B.C. News

Vancouver’s west side schools have mostly been spared the axe, while 11 east side schools, including two secondary schools, will be considered for closure in an effort to save money and increase capacity.

VANCOUVER — Police in West Vancouver have released photos of a car that they believe was torn apart by a black bear this weekend. The photos show the rear passenger door of the car ripped back, its frame bent, side airbags trashed and seats shredded.

Twelve months after Vancouver city council adopted rules on pot dispensaries, a majority of city residents believe medical marijuana is as safe or safer than alcohol, but most are also concerned about pot use in public, a new poll reports.

VICTORIA — Top police, intelligence and security officials from Canada and the United States will gather at the B.C.

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.