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Photos: Cambie grad wins car in fourth annual giveaway from Richmond dealership

Photos: Cambie grad wins car in fourth annual giveaway from Richmond dealership

More than 60 graduating students applied for the Nissan car draw.
Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

OTTAWA — Canada's population of those 85 and older is expected to triple by 2073 to as many as 4.3 million people, an increase that will likely place new pressure on the country on several fronts, one demographer says.
There won't be an Ambleside Music Festival this summer

There won't be an Ambleside Music Festival this summer

The promoter of the annual West Vancouver event says they are planning to return in 2025
Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

"Driving after cannabis use appears to be an emerging problem in Canada and may now be more common than driving after drinking alcohol," the study says.
Photos: Annual plane tug-of-war at YVR raises almost $60K for vision care

Photos: Annual plane tug-of-war at YVR raises almost $60K for vision care

Teams competed to pull a cargo plane for 20 feet as quickly as possible.
Out and About: Newly renovated Vancouver museum features enhanced Indigenous collection

Out and About: Newly renovated Vancouver museum features enhanced Indigenous collection

Trekking out to UBC's Museum of Anthropology worth the visit for Richmond residents
B.C. pig farm protesters avoid prison sentence upon appeal

B.C. pig farm protesters avoid prison sentence upon appeal

The appeal court ruled the lower judge did not properly consider a conditional sentence.
Baldrey: B.C.'s 2024 election outcome will favour female candidates

Baldrey: B.C.'s 2024 election outcome will favour female candidates

Political columnist Keith Baldrey believes history will be made in the 2024 provincial election with the likelihood of more female MLAs elected than male.
Capilano University reopens North Vancouver campuses after threat-related closure

Capilano University reopens North Vancouver campuses after threat-related closure

The alleged perpetrator has been banned from all CapU campuses, the school says
Bigger and more B.C. family benefit cheques coming in July

Bigger and more B.C. family benefit cheques coming in July

With the provincial government set to increase its debt from $89 billion to $156 billion between 2022 and 2027, some tax money is trickling back down to families.