B.C. News

The May Wah Hotel is one of the biggest and most impressive buildings in Chinatown, a four-storey brick structure with “monumental” white pilaster columns on the exterior. But it’s the interior that’s really special.

David Nixon’s extraordinary life has taken him from the Cold War tension of Southeast Asia to the armed conflicts of post-colonial Africa.

Provincial officials say it could take weeks to rebuild sections of Highway 97 through the Pine Pass and reconnect northeast B.C. to the southern reaches of the province.

It wasn’t easy for Donald Cameron to ask for help. Last year, the single father, now 22, was landscaping and worried how he’d provide for his son, Dallas, who is two. Cutting grass in Maple Ridge just wasn’t cutting it.

VANCOUVER — Nine out of 10 Stanley Cup rioters who were taken to court by ICBC have been found liable for damages they did to vehicles during the riot.

Sandy Crisp could think of no better way to celebrate his retirement party, after 35 years of teaching, than at the ballpark. Sports, and particularly baseball, will do that to you.

The number of vacancies for physicians in B.C. is believed to have reached a historical high, with nearly 700 positions listed by Health Match B.C., the provincial agency that recruits health professionals from around the world.

Vancouver firefighters, eager to deploy two new boats, were disappointed last week when one of the vessels was, ironically, damaged by fire during transport. “It’s an unfortunate delay, but totally accidental.

Paul Aradi began smoking half a century ago and had become accustomed to enjoying a cigarette in his Langley condo. That is, until his strata council banned the practice in 2009.

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has named its new president, following a year that began with the abrupt resignation of former president Arvind Gupta last summer.