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Thousands of racers take to the water as part of Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival

Thousands of racers take to the water as part of Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival

VANCOUVER — Racers took to the water for what organizers say is North America’s largest dragon boat festival in Vancouver.
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Man 'didn't deserve to die,' family says as guilty verdict returned in murder case

Man 'didn't deserve to die,' family says as guilty verdict returned in murder case

John Dickinson’s family members sobbed in the courtroom when they heard the jury had found Mohamed Daud Omar guilty of second-degree murder in his death.
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qathet students spend day learning Tla'amin traditions

qathet students spend day learning Tla'amin traditions

National Indigenous Peoples Day honoured across Canada today
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Squamish mayor stands firm amid jurisdiction dispute with Woodfibre LNG, province

Squamish mayor stands firm amid jurisdiction dispute with Woodfibre LNG, province

Provincial order prompts WLNG to moor floatel at its worksite offshore from Squamish today.
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Pedestrian dies after bus carrying elementary school pupils crashes in B.C. Interior

Pedestrian dies after bus carrying elementary school pupils crashes in B.C. Interior

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — A pedestrian is dead after a bus carrying elementary school students crashed and ran off a highway in British Columbia's central Interior.
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In a smoky long house, Indigenous leader seeks First Nations unity to save salmon

In a smoky long house, Indigenous leader seeks First Nations unity to save salmon

VICTORIA — A beam of sunlight poked through the log beam roof of Victoria's Mungo Martin House, creating smoky shadows as Indigenous dancers circled a fire in a celebration of wild salmon.
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Tla'amin singers/drummers, PRISMA students collaborate with VSO

Tla'amin singers/drummers, PRISMA students collaborate with VSO

Indigenous artists, musicians create special night
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LifeLabs to move testing to Surrey, union warns of longer wait for results

LifeLabs to move testing to Surrey, union warns of longer wait for results

Technicians were advised this week that Life Labs is laying off workers from the Victoria Reference Laboratory and moving most of its microbiology testing to Surrey
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Walk for ALS cure returns to the qathet region on June 22

Walk for ALS cure returns to the qathet region on June 22

Lack of research funding hinders finding effective treatment
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Large, smoky fire extinguished in Metro Vancouver, no injuries reported

Large, smoky fire extinguished in Metro Vancouver, no injuries reported

RICHMOND, B.C. — The assistant deputy chief of Richmond Fire-Rescue says no injuries have been reported in relation to a massive fire that engulfed a trestle bridge in Richmond, B.C., and triggered an air quality warning.
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