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SkyTrain union warns of full system shutdown next week

SkyTrain union warns of full system shutdown next week

SkyTrain workers will walk off the job Tuesday morning, resulting in a full system shutdown of the Millenium and Expo lines next week, if an agreement isn’t reached with employer BC Rapid Transit Company (BCRTC). The shutdown will begin at 5 a.m.
Switch to permanent Daylight Savings Time reckless: sleep scientists

Switch to permanent Daylight Savings Time reckless: sleep scientists

"It’s not about personal preference. We’re talking about how light affects our physiology," says SFU sleep scientist
Pedestrian dead following incident on Highway 99 in Richmond

Pedestrian dead following incident on Highway 99 in Richmond

A pedestrian has died following an incident on Highway 99 around 6:30 a.m. this morning. The incident occurred in the southbound lane of Highway 99 near Steveston Highway.
YVR wants TransLink to extend rapid transit south of the Fraser

YVR wants TransLink to extend rapid transit south of the Fraser

The airport authority outlined its key priorities for TransLink’s new 30-year transit strategy
You can use this interactive map to see how much snow is falling in B.C.

You can use this interactive map to see how much snow is falling in B.C.

Want to know if there’s less snow falling this year compared to past years in British Columbia? Finding out is snow problem at all. The B.C.
Watch Home Alone like never before with a live orchestra in Vancouver

Watch Home Alone like never before with a live orchestra in Vancouver

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is set to perform a live score to a true holiday favourite and, arguably, one of the best Christmas movies ever made — Home Alone .
Investors in cancelled Richmond condo project take developer to court

Investors in cancelled Richmond condo project take developer to court

Disgruntled buyers at Alfa development sue for loss of uplift in property value, after Anderson Holdings cancelled presale contracts
FortisBC sues over fire at Tilbury LNG plant

FortisBC sues over fire at Tilbury LNG plant

FortisBC Energy Inc. is suing a group of insurers and the designers of an incinerator that failed after a fire at the Tilbury liquefied natural gas plant in Delta in 2017.
Chinese-speaking GameSense advisors hired for Richmond’s River Rock Casino

Chinese-speaking GameSense advisors hired for Richmond’s River Rock Casino

The River Rock Casino and Resort spends a lot of money encouraging people to come throw dice at its Blackjack tables or pump chips into its slot machines.
SkyTrain workers issue 72-hour strike notice

SkyTrain workers issue 72-hour strike notice

The union representing approximately 900 Metro Vancouver SkyTrain workers has issued a 72-hour-strike notice. There are no details yet on what job action could look like, but CUPE 7000 says it will provide an update Saturday at 11 a.m.