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Wildfire expert says recent rainfall may not impact long-term fire activity

Wildfire expert says recent rainfall may not impact long-term fire activity

While recent rain might help the short-term wildfire outlook, a Kamloops-based wildfire expert says it may not have much of an impact in the longer term. Mike Flannigan, a Thompson Rivers University wildfire expert and B.C.
Construction constraints, charges exacerbating affordable housing crisis in B.C.: ICBA

Construction constraints, charges exacerbating affordable housing crisis in B.C.: ICBA

The industry association is warning that issues concerning costs, delays and labour are frustrating the ability to build more supply
Watch: An exclusive below the scenes look at the new Broadway Subway tunnel

Watch: An exclusive below the scenes look at the new Broadway Subway tunnel

Take an insider look at the $2.83 billion mega-project happening beneath one of Vancouver's busiest streets.
Federal Court ruling allows CSIS to deploy surveillance technology without warrant

Federal Court ruling allows CSIS to deploy surveillance technology without warrant

A redacted version of the previously-secret decision was published Tuesday, as CSIS warned Canadians about Chinese intelligence strategies
B.C. strata told to enforce bylaws if it wants Airbnb to end

B.C. strata told to enforce bylaws if it wants Airbnb to end

The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled in a Lower Mainland strata's favour.
Canada must speed decarbonizing ports to slash rising shipping emissions

Canada must speed decarbonizing ports to slash rising shipping emissions

Canada urgently needs to chart a course of action that will dramatically reduce the shipping sector’s surging greenhouse gas emissions, says an international coalition working to decarbonize the maritime sector.
Quash privacy commissioner's community safety order: B.C. ministry

Quash privacy commissioner's community safety order: B.C. ministry

The Community Safety Amendment Act would allow action against properties where crime takes place.
North Van submersible pilot watches clock tick down on missing Titan

North Van submersible pilot watches clock tick down on missing Titan

Jeff Heaton, chief submersible pilot for North Vancouver’s Nuytco Research, knows two of the five people on board the missing sub
B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

The head of B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the province's rivers are on track for an outlier year, closer to what climate change is expected to do decades into the future.
CSIS warned B.C. Sikh temple leader of assassination threat before killing: lawyer

CSIS warned B.C. Sikh temple leader of assassination threat before killing: lawyer

A close associate of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar said his friend was warned by Canadian intelligence officials about being targeted for assassination by "mercenaries" before Nijjar was gunned down in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday.