Chad Pawson

The latest fiscal plan from the B.C. government — entitled "Standing Strong for B.C." — sets new records of provincial debt but is being defended by the finance minister as necessary to respond to the U.S. tariffs and not cut essential public services British Columbians rely on.

A plan to have two all-electric, 150-passenger ferries run between downtown Vancouver, Bowen Island and Gibsons by 2027 is one step closer after City of Vancouver officials announced motions to expedite land use at Harbour Green Dock.

From construction and demolition waste to old mattresses and furniture, officials in Surrey and Vancouver want residents to put waste in its place rather than dumping it in green spaces, ditches or other inappropriate spaces.

Vancouver councillors passed a motion from Mayor Ken Sim on Wednesday that seeks to make the city "bitcoin-friendly," giving staff the thumbs up to explore holding cryptocurrency in reserve and accepting payments in the virtual currency.

The authority that manages Metro Vancouver’s public transportation system says it’s found efficiencies and increased revenue for its upcoming budget, but still faces a shortfall due lower levels of funding from senior governments and inflation pressure.

A new report from the City of Vancouver says it could save millions of dollars if the city's park board is dissolved, and suggests more parkland could be made permanent under the city's direct management. 

Mayor Patrick Johnstone says he will embrace a recommendation from the city’s ethics committee to be coached on provincial regulations over appropriately accepting gifts as an elected official.

Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung dropped an F-bomb during a long meeting that included motions to potentially make CCTV footage available to police for investigations, create a registry for lobbyists to improve transparency and have only councillors from the mayor's party be acting mayors, deputy mayors or duty councillors.

All three political parties are pledging to expand health care, while workers in the field say whoever forms the next government must match funding and staffing to their proposals.

Some British Columbians casting ballots in the upcoming election see the vote as a crossroads for the province's famed, massive old trees, its forests' flora and fauna, and its climate future.

In a tight B.C. election campaign, according to pollsters, some communities say the  B.C. NDP is at risk of losing votes in orange-leaning neighbourhoods where there has been distaste over prescriptive Victoria-led housing legislation.

In 2008, as the then-B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada’s first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.

Cycling advocates in British Columbia hope a new U.S. study will boost the case to allow bicyclists to yield at stop signs and safely roll through intersections.

A five-times over budget new wastewater treatment plant. International flights worth tens of thousands of dollars. Lofty salaries for staff. If you are concerned over how the regional government, Metro Vancouver, is spending public money, it’s ready to hear about it.

The Burnaby RCMP is commending victims of alleged online sextortion, saying their coming forward and making reports from different provinces has resulted in nearly two dozen charges against a 19-year-old Burnaby, B.C., resident.

For the past four years, Smell Vancouver has used crowd-sourced data to better understand odours and air quality across Metro Vancouver while offering residents a way to report what they are smelling, how it’s irritating them and what they do to cope.

City councillors have approved changes to the city’s protected “view cones,” which have historically been used to preserve the city’s vistas, to favour housing density amid a housing crisis.

A new wastewater treatment plant under construction in B.C.’s most populated region is four years beyond its original completion date and more than five times over budget. Here’s what’s important to know about it.

Longtime Vancouver Wreck Beach goers are upset that measures taken to improve safety and access at one of North America’s largest clothing-optional beaches are contributing to a rise in voyeurism and ruining the place.

Patrick Baldwin, a Vancouver Airbnb host who criticized the city for a tenfold increase in the price of short-term rental licences last September, has paid $6,000 for three violations for not holding a short-term rental business licence.