This $1.7M Vancouver home was auctioned for half the price -- but there's a catch
VANCOUVER -- The home on Windsor Street in East Vancouver has admittedly seen better days.
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This $1.7M Vancouver home auctions off for half the price but there's a catch
VANCOUVER -- The home on Windsor Street in East Vancouver has admittedly seen better days.
This $1.7M Vancouver home has an auction reserve of $72,000. Yes, there's a catch
VANCOUVER -- The home on Windsor Street in East Vancouver has admittedly seen better days.
Youths tell trial of climate change toll, from anxiety to flood and heat impacts
VANCOUVER -- Sadie Vipond says she was just seven years old when she began noticing the impacts of climate change.
'He's earned it': Conservatives want Doerkson as premier amid constitutional question
Voters gave Lorne Doerkson's B.C. Conservatives a two-thirds majority government on Saturday, now members of his party need to do the same to change their constitution to allow an interim leader to become permanent. ? The party's constitution prohibits an interim leader from seeking leadership in subsequent ballot, and change would require the support of two-thirds of the party's members...
'He's earned it': Conservatives want Doerkson as premier amid constitutional question
VANCOUVER -- Voters gave Lorne Doerkson's B.C. Conservatives a two-thirds majority government on Saturday, now members of his party need to do the same to change their constitution to allow an interim leader to become permanent.
'We don't even have a phone': Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges
VANCOUVER -- Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home in Summerland, B.C., last week when she was woken up by neighbours ringing her doorbell.
Fallen trees, bears are risks for B.C. wildfire evacuees returning home: officials
VANCOUVER -- Some of the first evacuees from the deadly British Columbia wildfire that had threatened Summerland and Peachland on the shores of Okanagan Lake are being allowed home, with authorities warning of risks including fallen trees, damaged buildings, and even bears that have been roaming the former evacuation zone.
British Columbia's 'brutal' wildfire season offers lessons, Premier David Eby says
PENTICTON -- British Columbia's wildfire season has turned "brutal" after a delayed start, with a blaze that moved at a dizzying speed in the south Okanagan, offering lessons for protecting communities moving forward, Premier David Eby said Wednesday.
Speed of 'horrific' wildfire in B.C.'s Okanagan outran modelling: Premier David Eby
PENTICTON -- Premier David Eby says a "horrific" wildfire that has forced some 20,000 people out of their homes in British Columbia's south Okanagan region moved at a dizzying speed, forcing wildfire crews to pivot from fighting flames to helping residents flee.
RCMP report possible fatality in massive B.C. wildfire
RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating a possible fatality in the massive fire near Summerland in the Okanagan that has forced thousands of people to evacuate.
CP NewsAlert: RCMP report possible fatality in massive B.C. wildfire
RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating a possible fatality in the massive fire near Summerland that has forced thousands of people to evacuate.
B.C. declares state of emergency as wildfire expands and thousands are evacuated
The British Columbia government has declared a provincial state of emergency after a ferocious wildfire forced 20,000 people out of two communities along Okanagan Lake, with helicopters diverted from the fire fight plucking dozens to safety.
Carney lays out pipeline conditions before talks with Eby on B.C.'s priorities
Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney met with Eby in a closed-door meeting in Vancouver Wednesday, shortly after the prime minister spoke to B.C. business leaders at a separate event where he outlined prerequisites for a possible pipeline championed...
Blind side: Why World Cup economic impact on Vancouver and Toronto may never be known
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Foodie Tours is hoping to dine out on an influx of visitors for the FIFA World Cup, when soccer fans begin converging on the city next month.
Hearing into Myles Gray's death delayed again until fall, 11 years after death
VANCOUVER -- The long-anticipated public hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being delayed again until the fall to give one of the seven Vancouver officers under investigation time to find a new lawyer.
Myles Gray death hearing delayed as lawyer for officer appointed provincial judge
VANCOUVER -- A public hearing in Vancouver into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 has again been delayed after a lawyer representing one of the seven Vancouver officers under investigation was appointed as a provincial court judge.
VPD officers haven't spoken at Myles Gray death hearing. Here's what the exhibits say
VANCOUVER -- None of the seven Vancouver police officers involved in a violent encounter leading up to the death of Myles Gray more than 10 years ago has yet testified at a public hearing that is scheduled to resume on Wednesday.
Gender-based violence costs B.C. $1.12 billion annually, YWCA report says
VANCOUVER -- Gender-based violence is costing British Columbia an estimated $1.12 billion each year, says a new report commissioned by the provincial YWCA.
Ex-B.C. school trustee to fight $750,000 penalty for 'insidious' anti-SOGI campaign
VANCOUVER -- A former British Columbia school trustee will be going to court to challenge a $750,000 penalty imposed by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, which ruled that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against classroom resources on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Former B.C. school trustee to challenge $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign
VANCOUVER -- The lawyer for former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Barry Neufeld says he will be filing a court challenge against a ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against classroom resources on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Killing of B.C. academic spurs calls for government action against gender violence
The killing of a Vancouver Island academic is spurring calls for action against gender-based violence.
'I'm in': Caroline Elliott confirms run for B.C. Conservative leadership
VANCOUVER -- Political commentator Caroline Elliott has confirmed she will be joining the race for leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party.
Eby promises business leaders to 'go to the wall' to protect private property
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia Premier David Eby reassured business leaders at a BC Chamber of Commerce gathering in Vancouver about two recent First Nations court decisions, saying he would "go to the wall" to protect private property.
B.C. announces new measures to combat intimate partner violence
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia's attorney general has announced new provincial measures aimed at combating intimate partner violence, while calling newly tabled federal legislation "a step toward justice."
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER -- Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request.
TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man
VANCOUVER -- A human rights complaint has been settled between the TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account at a Surrey, B.C., branch.
How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad
VANCOUVER -- John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from the Korean War, his battles weren't over.
Murder was 'unexpected' by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
VANCOUVER -- A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence counsel says it wasn't planned and that evidence at the trial doesn't support a first-degree murder conviction for Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo.
B.C. launches task force to tackle extortions, shootings in South Asian community
The British Columbia government and RCMP have announced a provincial task force dedicated to investigating a spate of extortions and violence aimed at the South Asian community.
BCGEU escalates job action, bans overtime for correctional officers and sheriffs
VANCOUVER -- The president of a union representing British Columbia's public service workers says it has escalated job action with an overtime ban for correctional officers and sheriffs.
Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence
VANCOUVER -- A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack.
Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect's fitness hearing
VANCOUVER -- A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial.
B.C. Coastal First Nations write to Carney, asking him to reject any new pipeline
Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to the northern B.C. coast for export to Asia...