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B.C. paramedics say staffing nears 'critical' levels, affecting response times

B.C. paramedics say staffing nears 'critical' levels, affecting response times

RICHMOND, B.C. — The union representing almost 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia is sounding an alarm on staffing levels "reaching critical" in the province.
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Accused in Vancouver park caretaker homicide to testify

Accused in Vancouver park caretaker homicide to testify

Brent White is charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 10, 2021, death of Justis Daniel, 77.
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Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds

Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister of health says the province has opened 26 new treatment beds for people with addictions in four communities over the last several months.
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Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children's Hospital emergency room

Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children's Hospital emergency room

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Children's Hospital says it's seen a steady rise in the number of children coming in with respiratory symptoms.
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Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed

Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed

Police in Vancouver say they've arrested a 66-year-old man for uttering threats against a gas station clerk and only later learned the suspect was a convicted murderer out on parole from a life sentence.
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Injured snowshoer rescued after 100-metre slide on 5040 mountain slope

Injured snowshoer rescued after 100-metre slide on 5040 mountain slope

She was on a mountain cliff, 5040, about halfway between Port Alberni and Tofino.
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Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

VANCOUVER — A boat was destroyed in the waters of the Indian Arm fjord near North Vancouver's Deep Cove on Saturday afternoon after it caught fire, smouldered for over three hours and sank.
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B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

The provincial government has estimated that the tariffs and a similar response from Canada would cumulatively cost B.C. $69 billion in lost GDP if the trade war lasts the entire four years of the Trump presidency.
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5 unusual restaurants you (probably) didn't remember Vancouver used to have

5 unusual restaurants you (probably) didn't remember Vancouver used to have

From the Sky Diner to the monastery-like Brother Jon's to one inspired by the Lord of the Rings.
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Photos: Historic downtown Vancouver building comes down

Photos: Historic downtown Vancouver building comes down

It stood at the corner of Richards and Dunsmuir for more than a century
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