Skip to content

Highlights

Letter: Thanks for waiving the block party fee in New West

Letter: Thanks for waiving the block party fee in New West

In praise of community get-togethers.
More than half of Canadians infected with COVID-19 by summer 2022, finds StatCan

More than half of Canadians infected with COVID-19 by summer 2022, finds StatCan

The findings come as researchers look to uncover the origin of the pandemic and catch potentially serious mutations in immuno-compromised people and wild animals.
B.C. anti-fracking group ramps up campaign amid LNG project approval

B.C. anti-fracking group ramps up campaign amid LNG project approval

More than 30 banners and thousands of posters calling for an end to fracking were hung in communities across B.C.
Rock Paper Scissors: Check out art by New Westminster preschoolers

Rock Paper Scissors: Check out art by New Westminster preschoolers

The Gallery at Queen's Park is hosting a spring show by the students of Queen's Park Preschool this week.
B.C. plans family law changes to decide who gets the pets when couples split

B.C. plans family law changes to decide who gets the pets when couples split

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government introduced legislation Monday that looks to ensure family custody battles over animals can become more pet-friendly. The important role pets play in families will now be considered in amendments to B.C.
New West opens new daycare centre in Queensborough

New West opens new daycare centre in Queensborough

K.I.D.S. Child Care will care for 37 kids in the new Portside development.
Grocery money, clean tech tax breaks expected in federal budget Tuesday

Grocery money, clean tech tax breaks expected in federal budget Tuesday

Canada's most recent Food Price Report predicted grocery bills for a family of four will be about $1,065 more this year.
Letter: 'There is no free lunch' — even when fining speeders

Letter: 'There is no free lunch' — even when fining speeders

The idea of income-scaled traffic fines is "intellectually flawed," this writer says.
B.C. tribunal orders $9,755 payout to taxi driver over caste-based discrimination

B.C. tribunal orders $9,755 payout to taxi driver over caste-based discrimination

India’s caste system dividing Hindus was officially abolished in 1950, but the social hierarchy still pervades many aspects of life there. 
Millennials dominate insolvencies as credit card, student loan, CERB tax debts add up

Millennials dominate insolvencies as credit card, student loan, CERB tax debts add up

Insolvency trustee Doug Hoyes encounters a lot of Canadians with money troubles, but he's become particularly sympathetic to the plight of young people who find themselves financially underwater.