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'We just want you home safely': Woman pleads for answers after sister vanishes from B.C. hospital

'We just want you home safely': Woman pleads for answers after sister vanishes from B.C. hospital

A woman is trying to find her sister after she left a Maple Ridge hospital and vanished nearly a week ago.
Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

Holding a single trial in British Columbia to determine damages for each province and territory related to opioid health-care costs would be a "monster of complexity," one of the dozens of lawyers for pharmaceutical firms told a court on Wednesday. 
B.C. tribunal dismisses man's noise complaint over music school noise

B.C. tribunal dismisses man's noise complaint over music school noise

The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has cleared a strata council after a man made persistent noise disputes over his music school neighbour.
Drunk dine-and-dash suspect bites West Van police officer

Drunk dine-and-dash suspect bites West Van police officer

The ‘serious bite’ required a trip to the hospital for a tetanus shot, police say.
East Van sex assault claim 'not true,' woman fell off scooter

East Van sex assault claim 'not true,' woman fell off scooter

Police say a woman was not sexually assaulted as claimed by a social media post, which helped raise more than $15,000 via GoFundMe.
Health officials warn of measles exposure at YVR last Thursday

Health officials warn of measles exposure at YVR last Thursday

Anyone who might have been exposed and is unvaccinated or immunocompromised is encouraged to contact their health unit by Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Respondents to Bank of Canada questionnaire largely oppose creating a digital loonie

Respondents to Bank of Canada questionnaire largely oppose creating a digital loonie

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s public consultations on the creation of a digital Canadian dollar reveal most respondents are opposed to it.
Les Leyne: Finance Ministry lowballs housing start forecast

Les Leyne: Finance Ministry lowballs housing start forecast

Either the government’s economic analysts are pessimistic to the point of hopelessness, or the NDP is vastly overselling the effect of the zoning and building bonanza it is trying to create
El Niño brings a warm start to winter, but that could change: Weather Network

El Niño brings a warm start to winter, but that could change: Weather Network

El Niño is associated with warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures in the tropical region of the Pacific Ocean to the west of South America, which affects the global jet stream pattern.
Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll

Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll

Nearly two-thirds of respondents said the volume of newcomers is also adding pressure to the country's education systems.