Highlights

B.C.'s eased COVID-19 rules could mean a surge in electricity use this holiday season

Hydro company says there was a 4% decrease in electricity load last Christmas

Dec 10, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

$450M flood bill costliest in B.C.'s history, still climbing

The nearly half-billion dollars in insurance claims makes November's flooding the costliest natural disaster in B.C.'s history. But with the government yet to release its damage estimates, it comes nowhere near the true financial toll.

Dec 9, 2021 1:39 PM Read more >

Floods set to worsen B.C.'s labour shortage

Construction industry forecasting deficits as high as 60,000 workers in the coming decade

Dec 9, 2021 12:40 PM Read more >

Expensive wine barrels disappear from flooded Abbotsford winery

The Fraser Valley winery is also dealing with substantial damage to their wine and crops.

Dec 9, 2021 11:42 AM Read more >

Timbiebs merch is being resold in Metro Vancouver at a staggering 530% markup

Would you pay $20 for an empty Timbiebs box?

Dec 9, 2021 11:21 AM Read more >

October most fatal month yet for B.C. overdoses

B.C.'s annual overdose death rate from illicit drug use is already the highest on record, at 1,782

Dec 9, 2021 9:57 AM Read more >

‘A moist Pacific frontal system’: Metro Vancouver warned of strong winds, heavy rains

Saturday morning cartoons are still a thing, right?

Dec 9, 2021 7:48 AM Read more >

These are some of the New West non-profits in need of your help this holiday season

2021 Guide to Giving

Dec 8, 2021 4:35 PM Read more >

Gibsons man accused of killing mother elects trial by judge, not jury

Kevin Christopher Webster is accused of second-degree murder in the December 2020 death of his mother

Dec 8, 2021 4:26 PM Read more >

Will COVID-19 vaccine boosters become a seasonal event in B.C.?

'Vaccine equity' around the world needs to be considered, says the province's top doc

Dec 8, 2021 3:37 PM Read more >