British Columbia

Controversial Parksville needle bylaw on hold in favour of input from Island Health

PARKSVILLE - A controversial proposed bylaw aiming to control needle distribution in Parksville is on hold, in favour of more discussions with health officials who are opposed to the bylaw. Parksville...

Maria Doty Nov 06, 2019 A draft bylaw from Parksville council is on hold for more consultations with the medical health officer, who has significant concerns about the bylaw and the political will behind it. (The Canadian Press)

River otter likely snuck through open gates to get to Vancouver koi pond

VANCOUVER - The koi pond at Vancouver's Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden has been drained and the remaining carp removed after a hungry river otter returned for a second annual fall hunting tr...

Nov 06, 2019

Scientists using aerial drones to compare northern and southern whale behaviour

VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia scientist says he was delightedly caught off guard when he spotted a southern resident killer whale calf appearing to use a fish as her teething ring and s...

Nov 06, 2019

SeaBus affected as Metro Vancouver transit strike reaches Day 4 with no talks

VANCOUVER - Job action by Metro Vancouver transit workers is into a fourth day with more sailing cancellations on a pedestrian ferry connecting Vancouver to the North Shore, and a warni...

Nov 06, 2019

Vancouver to ban fireworks but will still allow them for some cultural events

VANCOUVER - A ban on the sale and use of consumer fireworks could be in place across Vancouver by 2021. City councillors voted Tuesday in favour of a motion to prohibit fireworks, but t...

Nov 06, 2019

Metro Vancouver transit strike prompts cancellations as premier won't intervene

VANCOUVER - Commuters in Metro Vancouver face more cancellations on Wednesday as talks remain stalled in an ongoing transit strike and Premier John Horgan says the province will not intervene. About 5...

Nov 06, 2019

Squamish Nation-led housing project in Vancouver to double in size

VANCOUVER - One of the largest Indigenous-led urban development projects in Canada that proponents hope will rise in the heart of Vancouver is set to double in size with 6,000 units pla...

Nov 06, 2019

Canada's Down syndrome community helps teach Google how to understand speech

VANCOUVER - Anyone who's been frustrated with digital voice assistants Google, Alexa or Siri misunderstanding commands to play a certain song or access online information may find themselves...

Nov 06, 2019

Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes to step down, take on executive chairman role

VANCOUVER - Hootsuite Inc. CEO Ryan Holmes says he plans to step down as head of the company. He says the Vancouver-based company has started a search for his replacement and that once ...

Nov 05, 2019

Heavy bronze statue worth $24,000 stolen from outside art gallery: manager

VANCOUVER - The manager of a respected art dealer in Vancouver says a thief dragged a 150-kilogram bronze statue down seven or eight steps before loading it onto a cart and wheeling it away early...

Nov 05, 2019