firms fear gridlock as Ottawa delays decision on Trans Mountain pipelinevancouversun.com - Geoffrey Morgan & Jesse Snyder Updated: April 18, 2019 CALGARY/OTTAWA – A one-month delay by the federal government to decide on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will drive up the costs of the …
WestJet WestJet appeals to high court in legal action over anti-harassment promisevancouversun.com - The Canadian Press WestJet Airlines Ltd. is going to the Supreme Court of Canada in an attempt to have a proposed class-action lawsuit launched by a former flight …
British Columbia Ian Mulgrew: Ottawa's response to medicare challenge is, be afraidvancouversun.com - Ian Mulgrew Ottawa has finally responded to the constitutional challenge to B.C.’s restrictions on access to private core health services, insisting they are …
Vancouver International Airport Richmond RCMP say woman arrested at YVR may be part of airport crime ringvancouversun.com - Scott Brown Richmond RCMP have arrested a 60-year-old woman who they believe is part of an international airport theft ring. The woman was nabbed Wednesday …
Trans Mountain Pipeline Federal government extends deadline to make Trans Mountain pipeline decisionvancouversun.com - The Canadian Press The federal government is putting off plans to pass judgment on the reconsidered Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal for nearly a month in …
Nanaimo, BC No-bake, no rules: Canada Post says everyone makes Nanaimo bars 'a little differently'vancouversun.com - Harrison Mooney Despite heavy criticism that the so-called “Nanaimo bar” depicted in their latest stamp issue has a troubling and inaccurate filling-to-base ratio, …
Business (Canada) Panda Pod hotel to open in Richmond this monthvancouversun.com - Staff Reporter Updated: April 18, 2019 Metro Vancouver’s first pod hotel will open in Richmond later this month. The Panda Pod Hotel, which claims to offer “modern, cozy, and convenient …
Burnaby, BC Do you recognize this alleged Burnaby bank robber?vancouversun.com - Staff Reporter Updated: April 18, 2019 The RCMP have released a photo of man they say is responsible for a bank robbery in Burnaby last month. The incident occurred March 8, just before 1 …
Vancouver Island Vancouver Island park damaged in December storm may partially reopen in Mayvancouversun.com - Ken Bradshaw Despite the damage caused in forested areas by December’s powerful windstorm, Little Qualicum Falls is the lone provincial park still closed in the …
Vancouver, BC Vancouver asked to delay ban on styrofoam cups and plastic strawsvancouversun.com - Tiffany Crawford City staff want Vancouver council to delay a city-wide ban on straws and foam cups until next year. Vancouver city staff will present a report next …
Vancouver, BC Vancouver park board says rare snow tower tree blooming in Queen Elizabeth Parkvancouversun.com - The Canadian Press Updated: April 18, 2019 A tree described as one of the true giants of the herbaceous plant world is bringing some tropical warmth to B.C. The Vancouver park board says a …
Banff National Park Three professional climbers presumed dead in avalanche in Banff National Parkvancouversun.com - Ken Bradshaw It’s feared an avalanche has claimed the lives of three climbers scaling a mountain in Banff National Park.
John Horgan B.C. adds funds for school expansion in Surrey's Sullivan areavancouversun.com - The Canadian Press Updated: April 18, 2019 The provincial government has announced $9.6 million in additional funding for the long-awaited expansion of a Surrey elementary school. Premier John …
Burnaby, BC Burnaby first city in Metro Vancouver to complete conversion to LED streetlightsvancouversun.com - Staff Reporter Updated: April 18, 2019 The city of Burnaby is celebrating the fact that it’s the first municipality in Metro Vancouver to convert all of its streetlights from high-pressure …
B.C. NDP B.C. and Alberta to try diplomacy first, but Kenney wields a big stickvancouversun.com - Rob Shaw VICTORIA — B.C. Premier John Horgan says he's confident he can work with Alberta's new premier-designate Jason Kenney, despite a threat from Kenney …
Banff National Park Avalanche in Banff National Park; three climbers presumed deadvancouversun.com - The Canadian Press Updated: April 18, 2019 BANFF, Alta. — Parks Canada says three mountaineers are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park. The federal agency says the …
Canadian Government Douglas Todd: New 'exit controls' will help seal Canada's leaky bordersvancouversun.com - Douglas Todd With the help of high-tech electronics, Canada might be on its way to losing its reputation as having some of the loosest border controls in the …
