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B.C. health officials say the hantavirus cruise ship passenger from the Yukon who became ill from the virus has been discharged from hospital. The Yukon resident, who was confirmed to have tested positive for hantavirus in mid-May, is still recovering, the B.C. Office of the Provincial Health Officer confirmed to Black Press Media Thursday (June […]

The prime minister and premier revealed new details on Thursday about a joint federal and provincial scheme to buy up more than 2,200 unsold condos in B.C and turn them into affordable housing. The plan would be to make those condos rent-to-own, with government forking over a small portion and financing covering the balance. Prime

The province’s police watchdog is investigating a case where a man was allegedly injured in the custody of Pitt Meadows RCMP. The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is looking into the case that happened on May 29, in a police detachment cell. Preliminary information provided by the RCMP states a man was initially arrested

Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97. Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough

The Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation rejected Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s request to defer dealing with the Transport 2050 and Access for Everyone Plan until after the October 17 civic election. The was during the council’s June 25 meeting. “I have real concerns with it for a number of reasons,” she told her fellow Metro