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MLA Sonia Furstenau announces bid to become leader of B.C. Green Party

MLA Sonia Furstenau announces bid to become leader of B.C. Green Party

First-term Cowichan Valley MLA Sonia Furstenau is the first into the race to succeed Andrew Weaver as leader of the B.C. Green Party. Furstenau made the announcement at a Monday morning news conference accompanied by six people who endorsed her bid.
Another week, another seven days of rain forecast for Metro Vancouver

Another week, another seven days of rain forecast for Metro Vancouver

Don't put your umbrella away just yet
Coronavirus: BC develops diagnostic test

Coronavirus: BC develops diagnostic test

As the Chinese coronavirus sweeps Asia and slowly filters into Canada, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) announced on the weekend it has developed a diagnostic test.
New West talent earns 2020 Ovation! Awards

New West talent earns 2020 Ovation! Awards

Royal City Musical Theatre took home a pair of 2020 Ovation! Awards at a gala last night. The gala, held at Vancouver Academy of Music on Sunday, Jan. 26, recognized the best in Lower Mainland musical theatre from 2019.
Passing grades for city halls, but homelessness a hot-button issue

Passing grades for city halls, but homelessness a hot-button issue

Metro Vancouver’s three largest municipalities have completed more than a year under the heads of government that were elected to office in 2018.
New West school board to vote on climate literacy funding call

New West school board to vote on climate literacy funding call

The New Westminster school board is pushing for more funding and support from the provincial government for climate literacy. School board is set to vote Tuesday on whether or not to send a motion to the B.C.
Rising boomer demand puts Metro Vancouver’s niche travel firms on the map

Rising boomer demand puts Metro Vancouver’s niche travel firms on the map

Trend this century is toward individualized private tours and small-group excursions
OPINION: Mid-mandate makeover moves BC NDP to middle ground

OPINION: Mid-mandate makeover moves BC NDP to middle ground

No matter what stripe the political party, the predictable pattern will emerge in government: you campaign radically and govern moderately.
Learn Aussie slang for Australia Day (VIDEO)

Learn Aussie slang for Australia Day (VIDEO)

What’s a budgie smuggler? Aussies living in Vancouver teach us their linguistic ways
Jack Knox: Global epidemic fears trump mess in mirror

Jack Knox: Global epidemic fears trump mess in mirror

Sneezing, hacking, sweating like a TV evangelist, hurtin’ like country song. “I think I’m dying,” I told her. “I’ve got Wuhan coronavirus.