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N driver doubles speed limit on Burnaby road, parent's Tesla impounded

N driver doubles speed limit on Burnaby road, parent's Tesla impounded

An 18-year-old new driver was ticketed for excessive speeding Friday night after being clocked going 119 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Gaglardi Way. His parent's Tesla was impounded.
Queen Elizabeth Annex parents lose court battle with Vancouver School Board

Queen Elizabeth Annex parents lose court battle with Vancouver School Board

A group of parents failed to receive an injunction to keep the French immersion elementary school open
Burnaby girls swarmed, beat, stomped and robbed fellow teen of Jordan sneakers

Burnaby girls swarmed, beat, stomped and robbed fellow teen of Jordan sneakers

Bella Yahia, 21, has been sentenced to house arrest and one year of probation for her part in a swarming attack on a 17-year-old girl at a park near Burnaby Hospital three years ago.
Vancouver family who lost son to overdose donates $20 million to recovery centre

Vancouver family who lost son to overdose donates $20 million to recovery centre

A Vancouver family known for its philanthropy is making a $20 million donation to a British Columbia substance use treatment centre in memory of their adult son and brother who died of an opioid overdose.
Saving the Cowichan Estuary from drowning in a climate-fed ‘coastal squeeze’

Saving the Cowichan Estuary from drowning in a climate-fed ‘coastal squeeze’

A massive restoration project is getting underway this summer in a bid to save vital wildlife habitat in the Cowichan Estuary from drowning as climate change spurs sea level rise.
First Nations take on marine stewardship

First Nations take on marine stewardship

South Island First Nations flotilla blends new technology with traditional knowledge of the seafaring people who’ve lived here for centuries
AI generated mascot accidentally resembles Prince George’s Mr. PG

AI generated mascot accidentally resembles Prince George’s Mr. PG

A mascot generated through AI to represent B.C. Industry has an infamous doppelganger
Emerson the roving elephant seal warms to Oak Bay

Emerson the roving elephant seal warms to Oak Bay

Moulting seal spent Thursday night snoozing between a pair of parked cars on the far side of Beach Drive under surveillance by concerned police.
$24M project to fix Malahat section damaged by 2021 storm to be finished by fall

$24M project to fix Malahat section damaged by 2021 storm to be finished by fall

The $24-million project to fix damage in the area known as Tunnel Hill was originally planned for completion this month.
Inquest finds pilot in fatal crash overcome by carbon monoxide

Inquest finds pilot in fatal crash overcome by carbon monoxide

Sidney mother says she always knew her son didn’t cause the 2017 crash that resulted in his death and that of five others