8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (836+ words) The report found B.C. could not have built the new ferries at existing shipyards as quickly, but sending work overseas has long-term costs. Four new B.C. Ferries vessels will be built in China, but a new report says the project could have…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (616+ words) Opinion: Vancouver police academy's arrival at Woodward's building not received warmly by some neighbours. At the VPD training academy’s opening ceremony this week, the backdrop of the celebratory affair was hard to ignore. Looming above the senior police officials, the…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago   (594+ words) Margot Venton: A proposed Alberta oil pipeline, Roberts Bank marine terminal expansion and Ottawa's proposal to side step safeguards of the Species at Risk Act could reshape the future of B.C.'s coastal ecosystem It’s been a tumultuous summer in Canada....

3+ day, 36+ min ago   (737+ words) “Given what I consider to be egregious misconduct of the DEA, I conclude that proceeding with a trial would be harmful to the integrity of the justice system," said Justice Catherine Murray. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ended an extradition…...

3+ day, 28+ min ago   (775+ words) One MLA said the caucus needs to rally behind Findlay but another was more critical of Findlay, but decided to back her because she deserves a chance to prove herself. For the last couple weeks, several MLAs watched as their…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (672+ words) Carson Binda: New poll finds majority in every region and every demographic want PST expansion scrapped. Even the legislature's finance committee recommended it be repealed. So why is the government pushing ahead? When your plans are as popular as the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (872+ words) Political scientists, pollsters and a former premier all believe that success for non-NDP parties rests in economic, not social, issues The key to repairing rifts among the disparate factions that make up B.C.’s centre-right is to unite under one banner…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (516+ words) Next all-candidates debate to be hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 14 Transportation, taxes and farming were at the forefront of an all-candidates debate for the Abbotsford-Mission riding on Wednesday evening. The byelection was prompted by the resignation…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (801+ words) Okanagan wine became caught up in the trade fight just as it received the exposure of a key critic, which could have led to inroads in the U.S. market B.C. wineries do not sell much wine to the American market, which makes…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (586+ words) The regional district is also being urged to release details of now-former chief administrative officer Jerry Dobrovolny's severance package Whoever steps in as the new chief administrative officer for Metro Vancouver faces big challenges rebuilding public trust in the beleaguered…...