B.C. News

VANCOUVER — B.C. municipalities are appealing for a share of future taxes to help cover the costs of regulating pot dispensaries, as marijuana looks set to become legal in Canada by next spring.

LILLOOET — If you ask residents of this small southwestern B.C. town for their thoughts on local politics, they’ll likely present a binder full of documents.

Funding for public education is not keeping pace with growing costs and has fallen as a share of B.C.’s economy, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, released today.

VANCOUVER — The green water that stretches from the southern Gulf Islands, up the Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound north to Desolation Sound, is proving to be a bit of a mystery.

Earlier this month, as surging Vancouver luxury home prices were making international headlines and local real estate boards reported continued price spikes, another set of gauges was telling a different story.

Patty Gazzola had rented her Commercial Drive-area home for 29 years by the time she was evicted in the spring.

Anchovies are being seen in “phenomenal numbers” in Howe Sound, likely as a result of El Nino’s warming impact on West Coast waters, a Vancouver Aquarium biologist says.

Residents of a Surrey strata-title apartment complex fear their building may have to be demolished after a fire swept through, leaving 101 people homeless.

This year’s Fraser River sockeye run is the lowest in more than 120 years, and the Watershed Watch Salmon Society says it all has to do with climate change.

Additional fraud and theft charges have been laid against the former constituency assistant of Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Fleming.