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A growing number of new immigrants in B.C. are choosing to live outside of Metro Vancouver, according to 2021 census data from Statistics Canada. One of them is Alan Gonzales, who came to Kelowna, B.C., five years ago as a Canadian permanent resident. Gonzales, who is from the Philippines, received his permanent residency through the …
Read More »Michelin Guide to unveil its top Vancouver restaurants today
Vancouver will soon be home to Michelin-rated restaurants as the prestigious food guide will unveil its selection of the city’s top eateries. Michelin will unveil its picks at an awards ceremony Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Convention Centre West building. Last month, Michelin, which covers more than 60 locations across the world, unveiled its …
Read More »Vancouver police arrested a man for breaching a protection order. Why that matters for victims of violence
Vancouver police came under scrutiny last week after videos of a man being arrested were posted on social media, but police say their actions were justified by a court order protecting the man’s wife. Videos of the arrest in the parking lot of the Trout Lake Community Centre in East Vancouver …
Read More »Metro Vancouver could get its first person of colour elected mayor in this fall’s municipal elections
Two of the most diverse cities in Metro Vancouver have never had a person of colour for mayor. That could change this time around with candidates like Jinny Sims, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Ken Sim. While it could be a historic moment for Surrey or Vancouver, two of the most diverse cities …
Read More »North Vancouver lowers age requirement for affordable seniors building over rental vacancies
A non-profit organization that operates an affordable seniors’ building in the District of North Vancouver is looking for more tenants to rent its below-market units after council unanimously voted earlier this week to lower the age requirement to live there. Stefan Baune, executive director of the Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society, said the non-profit …
Read More »Vancouver man advertises $5K reward for help finding a family doctor
This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. Gary Shuster’s belief in public health care is so strong that in 2008 he worked on Barack Obama’s election campaign, attracted by …
Read More »West Vancouver bus drivers say strike notice could come next week
Frustrated West Vancouver bus drivers say they’re ready to escalate job action in their fight for better pay and working conditions. The president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 134 says the union is prepared to give strike notice next week as his members working for Blue Bus seek pay and …
Read More »Cruise ship stuck in Vancouver due to tugboat strike departs a day late
An Alaska cruise ship stranded in Vancouver overnight due to a tugboat workers strike has departed. Celebrity Cruises says the Celebrity Eclipse, which had been due to depart Sunday afternoon, was unable to leave the Port of Vancouver without the tugs, but staff are “working diligently” with local authorities to …
Read More »Former student of North Vancouver teacher accused of sexual assault says he is ‘ridding himself of shame’
Warning: This story contains graphic details. In the sunny boardroom of a North Vancouver law firm, Dennis Cooper flips through faded photos from his childhood — two class portraits taken in 1977 at Upper Lynn elementary school, and various shots of him at 11-years old, mastering ski jumps in Penticton and Vernon. The photos from …
Read More »Ojibway father of 7 identified as man who died after being shot by police bean bag gun in Vancouver
The man who died Monday morning after being shot multiple times with a bean bag gun by Vancouver police has been identified by family members as 42-year-old father of seven, Chris Amyotte of Winnipeg. Amyotte’s cousin Samantha Wilson told CBC that he was in Vancouver visiting family, including two of his children. …
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