CBC - British Columbia (9 minutes ago)
It's been 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted — and scientists say it will erupt again in our lifetime. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down what will make it different from the deadly blast in 1980 and how today's technology is giving us an early warning system.
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (13 hours ago)
OMNI Television has opened applications for its 2025 scholarship program, continuing its annual initiative to encourage and support aspiring journalists interested in ethnic and third-language storytelling. The program is open to post-secondary students across Canada pursuing journalism-related studies, with a passion for serving diverse...
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (14 hours ago)
Don’t forget: The Pattullo Bridge, which connects New Westminster and Surrey, will be closed to traffic in both directions for the duration of this weekend. Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, May 16, the closure will be in effect until Tuesday, May 20, at 5 a.m. "The work that's being done is part of the Pattullo […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (14 hours ago)
What a season it was for the Vancouver Canucks. Last year at this time they had won the Pacific Division regular season title, dispatched the Nashville Predators in the first round of the playoffs, and were battling the Edmonton Oilers in what turned out to be a seven-game series. Their head coach, Rick Tocchet, won the […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (15 hours ago)
A preliminary report by the City of Vancouver and police into last month’s Lapu-Lapu Day festival attack says authorities are considering safety enhancements for outdoor events in light of the attack. But the report says planning for the festival appears to have followed prescribed processes, and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says all the right steps...
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (16 hours ago)
Vancouver Park Board rangers are at a Downtown Eastside park on Friday morning, enforcing a newly issued restriction that targets unhoused people’s belongings. The new rule affects the number of items people sleeping rough can have with them in Oppenheimer Park. As of Friday, people are only allowed to have a single tote’s worth of […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (17 hours ago)
Public safety and street disorder are the focus of an announcement coming in downtown Vancouver. The provincial government has a new plan it says is aimed at tackling non-violent crime, set to be revealed outside London Drugs’ flagship store at Granville and West Georgia streets — a fitting location as the company has been very […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (19 hours ago)
A vacant house fire in Surrey’s Bridgeview neighbourhood kept crews busy early Friday morning. Deputy Chief Shelley Morris tells 1130 NewsRadio that the fire service received reports of the blaze along 113A Avenue near 126A Street around 1:30 a.m. “[Crews] arrived at a vacant home that was fully involved, and [it] had already started the […]
ReadCBC - British Columbia (A day ago)
After a year of upheaval and reviews, Metro Vancouver directors are awaiting a report that could tweak a few parts of the biggest regional government in B.C. — or could kickstart massive reforms in the way the area from Lions Bay to Langley is overseen.
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Premier David Eby is not backing down from two controversial laws that will fast-track infrastructure projects and clean energy projects across BC, despite a tense meeting with First Nations leaders Thursday, where he was urged to "kill" the bills.
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (A day ago)
A council made of forestry professionals, educators, union and former industry officials has been brought together to find a balance between healthy forests and a prosperous industry. The B.C. government announced the Provincial Forest Advisory Council on Thursday, appointed under the co-operation agreement it has with the two provincial Green...
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Premier David Eby is not backing down from two controversial laws that will fast-track infrastructure projects and clean energy projects across BC, despite a tense meeting with First Nations leaders Thursday, where he was urged to "kill" the bills.
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
Turns out a last-minute run to get some dinner supplies could make you B.C.’s newest millionaire. Surrey resident Justin Simporios, 35, won $80 million on May 9, marking the biggest ever lottery jackpot won in the province, and the largest jackpot won by a single person in Canadian history. Speaking to the media on Thursday, […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
Though he may be the most important player on the team, the Vancouver Canucks are insisting that Quinn Hughes wasn’t involved in helping pick a new head coach. At Adam Foote’s introductory press conference on Thursday, speaking for the first time as head coach of the team, both he and general manager Patrik Allvin made it clear […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
If you’re hoping to crack open an alcoholic beverage this May long weekend, you can now do so at some beaches across Vancouver. As of Thursday, those 19 and over are allowed to bring and drink alcohol at seven beaches between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m., until Sept. 30. The beaches included in Vancouver’s Alcohol […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
Two people were sent to hospital early Thursday morning after being stabbed in the City of Langley. The Langley RCMP says that around 3:40 a.m., Mounties responded to a report of a “disturbance” along 56 Avenue near 198 Street. When officers got there, they found two people who had been stabbed. Both victims were then […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
A “movie-like chase” ended with a suspected stolen semi-truck crash landing into the Fraser River in Surrey early Thursday morning. According to the Langley RCMP, at around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, Langley officers from its Special Response Team saw a semi-truck in the area of 24 Avenue and 206 Street with “mis-matched license plates.” Shortly...
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
After years and years of designs and redesigns, the proposed towers at the Commercial Drive and Broadway Safeway site in Vancouver will finally be discussed during a public hearing Thursday. The site has seen many versions over the years, with the highrises getting higher with every passing year. In 2017, a proposal called for towers […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
Just a day into his new job as minister for housing and infrastructure, former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is already sparking controversy. Robertson was asked during a media scrum whether he believes home prices in Canada need to go down. “No, I think we need to deliver more supply, make sure the market is stable, […]
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