B.C. News

Vancouver market ‘will be even more active’ if $50,000 limit removed

A new study commissioned by the City of Vancouver rejects the B.C. government's argument that the city's soaring take of development fees — specifically Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) — is forcing housing prices to rise.

Deal will see Vancouver-based company help to set up China’s first float-plane service

Enrolment in home-schooling has gone up in most provinces, except in B.C. where the number of kids being educated by their parents at home appears to be declining, according to a report from the Fraser Institute.

A woman in the Hart Highway area of Prince George will be putting her passion for trail running on hold for awhile after getting treed Monday morning by a black bear sow who saw her as a threat to her cubs.

NORTH VANCOUVER — Conservation officers shot and killed a cougar in a North Vancouver backyard Monday morning after becoming concerned it could pose a threat to the public.

SQUAMISH — Heavy smoke could again drift into the Squamish area overnight Monday and early Tuesday from a wildfire in the Elaho Valley, 67 kilometres west of Pemberton.

Voters in the Peace region are well positioned to influence the provincial Liberals' 2017 election platform.

Romance of the wilderness is still there, but not the big financial rewards

There have been more than 30 shootings in Surrey since early March