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Langara nursing students are training for the frontlines of health care during a deadly pandemic.

By Emma Gregory Some smells you can’t just put a lid on. The Chilliwack waste water treatment plant found this out the hard way, when its odor control system generated enough sulphuric acid to corrode the steel and concrete of one of…

By Meg McLachlan  Residents of the most populous Gulf Island are speaking out over what they are calling unfair bylaw enforcement of the Islands Trust mandate “to preserve and protect.” The Islands Trust was established in 1974 as…

By Caroline Egan This year Squamish is devoting a quarter of its annual budget to responding to climate change. The town located on the north end of the Howe Sound near Vancouver is spending $14.3 million on climate response projects,…

By Tyson Burrows New Westminster residents are in conflict over a proposed six-storey development on the 800 block of Sixth Street. On March 16, the project reached New West’s advisory planning committee and was recommended for…

By Catherine Mwitta  Development in Burke Mountain has caused an increase in litter — particularly dog poop. Kathy Bjarnason lived in Burke Mountain in 2013 for four years before moving to Burquitlam in 2017. Even though she lives by…

Reported by Caroline Egan, Christi Walter and Veronika Khvoro   B.C. post-secondary students appear to be experiencing more mental health and addiction issues related to isolation and stress during the pandemic. A national survey from…

By Christi Walter A team of UBC experts wants to measure Vancouver’s air quality in finer detail than what is currently possible, to help combat localized pollution issues. A coalition of researchers from varying disciplines have…

By Tessa Bartholomeusz A man, who goes by the artist's name Def3, has been doing graffiti-style murals in Vancouver for the past 17 years. He said the reputation given to graffiti artists is an unfair depiction. “There is kind of an…

By Alaina Saint Amour Despite the economic recession caused by the pandemic, more British Columbians are turning to entrepreneurship. According to a Royal Bank of Canada national survey, 112,000 Canadian small businesses closed…