Vancouver Public Library Foundation receives $150K to bolster early literacy programs
A Hong Kong-based philanthropic foundation is donating $150,000 to support early literacy in Vancouver.

A Hong Kong-based philanthropic foundation is donating $150,000 to support early literacy in Vancouver.
The rebuild of the Vancouver Canucks has begun, with centre Bo Horvat heading to the New York Islanders.
More than 900 crabs were freed from illegal traps in Boundary Bay last week, according to federal officials.
The mayor of Surrey will have to wait a little longer to find out if the transition from the RCMP to a municipal force will be halted, according to B.C.'s public safety minister.
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. has reached its lowest level in more than a year.
British Columbia’s police watchdog believes a Vancouver officer may have committed offences during a 2021 arrest that left a man seriously injured.
Fire Hall No. 2 on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is the busiest in the city, and arguably the busiest in Canada. And the number of calls for help keeps rising.
A Vancouver child welfare agency is appealing a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruling that found an Indigenous mom's children were wrongfully taken from her, awarding her $150,000 in damages for discrimination.
The fate of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival isn't sealed just yet, according to organizers.
A senior in New Westminster has lost thousands of dollars after falling victim to a scam, prompting a warning from police.
WestJet has declined to provide compensation to passengers who were stuck in a sweltering airplane cabin in Jamaica last month, claiming the flight was cancelled because of 'a security-related incident' outside the airline's control.
Mounties in North Vancouver say they are investigating a "virtual kidnapping" that briefly convinced a local man his wife had been taken hostage Tuesday.
A new study from the University of British Columbia has found owners of the most expensive properties in Vancouver are paying very little income tax.
Vancouver renters continued to pay the highest prices in Canada as vacancy rates in the area dipped below one per cent last year, according to new federal data.
A mansion listed for just shy of $10 million in B.C.'s Fraser Valley comes with a small vineyard, a working boutique winery, horse stables, and a riding ring.
A coyote was spotted in Toronto's Harbourfront community just steps from the CN tower on Monday morning.
The beginning of February is expected to bring Arctic-like temperatures across much of Eastern Canada, thanks to frigid air from the polar vortex. The cold snap will descend on Eastern Canada this week, with temperatures becoming seasonable again on Sunday. In between, much of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada can expect the coldest days yet this winter.
A family in the remote community of Peawanuck, Ont., is dealing not only with the death of their young daughter, but the loss of everything they owned in a Jan. 28 house fire.
A report commissioned by a non-profit organization founded by the late Jean Vanier says the Canadian sexually abused 25 women during his decades with the group.
A six-year-old girl died in hospital Sunday night after being involved in an incident at the Val-Saint-Côme ski resort in Lanaudiere. Quebec police are investigating, though details into the event are not yet known. Officers indicated that it involved a T-bar lift, but they were not able to say more.
The hybrid sitting structure and electronic voting system should become permanent features of the House of Commons, according to a new report from MPs on the Procedure and House Affairs Committee.
Without Bobby Hull, the Winnipeg Jets wouldn’t be in the NHL right now. That’s how one of his former teammates feels about the late Jets forward.
Adding some milk to your morning coffee may boost the body's anti-inflammatory response, new research out of Denmark shows.
The World Health Organization decided Monday not to end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency it declared three years ago, even though the pandemic has reached what the international body calls an 'inflection point.'
The rebuild of the Vancouver Canucks has begun, with centre Bo Horvat heading to the New York Islanders.