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Yellow lights illuminate B.C. landmarks for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Yellow lights illuminated Vancouver City Hall overnight ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27.

Yellow lights are shining at Vancouver City Hall to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, 2023. (Twitter)

Vancouver draw will determine who gets to pay six figures for a bottle of Scotch

A draw will be held at the BC Liquor Store at Cambie Street and 39th Avenue in Vancouver Friday to determine who will win the opportunity to pay $110,000 for a bottle of Scotch whisky.

The 52-year-old whisky is packaged in a "futuristic vessel" designed by British luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin. (BCLIQUOR)

Vancouver Island city councillor charged with assault

A Vancouver Island city councillor is on a mandatory leave of absence after he was charged with assault. Court documents show Coun. David Frisch was charged with assault against an intimate partner following an incident on Jan. 7.

Court documents show Coun. David Frisch was charged with assault following an incident on Jan. 7. (City of Courtenay)

WHO emergency declaration call based on virus spread and variants, Dr. Bogoch explains

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to decide Friday, whether the COVID-19 pandemic still qualifies for an international emergency declaration title— a decision that will involve factoring in how the virus and its variants are impacting countries around the world, says an infectious disease expert.

VPD Const. Nicole Chan was released from hospital hours before suicide, inquest hears

A coroner's inquest into Nicole Chan's death heard testimony Thursday about the Vancouver police officer's visit to the hospital just hours before she took her own life in 2019.

Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines

Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits.

'She was a nightmare': Parent, former staff member speak out on ex-principal accused of stealing $170K from East Van school

More people are coming forward after the Vancouver School Board filed a lawsuit against former principal Tricia Low, also known as Tricia Rooney.

'A lot of uncertainty': B.C. has highest number of avian flu outbreaks in Canada

Fourteen months after Dave Martens' chicken barns on Abbotsford's Sumas Prairie were flooded, the repairs are almost complete and he finally has birds again. Now, he's trying to keep it that way.

'The stuff you see on a daily basis, it's not normal': A night inside Vancouver's busiest fire hall

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.

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What is going on with Bill C-11, the government's online streaming legislation?

The Liberals have spent years trying to pass online streaming legislation and now the current iteration, known as Bill C-11, is closer than ever to passing. With a potential parliamentary showdown ahead, here's what you need to know about how the contentious Broadcasting Act bill got to this stage.

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez arrives at the Hamilton Convention Centre, in Hamilton, Ont., ahead of the Liberal Cabinet retreat, on Monday, January 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

What should Canada be doing about climate change? 25 recommendations

The national Net-Zero Advisory Body released 25 recommendations Friday for how Canada can adjust its climate plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 — a goal that the country is not on track to reach right now, according to the report.

Canadian government posts $3.6 billion deficit between April and November

The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $3.6 billion in the first eight months of the fiscal year.

Bear on Mars? NASA satellite snaps a strange formation

What looks like a giant teddy bear’s face peering into space from the surface of Mars is actually a satellite image of some craters and a circular fracture, scientists say.