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Man who threatened B.C. nurse with Molotov cocktail sentenced

Man who threatened B.C. nurse with Molotov cocktail sentenced

Anthony Jason Phillips also told a No Frills grocery store security officer he would stab him for preventing him from leaving with stolen food.
Masks should return to buses, SkyTrain: Metro Vancouver transit advocate

Masks should return to buses, SkyTrain: Metro Vancouver transit advocate

“Who in our society is carrying that disease burden the heaviest in the context of travel and transportation?”
LeHomes Realty fined $282K for anti-money laundering violations

LeHomes Realty fined $282K for anti-money laundering violations

Among other violations, the real estate brokerage failed to develop and maintain a written and ongoing training program for its staff on anti-money laundering.
B.C. group fined $1,000 for election ad violations

B.C. group fined $1,000 for election ad violations

The network blames miscommunication within the organization for unregistered advertising during the election period.
'Meet Ryp!' — Canucks name team pup after the late Rick Rypien

'Meet Ryp!' — Canucks name team pup after the late Rick Rypien

The Vancouver Canucks have a new team dog and they've given him the perfect name.
B.C. just changed how PST is calculated on used car sales. Here's what you need to know

B.C. just changed how PST is calculated on used car sales. Here's what you need to know

The province is estimating a $30-million uptick in revenue by using wholesale book values for determining PST on used car sales.
50 space terms for understanding the universe

50 space terms for understanding the universe

Yes, "spaghettification" is a space term.
B.C. group building 'breathing' sculpture mimicking real-time air quality

B.C. group building 'breathing' sculpture mimicking real-time air quality

A B.C. group of engineers is building a giant shape-shifting, origami sculpture that allows people to "breathe" with polluted towns and cities on the other side of the world. Why? To "evoke people's empathy."
Vaccines could curb COVID-19 spike predicted for fall: modelling group

Vaccines could curb COVID-19 spike predicted for fall: modelling group

An expected rise in cases this fall is based on waning immunity rather than the threat of new variants better able to evade immunity, according to the latest COVID modelling projections.
Opinion: Climate risk index shows threats to 90 per cent of the world's marine species

Opinion: Climate risk index shows threats to 90 per cent of the world's marine species

A new biodiversity index captures the climate risk for nearly 25,000 marine species and their ecosystems and lays the groundwork for climate-smart approaches to management and conservation.