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John Horgan on cusp of retirement: 'I would like people to think that I stayed true to who I am'

John Horgan on cusp of retirement: 'I would like people to think that I stayed true to who I am'

As he prepares to step aside as premier this week, John Horgan is looking forward to more time with his family, and his new hobby: rock tumbling.
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Independent investigation launched after B.C. woman dies in police shooting incident

Independent investigation launched after B.C. woman dies in police shooting incident

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's independent police watchdog has launched an investigation after the death of a woman in a police shooting incident in North Vancouver.
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B.C. Remembrance Day ceremony draws those with families touched by war

B.C. Remembrance Day ceremony draws those with families touched by war

VANCOUVER — The legacy of war has touched Andrew White’s family in ways that give Remembrance Day a particular meaning for him.
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B.C. strata loses dispute over portable hot tub on patio

B.C. strata loses dispute over portable hot tub on patio

Alejandro Jose Noriega put an inflatable spa on his balcony but the strata said it was a hot tub and began fining him.
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94% of municipal police in Surrey, B.C., sign vow not to join 'toxic' RCMP: union

94% of municipal police in Surrey, B.C., sign vow not to join 'toxic' RCMP: union

SURREY, B.C. — The union representing members of the fledgling Surrey Police Service says its officers and civilian workers have "no intention" of joining the RCMP, should the municipal force be scrapped.
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UNBC professor named to Senate

UNBC professor named to Senate

Dr. Margo Greenwood of Prince George will sit as an independent B.C. senator
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B.C. hotel operators hopeful after successful season

B.C. hotel operators hopeful after successful season

Despite labour shortages, cost pressures and a still-slow conference trade, rising occupancies and revenues point to a “remarkable recovery “
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First Nations chiefs reflect on impacts of year-long Highway 8 closure as route reopens

First Nations chiefs reflect on impacts of year-long Highway 8 closure as route reopens

“It devastated homes, devastated land. It displaced us from each other, our resources," said Cooks Ferry Indian Band chief, Christine Minnabarriet.
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Island marmot to grace U.S. stamp series featuring endangered species; Marmota vancouverensis has been having a tough year

Island marmot to grace U.S. stamp series featuring endangered species; Marmota vancouverensis has been having a tough year

The stamp series features creatures whose populations are critically low in the U.S. and its territories — and one that makes its home exclusively in the mountains of central Vancouver Island
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Wartime letters written by soldiers and sailors find their way home again

Wartime letters written by soldiers and sailors find their way home again

As part of the Letters Home project, replicas of wartime letters are being sent to the homes where they were originally addressed, including 16 in Victoria
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