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OD prevention workers, drug users help deliver baby in Vancouver alley

OD prevention workers, drug users help deliver baby in Vancouver alley

VANCOUVER — No child should be born in a grimy alleyway where people inject drugs, but support workers and street people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside were there for a frightened, expectant mother when it became her only choice.
Vancouver nightclub counter-sues woman seeking $18 million

Vancouver nightclub counter-sues woman seeking $18 million

VANCOUVER — A downtown Vancouver nightclub hit with an $18-million civil suit over an alleged sexual assault is punching back with a suit of its own, claiming the plaintiff is an opportunist using the #MeToo movement to extort money.
North Vancouver fire survivor: ‘I wish they got out instead of me’

North Vancouver fire survivor: ‘I wish they got out instead of me’

VANCOUVER — When flames rushed through the front door into the hallway of the family townhouse about 2:30 a.m. on Monday, 14-year-old Sohail Koshkoye Delshad ran to the master bedroom, alongside his mother and brother.
Kamloops doctoral student shoots to fame with swimming-pool pee science

Kamloops doctoral student shoots to fame with swimming-pool pee science

VANCOUVER — Urine trouble.
Algae bloom decimates two B.C. fish farms

Algae bloom decimates two B.C. fish farms

Algae blooms killed around 250,000 fish at two B.C. fish farms last week, according to one of the largest aquaculture companies in the province.
Rescued parrots up for adoption land sanctuary in Delta via Craigslist

Rescued parrots up for adoption land sanctuary in Delta via Craigslist

DELTA, B.C. — Jan Robson walks through the five-bedroom house on a country road in Delta, B.C., greeting its feathered tenants one by one. Simon and Garfunkel are about to move out — they've been adopted by a family in Nova Scotia.
Spill at Kinder Morgan pipeline station 48 times larger than first reported

Spill at Kinder Morgan pipeline station 48 times larger than first reported

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Officials say a spill from Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline two weeks ago was 48 times larger than initially reported. The B.C.
UBC students allegedly assaulted after inadvertently buying computer containing child porn

UBC students allegedly assaulted after inadvertently buying computer containing child porn

VANCOUVER — Four men have been arrested by University RCMP after they allegedly assaulted and robbed two UBC students who were trying to return a computer containing child pornography purchased from an online seller.
A year into deal, Greens, NDP still together despite differences

A year into deal, Greens, NDP still together despite differences

A year into a power-sharing partnership that put the B.C. NDP into government, Premier John Horgan and B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver say they’re both still happy to be working together. Mostly. Or, at least, for now.
Women sue Vancouver psychiatrist over alleged sex requests

Women sue Vancouver psychiatrist over alleged sex requests

VANCOUVER — Eight women who provided care for a disabled Vancouver psychiatrist allege that he told them to perform inappropriate sex acts for him. Seven were hired as personal-care aides by Dr.