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Greater Vancouver home sales to flatten while prices inch up, forecast says

Home sales in Greater Vancouver are predicted to stay in line with last year's slower pace, while prices inch up slightly.

Home sales in Greater Vancouver are predicted to stay in line with last year’s slower pace, while prices will inch up slightly. Office towers, condos and apartment buildings are seen in downtown and the West End of Vancouver, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

'Get a f***ing hotel room': Anti-gay tirade in downtown Vancouver under investigation

Disturbing video of a man berating a young couple with homophobic slurs in downtown Vancouver has triggered a police investigation – and prompted an outpouring of support for the victims.

A man shouts anti-gay slurs at a young couple in downtown Vancouver in the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 2023. (Twitter/Jamie Pine)

B.C. health-care workers at 'breaking point' seeking mental help in growing numbers

The ongoing toxic drug crisis, waves of COVID-19 and other mass casualty events have B.C. healthcare workers pleading for faster access to mental health care as more of them find themselves distressed and despairing.

Nicole Chan coroner's inquest now in the hands of the jury

Following a week and a half of testimony from 34 witnesses, the jury in the coroner's inquest into death of Vancouver police Const. Nicole Chan began deliberating Tuesday.

Detox and treatment beds hard to come by as toxic drugs continue to claim lives in B.C.

At a time when toxic drugs are killing more than a dozen British Columbians every two days – making the choice to get clean can be a life-or-death decision.

'It felt like home': Bo Horvat says goodbye to Vancouver

Bo Horvat is saying goodbye to Vancouver and the Canucks after a decade in blue and green.

YVR says travellers should check flight status as more snow in forecast

Delays and cancellations are a possibility at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday night, and travellers are being urged to check their flight status.

Flipped cars, dozens of crashes as snowfall snarls Fraser Valley traffic

A blast of winter weather made for a messy commute in the Lower Mainland Tuesday morning.

1 dead, 1 injured after vehicle 'lost traction,' rolled down Chilliwack embankment, RCMP say

A woman is dead and a man has been airlifted to hospital after a serious crash on a snowy road in Chilliwack Tuesday afternoon.

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Canada's immigration increase alone won't fix the labour market, experts say

Experts say Canada's plan to increase immigration may ease some pressures in the labour market, but bigger changes are needed to ensure new permanent residents are matched with the jobs that most need filling.

A Canadian passport is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Alberta First Nation signing child welfare agreement with feds without the province

An Alberta First Nation is to sign an agreement today with Ottawa giving it the autonomy to administer its child welfare.

Health Canada recalls mugs and houseware from Indigo due to mould contamination

Health Canada is encouraging Canadians to check their cupboards and kitchen tables as the agency has recalled more than 30 types of Indigo-branded items including ceramic mugs, mug ornaments and houseware products due to potential mould contamination.

Radioactive capsule that fell off truck found in Australia

Authorities in Western Australia on Wednesday recovered a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off a truck while being transported along a 1,400-kilometre Outback highway last month in what an official said was like finding the needle in the haystack.