The Province - Local (An hour ago)
The team has moved on from their iconic captain, a top-four player in team history, and they are one point above last place in the NHL having played two games more than the equally disappointing Winnipeg Jets. That's one hell of a hangover. What will the next year hold?
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (4 hours ago)
Police have arrested a man suspected of spitting on a stranger in downtown Vancouver this week. The Vancouver Police Department says the victim, a woman in her 60s, alleges that a man approached her and spat in her face while she was walking her dog shortly after midnight on Dec. 29. She helped officers identify […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (22 hours ago)
With New Year's Eve celebrations around the corner, the Vancouver Barwatch program is joining the call for longer public transit service times. Curtis Robinson, the chair of the program, says his organization is advocating for extended service until 5 a.m. "They need to provide late-night transportation. Stop making excuses,” he told 1130...
ReadCBC - British Columbia (A day ago)
Medical and disability experts are raising alarms over barriers to obtaining the main eligibility requirement for Canada's new disability benefit payments, the disability tax credit. Former clients say companies are charging them thousands of dollars for help with their applications — unaware free alternatives exist.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (A day ago)
The City of Dawson Creek presented a 2026 draft budget to mayor and council on Dec. 15. The budget proposes a 6.5 per cent increase, with one per cent dedicated to addressing asset management needs, closing the gap on a $10-million infrastructure deficit.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (A day ago)
A criminologist says there should be efforts to address the length of criminal trials and money laundering to further deal with the issue of Canadian drug production in 2026, after a year where Canadian officials made pains to show they were cracking down.
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
A Quebec couple has been found dead while on a vacation in the Dominican Republic, their family says. Gilles Sauve Jr. posted to Facebook saying his sister Christine Sauvé and her husband Alain Noël had died during their sleep the night of Dec. 25 into 26. “Out of respect for our family and in order […]
ReadCBC - British Columbia (2 days ago)
This year, many people travelled across the country for leisure. Others trekked or biked across Canada to raise money for worthy causes. Paul Jenkins also spent 2025 travelling from coast to coast. But while many would call his journey a worthy one, his motivation was neither for pleasure nor fundraising.
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (2 days ago)
It was a magical year on the pitch for the Vancouver Whitecaps, even if the long-term future of the club in the market is still cloudy. The club hired Jesper Sorenson in January, kicking off a run of success that saw the Whitecaps charge right to the top of the Western Conference standings in Major […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (3 days ago)
Winter arrived early this year with temperatures below seasonal averages, much to the delight of ski resorts, which were able to get a head start on preparing their slopes. "We were fortunate to have fairly cold temperatures in late November and early December, which was ideal for snowmaking,” explained Isabelle Vallée, spokesperson for Le...
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (3 days ago)
A third of professionals in Canada are planning to look for a new job in the coming year, according to a study by the talent management firm Robert Half. In a survey of nearly 2,000 working and job seeking Canadians over November and December, Robert Half found that one in three respondents were planning to […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (3 days ago)
Here are the top 10 reads from the NewsRadio Bookshelf, comprising some of the best in local, B.C., and Canadian non-fiction, history, and current affairs. The Making of Canada: An Epic History in Twenty Extraordinary Lives The traditional textbook version of Canadian history is a familiar narrative: modern Canada, from its inception through...
ReadThe Province - Local (3 days ago)
'Sometimes, you just have to get pucks behind guys and do that all night. We were turning for pucks a lot (Saturday). It gets tough when you're doing it all game.' — Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers. "We have to realize what wears teams down and show some maturity."
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (4 days ago)
There’s no debating it: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had one of the best years an athlete could have. Gilgeous-Alexander was named The Canadian Press’s Male Athlete of the Year on Saturday in balloting by editors, writers and broadcasters from across the country, easily winning the award for the second time in his career. The Hamilton native...
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