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This is the safest location in B.C. to avoid Mother Nature

This is the safest location in B.C. to avoid Mother Nature

The experts have spoken and one location stands out as having a lower risk level for earthquakes, floods, wildfires, landslides and tsunamis when compared to other B.C. spots.
Les Leyne: Underplayed CleanBC costs under fire

Les Leyne: Underplayed CleanBC costs under fire

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says CleanBC costs will hit households hard
She organized a Starbucks. Then they fired her

She organized a Starbucks. Then they fired her

Frédérique Martineau says despite the corporation’s justification, she feels targeted.
Opinion: B.C.'s proposed bill on 'alternative shelter' risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

Opinion: B.C.'s proposed bill on 'alternative shelter' risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

If passed, B.C.‘s Bill 45 will trample over the constitutional rights of unhoused people by ignoring shelter barriers, Indigenous rights and the need for daytime shelter.
Detour ahead: Royal Avenue closure on Friday night for bridge replacement work

Detour ahead: Royal Avenue closure on Friday night for bridge replacement work

Overnight closure of Royal Avenue between McBride Boulevard and First Street coming up on Friday
What's happening this weekend in New West? Our top picks for Nov. 24 to 26

What's happening this weekend in New West? Our top picks for Nov. 24 to 26

Live entertainment (all kinds) and seasonal sales are among the happenings in New Westminster this weekend
Police allege ex-Canucks prospect Prab Rai committed 'large scale' fraud

Police allege ex-Canucks prospect Prab Rai committed 'large scale' fraud

Prab Rai was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL entry draft after a junior hockey career in Prince George and Seattle.
Metro Vancouver transit ridership accelerating but below pre-pandemic level

Metro Vancouver transit ridership accelerating but below pre-pandemic level

Trend is in sync with national data
'High-risk' B.C. child sex offender was repeatedly released

'High-risk' B.C. child sex offender was repeatedly released

International investigation by police in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. led to hundreds of charges.
Child porn charges approved for Coquitlam man after phone found in New West

Child porn charges approved for Coquitlam man after phone found in New West

The two-year investigation, which stemmed from finding a phone left behind at the Braid SkyTrain Station, led to an arrest in October.