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Cancelled WestJet flights: What Metro Vancouver travellers need to know

Cancelled WestJet flights: What Metro Vancouver travellers need to know

Travellers may be entitled to free re-bookings but need to act swiftly.
Canucks re-sign defenceman Mark Friedman to one-year deal

Canucks re-sign defenceman Mark Friedman to one-year deal

Mark Friedman will return to the Vancouver Canucks next season with a league-minimum $775,000 cap hit.
Kudos: Track and field club donates $8K to Kidsport Richmond

Kudos: Track and field club donates $8K to Kidsport Richmond

Kajaks Track and Field Club partnered with New Balance Richmond for a fundraiser in January.
Former North Van elementary teacher, 84, on trial for sexual offences against former students

Former North Van elementary teacher, 84, on trial for sexual offences against former students

The offences are alleged to have happened during extra-curricular trips in the 1970s and 1980s
Update: WestJet cancels 40 flights ahead of potential strike on Thursday

Update: WestJet cancels 40 flights ahead of potential strike on Thursday

Last-minute negotiation cancellations spark union response
Rob Shaw: Eby's rationale for sale of ICBC head office stretches credulity

Rob Shaw: Eby's rationale for sale of ICBC head office stretches credulity

Is turning the aging ICBC headquarters into affordable housing a bad deal for British Columbians?
Close to half of recent Canadian immigrants can't meet financial needs

Close to half of recent Canadian immigrants can't meet financial needs

Immigrants from South Asia tend to report greater financial strain than those from China or the United States, Statistics Canada data show.
B.C. Greens to back guaranteed basic income, says party leader

B.C. Greens to back guaranteed basic income, says party leader

Sonia Furstenau says Greens still debating details of party election platform, but basic income proposal likely to target three vulnerable groups.
B.C.'s drought: Drought veterans share communication strategies

B.C.'s drought: Drought veterans share communication strategies

After dealing with severe droughts for decades, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) developed and administers one of America’s most progressive and comprehensive water conservation programs, making it a go-to expert for cities across North America looking for advice and information.
Seaspan Victoria fined $710K after welder suffers carbon monoxide poisoning

Seaspan Victoria fined $710K after welder suffers carbon monoxide poisoning

The welder had continued to cut metal in a confined space on a ship for 40 minutes after a gas-monitor alarm started sounding, says WorkSafeBC.