Highlights

B.C. industry balks at Canada's tax hike on alcohol

The 4.7-per-cent excise-tax hike gets multiplied multiple times before the final retail price is calculated.

Feb 1, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

B.C. Ferries optimistic that summer sailing season will go smoothly

While B.C. Ferries refines its vessel repairs and sailing schedules, the ongoing issue of crew shortages remains.

Feb 1, 2024 5:50 AM Read more >

Top 5 picks for the Feb. 2 to 4 weekend in New Westminster

This weekend in New West: Lunar New Year fun, a new art exhibit, opportunities to vote and learn - its all happening this weekend

Feb 1, 2024 5:45 AM Read more >

B.C. man gets conditional sentence for bank fraud

Joseph Marion Legaspi deposited cheques for $13,682 and $29,573 into a Burnaby Scotiabank account.

Jan 31, 2024 8:00 PM Read more >

New West runner’s fundraiser is her version of the New York Marathon

New Westminster resident Vanessa Woznow is once again running across the whole city in support of Family Place.

Jan 31, 2024 7:30 PM Read more >

Microchipping furry friends a frontline defence in dognapping

Identification is the number one safety precaution when it comes to pet abduction, says CEO of the Regional Animal Protection Society.

Jan 31, 2024 7:00 PM Read more >

What do statistics say about crime in New Westminster in 2023?

New West crime: Some crimes decreased in 2023 but many rose from the previous year.

Jan 31, 2024 6:30 PM Read more >

B.C. man gets 90 months' jail for 2018 home invasion

Patrick Catiano Rodrigues had a shotgun when he broke into a Vancouver house and confined the occupants.

Jan 31, 2024 6:00 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver 'ghost gear' operation nets hundreds of illegal traps

Authorities say 59 per cent of the traps were sealed shut, trapping sea creatures inside.

Jan 31, 2024 5:30 PM Read more >

Delays to Burnaby-New West SkyTrain schedules delayed

TransLink says a schedule change to Expo Line trains will happen Feb. 25 instead of Feb. 10.

Jan 31, 2024 5:18 PM Read more >