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Vancouver school named after British general who ran concentration camps up for re-naming

A Vancouver school named after a British general who set up concentration camps in South Africa where thousands died is one step closer to having a new name.

Nurse 'did not adequately assess' or care for unresponsive person, B.C. college finds

A former Kelowna nurse has been disciplined by her professional college for her inadequate response to an unresponsive person at the entrance of the emergency department where she was working in September 2021.

B.C. woman plans to use $125K lotto prize to replace what she lost in floods

A Merritt woman who recently won $125,000 from a scratch-and-win game plans to use some of the jackpot to replace what she lost when catastrophic flooding hit the city.

B.C. toxic drug crisis: Fewer 911 calls as deaths continue

BC Emergency Health Services saw a slight decline in 911 calls for overdose and drug toxicity last year, but some areas saw a dramatic increase, and the death rate doesn’t appear to be slowing down.

'COVID is not done,' Canadian infectious disease expert says ahead of WHO announcement

While RSV and flu cases steadily decline in Canada, the World Health Organization is set to announce on Monday whether it still considers COVID-19 a global health emergency, but one infectious disease specialist says we still need to keep an eye on the coronavirus.

Majority of affordable homes approved under federal program not yet constructed

The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding are missing their deadlines.

Fire in Vancouver parkade leads to office building evacuation

A fire broke out in an underground parkade in downtown Vancouver Saturday evening and soon spread to the office building above.

Advocates anticipate this year's Metro Vancouver Homeless Count will be higher than previous years'

Advocates are predicting this year's Metro Vancouver Homeless Count will be higher than previous years' due to lingering impacts from the pandemic, job losses and inflation.

Vancouver city council to consider $110K grant for fire safety in SROs

The number of structure fires in single room occupancy buildings in Vancouver has increased dramatically in recent years, according to firefighters. A proposal coming to city council this week aims to help change that trend.