Skip to content

Highlights

B.C. Ferries planning for seven new hybrid ferries to replace retiring Queens

B.C. Ferries planning for seven new hybrid ferries to replace retiring Queens

Call for shipyards interested in designing and building the ferries closes Dec. 1, with the first vessel in the new ferry class expected to be ready for service in 2029
Read more >
Does your New West non-profit need help? Get into our Guide to Giving

Does your New West non-profit need help? Get into our Guide to Giving

The Record’s Guide to Giving aims to connect charitable citizens and community groups in New West
Read more >
Opinion: Are freeloading premiers undermining Canada's climate strategy?

Opinion: Are freeloading premiers undermining Canada's climate strategy?

A little more than five years ago, there was a strong federal-provincial consensus around climate action. With the election of several Conservative premiers since then, that consensus has vanished.
Read more >
Les Leyne: Ombudsman finds COVID benefits clawback unfair

Les Leyne: Ombudsman finds COVID benefits clawback unfair

He released a report on how midstream changes to the B.C. Emergency Benefit mean thousands of people are being asked to return $1,000 grants.
Read more >
What America can learn from Canada's new '$10 a day' child care system

What America can learn from Canada's new '$10 a day' child care system

The Hechinger Report looks at how Canada's launch of a national child care system may set an example for the U.S. on how to improve child care across an entire country.
Read more >
Opinion: Food insecurity in Canada is the worst it's ever been. Here's how we can solve it

Opinion: Food insecurity in Canada is the worst it's ever been. Here's how we can solve it

The persistence of food insecurity in Canada is a policy choice. By not doing more to improve the adequacy and stability of household income, governments are choosing to let food insecurity fester.
Read more >
Community First New West to run a candidate in school board by-election

Community First New West to run a candidate in school board by-election

At least four candidates are hoping to fill vacant school trustee seat in New Westminster
Read more >
New West workers get 11.5% over three-year collective agreement

New West workers get 11.5% over three-year collective agreement

City of New Westminster and CUPE 387 ratify three-year collective agreement for hundreds of workers
Read more >
B.C. coal mines linked to record-breaking toxin spike in U.S. waters, study says

B.C. coal mines linked to record-breaking toxin spike in U.S. waters, study says

Lead scientist in U.S. Geological Survey study says there is now 'strong evidence' B.C. coal mines are linked to largest selenium increase ever recorded.
Read more >
Photos: Prince Harry visits Whistler ahead of 2025 Invictus Games

Photos: Prince Harry visits Whistler ahead of 2025 Invictus Games

The Invictus Games take place Feb. 8 to 16, 2025, in Vancouver and Whistler.
Read more >