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Opinion: If cities don't want homeless encampments they should help people, not punish them

Opinion: If cities don't want homeless encampments they should help people, not punish them

Cities are clearing homeless encampments, sometimes violently, without providing those who live there any alternatives. Long-term solutions are needed to help people off the streets.
Vancouver's drought may end this week, but not soon enough

Vancouver's drought may end this week, but not soon enough

Fall appears to be coming, though a bit late.
Doctors getting limited flu shots in 'ridiculously inefficient' system

Doctors getting limited flu shots in 'ridiculously inefficient' system

The majority of vaccines are being funnelled to pharmacies and clinics under the province-wide rollout, while family doctors only get enough for those with mobility issues.
Contraband cigarette sales cut into B.C. government revenue

Contraband cigarette sales cut into B.C. government revenue

B.C. has highest cigarette prices in Canada
Map: This interactive tool shows air quality health risks across Metro Vancouver

Map: This interactive tool shows air quality health risks across Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver has issued an air quality advisory. Here's what to expect this weekend.
True Crime Canada: The Willy Pickton case

True Crime Canada: The Willy Pickton case

Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers. The article is written from the perspective of a journalist who covered the case.
It's election day in Vancouver! Here is everything you need to know

It's election day in Vancouver! Here is everything you need to know

Including ballot details, what to bring, when and where to vote
The 60 women who have won the Nobel Prize

The 60 women who have won the Nobel Prize

Many women on this list had to contend with extreme sexism in male-dominated professions, but some Nobel Prize winners also had to overcome physical violence. All their stories are unique and equally inspiring.
Vancouver Etsy shop owner 'hijacked,' over 300 customers scammed

Vancouver Etsy shop owner 'hijacked,' over 300 customers scammed

Customers were being scammed out of $200 to $1,000 for items that didn't even exist.
Woman sentenced to time served for stranger attack on 97-year-old veteran

Woman sentenced to time served for stranger attack on 97-year-old veteran

The 53-year-old woman randomly punched a senior in West Vancouver and threw hot coffee at a library staffer