The Coquihalla Highway is closed in both directions Friday morning after a multi-vehicle crash north of Merritt. The crash comes one day after Environment and Climate Change Canada posted warnings about snowfall on several B.C. highways. Drive BC says there are spun out commercial vehicles about seven kilometres north of Merritt to six kilometres north…
The B.C. provincial election will be held Oct. 24. This is your daily campaign trail update with everything you need for Oct. 23, 2020. This page will be updated throughout the day, with developments added as they happen. WHERE THE LEADERS ARE TODAY John Horgan, NDP : The NDP leader will campaign in the riding of…
It’s easy to say that mining’s glory days are behind us because we are racing toward a high-tech, solar- and wind-powered, future where the future is clean and green. But there’s one problem — you can’t build any of the infrastructure or instruments of the new economy without mining. Your phone, your computer, your electric…
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Oct. 23, 2020. We’ll provide summaries of what’s going on in B.C. right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as…
Canada has given out more than nine million 10-year visitor visas since the program began, with by far the largest bulk of recipients coming from China and India, followed by people from Brazil and Mexico. The super-popular multiple-entry visas are generally a benefit to Canada’s economy, say immigration lawyers. But they caution the 10-year, multiple-entry…
With just a day left in the election campaign, the B.C. NDP retain a commanding lead over the B.C. Liberals, a poll released Friday morning suggests. The Leger survey — conducted Oct. 18 to 21 for The Vancouver Sun and The Province — found 47 per cent of the 1,100 randomly selected respondents would vote…
VANCOUVER, B.C.: Friday, Oct. 23. Today’s weather is expected to start out with rain or wet snow over higher terrain, but that should clear up for a mainly cloudy afternoon, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The agency says it will also be windy near the water, with a high of 7 C. Overnight,…
One of the first things Anthony Kiendl , the new CEO and director of the Vancouver Art Gallery , said during an interview was that he’s “optimistic” about moving ahead with the new building for the gallery. Coming from Kiendl, the word didn’t sound like a sales job. It sounded completely genuine. Maybe he really…
The Liberals are massively outspending the NDP on social media platforms in the waning days of the provincial election campaign, apparently convinced that races in key ridings are “closer than anybody thinks.” Even the B.C. Green party — eager to reprise its role as kingmaker and social conscience in the legislature — has bumped up…
Vancouver police say the search for Jordan Naterer, believed to be missing on a hike in Manning Park, resumed Thursday. Const. Tania Visintin, a spokeswoman for the Vancouver Police Department, confirmed that the weather has made it safe for experts to search an area that was previously searched using a drone. Missing Person Jordan Naterer…