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A racial profiling complaint from the Heiltsuk Nation involving Canadian Tire and a security company has been settled and will include a traditional washing ceremony in Vancouver. The respondents, Canadian Tire Corporation, Coquitlam’s Canadian Tire Store 608, and Blackbird Security, will be taking part in a traditional Heiltsuk washing ceremony in Vancouver at the Croatian […]

Fifteen Pacific white-sided dolphins temporarily became trapped in a shallow tidal pool near Qualicum Beach on May 16. The DFO responded to the incident, which saw the dolphins become isolated during low tide in water that was approximately three feet to four feet deep. “DFO personnel co-ordinated the response and ensured a large group of

There is a business plan to add a 300-bed long-term care facility to the Langley Memorial Hospital site, but it shows they would cost even more than other projects recently placed on hold by the provincial government. That’s according to Bowinn Ma, B.C. Minister of Infrastructure, in a May 7 letter responding to a Langley

A man is facing charges after a vehicle-ramming incident in Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood that has left a senior in hospital days later. Tadd Bali, 34, is charged with four counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, Vancouver police said Tuesday (May 19). Bali remains in custody. Police say he has

BC Hydro is introducing a suite of programs to promote household energy efficiency as the province looks to ramp up the electricity available to power a growing slate of incoming major mining and liquefied natural gas projects. Supports will include free $350 smart thermostats for homes with baseboard heaters, up to $200 per year in