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Reported by Perrin Grauer  Following an apology to LGBTQ2+ Canadians by prime minister Trudeau on Tuesday, Vancouver city councillor Tim Stevenson said it’s a breakthrough for the community. “I have been out for about 40 years and I…

Surrey could become the first city in British Columbia to have a light rail network if provincial funding is approved.

Car break-ins, which on average cost ICBC and drivers around $14 million per year, are down significantly in Vancouver and Surrey, the province’s most populated cities.

Langara students are spending tens of thousands of dollars buying bottled water while the manufacturer is getting it from the province for free.

Three years after the peak of fossil fuel divestment campaigns on B.C. campuses, students still have little idea how much their institutions invest in oil.

Including therapy dogs into the Service Dog and Guide Dog Act, which is now only limited to service or guide dogs for people with physical disabilities, would make them more accessible for those who need the emotional support they can get…

In July 2015, Matthew Kalin Brenner attempted suicide after being charged with murder and sent to the North Fraser Pretrial Centre. Five-and-a-half months later, he slid through the third-floor safety bars in the correctional institution…

Advocates for traumatized first responders in British Columbia say that WorkSafeBC’s current handling of their claims lags behind a new standard being adopted by other provinces.

A leading research firm that specializes in studying the economic health of cities has left off White Rock from its top-10 list of best B.C. municipalities in which to invest real estate.

An increase in freight train traffic on a small island on the Fraser River between Surrey and Pitt Meadows is disrupting residents’ access to the road that leads to the only ferry to and from the community.