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• Staff recommend Vancouver council choose slowest pace of development for Broadway Plan

  City of Vancouver planners are recommending council choose the slowest pace of development for some areas of the Broadway Plan.

  

• New youth outreach team searches for teens in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  Searching through alleys, tents and hotels in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, members of a new youth outreach team are doing all they can to get vulnerable teens the help they need.

  

• Spider sculpture's days of creeping out commuters are numbered, says City of Vancouver

  A giant spider sculpture that has been creeping out some Vancouver commuters will soon be removed, according to the City of Vancouver.

• Former Canucks captain's Vancouver home listed for just under $5.6M

  Former Canucks captain Bo Horvat has listed his home in Vancouver's West Point Grey neighbourhood for $5.59 million.

• Former VPD officer speaks out after discovering his property was being used in rental scam

  When a former detective with the Vancouver Police Department discovered photos of his home were being used in a rental scam, he decided to start his own investigation.

• A pest control company ranked Canada's worst cities for bed bugs. Here's how Vancouver did.

  Vancouver was one of Canada's worst cities in Canada for bed bugs last year, according to a pest control company's annual rankings.

• Feds give Kamloops, B.C., nation $12.5 million for healing centre

  The federal government is contributing $12.5 million to the construction of a healing centre at the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation almost two years after the nation announced the discovery of 215 suspected unmarked graves near a former residential school.

• Merritt man's disappearance 'involves criminality,' RCMP say

  Mounties in the B.C. Interior say the disappearance of a 24-year-old man late last month is "suspicious" and "involves criminality."

• Squamish, B.C., LNG facility plans to achieve net-zero emissions at operation's start

  Proponents of a British Columbia liquefied natural gas export facility have unveiled plans to achieve net-zero emissions commitments in the construction phase and for its future operations.

• Number with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals rises again as BCCDC tweaks wastewater reporting

  The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. rose again this week, reaching its highest level since mid-January.

• Reduced speed limits coming to these 9 Vancouver streets next week

  Beginning next week, drivers will have to ease off the gas pedal while passing nine Vancouver schools located along busy arterial routes and collector streets.

• ‘We’re not living, we’re just existing’: Roadside rest stop becomes makeshift trailer park for homeless

  Weary travellers pulling into roadside rest stops in Abbotsford might be surprised to discover parking lots turned into makeshift trailer parks for those experiencing homelessness.

• 'Think Brita filter but a thousand times better': New UBC water treatment zaps chemicals

  Researchers out of the University of British Columbia have developed a new treatment designed to remove "forever chemicals" from drinking water for good.

• B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges

  The federal government is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges.

• B.C. funds veterinary school spots as demand for services skyrockets in some regions

  The B.C. government is permanently doubling the number of subsidized seats for people who want to train to become veterinarians, as the province continues to see a shortage of qualified professionals.

• Karen's Diner pop-up promises Vancouverites terrible service

  A restaurant in Vancouver will be temporarily transformed into Karen's Diner this spring in what's being billed as an "immersive dining experience" where customers can pay $55 for a burger, fries, a soda -- and terrible service.

• Woman suspected of ATM thefts in 2021 remains at large: Chilliwack RCMP

  The suspect in a series of ATM thefts that happened 20 months ago in the Upper Fraser Valley remains at large, prompting a public appeal by Chilliwack RCMP.

• Metro Vancouver rental market: RBC report warns of growing rental crunch

  Anyone who has tried to rent a home in Metro Vancouver recently already knows just how challenging it can be to find an affordable place — and a new report suggests the situation will worsen in the coming years.

• Mounties reveal identity of Surrey shooting victim, search for suspect vehicle

  A 38-year-old man who recently moved to Surrey with his family has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting earlier this month.

• Richmond, B.C., shooting victim gets 5-year sentence; whoever shot him remains at large

  A 2019 shooting outside a mall in Richmond has led to a five-year prison sentence for the victim, while the perpetrator has not been caught.