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Polls open at 8 a.m. today for Nanaimo voters to cast ballots in what is being called a historic and unusual provincial byelection — one with the potential to change the government.

Almost a year to the day that Jay Greenwood died after breaking his neck, Extreme Air Park filed a response to his children's lawsuit

The wildfires that ripped through B.C. forests during the last two summers have done the province no favours when it comes to carbon emissions, according to an environmental advocacy group. In a report released Monday, Sierra Club B.C.

Two former Safeway stores in Richmond will soon open, as expected, as discount supermarket brand FreshCo.

The massive upgrade will improve the passenger experience on the SkyTrain

Step aside Swedish meatballs and $1 hotdogs, Richmond’s Ikea is temporarily introducing new cuisine in celebration of Chinese New Year. From Feb. 1 to 5 – or while stock lasts – Ikea restaurant diners can try a dim sum combo or, on Feb.

Hundreds of firefighters, police and paramedics from across B.C. will gather in Richmond this week for a conference on first responder mental health.

When a Canadian-born college women chooses to disclose a sexual assault, they tend to turn to their mothers or female peers first.

March 11 is set as the opening day for the new Minoru Centre for Active Living with a pool, seniors centre and event centre. The centre’s opening has been a year and a half later than previously expected, but city staff say it’s still on budget.

The BC SPCA is seeking homes and care for 27 horses that were seized during an animal cruelty investigation case last month. The horses were in terrible condition when they were rescued on December 15, 2018 from a Langley property.