Liam Britten

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s external advisors seeking efficiencies and new funding for the city’s budget is advising the city narrow its scope of work, consider divesting itself of “non-core” assets and get philanthropic, business, and non-profit help for municipal priorities.

A UBC international grad student faces an uncertain future after months in a vegetative state. His mother has filed a lawsuit alleging an improperly run martial arts tournament is to blame for his condition.

Some residents, animal lovers and a city councillor in Surrey, B.C., are criticizing the proposed redevelopment of a former pet cemetery where grieving owners laid their animals to rest for 40 years.

B.C.'s minimum wage rises 65 cents on June 1 but two groups say more change is needed for workers struggling to make ends meet.

Injured man Zhenhuan Lei — through his mother, who holds a committeeship to manage his affairs — is suing people and organizations connected to an October 2023 martial arts tournament in Burnaby, B.C. Defendants are denying fault for his brain injury.

B.C.’s top combat sports official has new powers to scrutinize competitions that he says are raising athlete safety concerns.

A construction trade union group says Canada’s immigration system is failing both to prevent imminent labour shortages on B.C. job sites and to protect many of the people who come to do construction work.

The Downton Lake fire destroyed over 50 properties — mostly recreational — along Gun Lake near Lillooet. A pair of residents say red tape from the province and regional district hasn’t helped.

Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a four-year-old girl has drowned in a pond at a leisure centre.

The price of building the new Vancouver Art Gallery has risen 50 per cent — from $400 million to $600 million — and the gallery’s CEO says multiple aspects of the project could be scaled back.