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CUPE Local 561 workers are ramping up their job action in a dispute with First Transit, B.C. Transit's contractor in the region...

Spring. For some of us, that means dirt under your fingernails. Trowels and trugs at the back door. And seed catalogues....

Brothers Al Lester and Cam Mesmer make hypnotic heavy metal album....

Anthony Gismondi offers up five selections from the Okanagan's Quails' Gate sure to be worth your while...

From tailoring to more fashionable two-piece styles, Rebecca Tay discovers five options to put into heavy rotation this season....

Silver Star native Lilah Fitzgerald enjoys great gig in Bob Odenkirk's new series Lucky Hank....

There was also a plan for Stanley Park to be build a glass conservatory in a memorial to David Oppenheimer....

Opinion: If you have specific gardening questions, many of the booths at the B.C. Home and Garden Show are staffed by knowledgeable folks....

Police have not confirmed what type of structure burned...

Home prices in Fraser Valley still more than 25 per cent lower than a year ago, BCREA data shows...

Richard 'Blair' Young's remains were found on March 3, 2017 in a forested slope close to the summit of the Malahat...

Opinion: Instead of focusing only on the possibility of abuse, academia could explore ways in which AI can inform learning and allow students to expand the scope of their research and thinking....

A further 43 per cent increase in cancer cases is predicted between now and 2035. A much more explicit strategy is needed to prevent cyclical repetition of crises....

Susan Musgrave and Manolis Aligizakis land on prestigious poetry prize list....

Compiled by the Association of Book Publishers of B.C....

Tabla master invites players from different styles to a drum summit....

Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores....

In Our Ghosts, playwright Sally Stubbs grapples with the disappearance of her father and the effect it had on her and her family....

A new matte lip lineup from NYX Professional Makeup....

The father-and-son team of Chris and Jim Koehler love to drive stunt vehicles....

Anthony Gismondi: The latest B.C. wine country buzz....

Police were called just after 11 p.m. on Monday after someone waiting in the ER saw an ammunition round drop to the floor...

There are live wires at the scene creating a safety hazard, and people are being asked to avoid the area...

The painting was executed only five years before Carr's death...

Attorney General Niki Sharma says proposed changes will ensure repeat offenders are held in custody before their trial unless there is a 'good reason' for their release...

The app will help customers check current conditions, make bookings, see sailing status and check estimated deck space, among other options....

A few B.C. nominees have won 2023 Juno Awards...

Nanaimo mayor said he's upset about the shooting, but not surprised...

The opening of its first standalone boutique in the city was a long time coming, according to Desiree Thomas, CEO of North America for the Parisian brand....

The search for swimwear just got a little bit cuter — and more eco-conscious — thanks to a new Canadian brand called Patti Jane Swim....

The body was found after firefighters put out a tent fire, but it's believed she was already dead before the blaze...

The opportunity to develop a new food program at the golf club reportedly "intrigued" the longtime chef for reasons beyond just the food....

RCMP Cpl. James Grandy says it's too early to tell if the fire at the Golden Law Courts and Service B.C. building is suspicious....

The laid-back hitmakers are hitting the road to celebrate 50 years of music making....

Opinion: A foreign influence registry could be an important first step. But much more is needed to curb authoritarian regimes interfering here....

The Grammy-winning rapper will bring his It's All a Blur Tour to Rogers Arena....

In B.C. Supreme Court on Friday, lawyers for Coromandel said the company was going to discontinue the CCAA proceedings....

The guide was regrouping higher up on the run, when "the fifth person in the group triggered a settlement at the regroup, which initiated the avalanche above."...

"It's overwhelming that something like this would ever happen to me — an artist who never went to school for it or anything." — Smokey D...

In Vancouver, fire crews were called around 5 a.m. Saturday after an apartment suite was engulfed in flames in the 1500 block of East 5 Avenue....

"For the most part, it's a once in a lifetime thing, you know? I don't think it happens too often to people, unless you're Meryl Streep." — Bryan Litson...

Kudos to director Rachel Peake for maintaining the show's dynamic style and pace at a high level that could easily have spun out of control....

The leak is apparently beginning in the river at Fullerton Avenue....

At this year's Grammys, the music star rocked a monochromatic vibrant coral-red palette that's well worth adapting...

"It's not clear what his exact motivation for the killing was, but Brown's death was put in motion when he started his lawsuit," Crown prosecutor Kimberly Henders Miller said....

Here's your weekly roundup of climate change news for the week of March 6 to March 12, 2023....

Vancouver police are investigating a series of brazen purse thefts in downtown Vancouver they believe were committed by the same person. Police say the thefts happened in recent months, starting January, and have occurred at busy cafes and restaurants. Th...

B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres is calling for the hotel chain to publicly apologize, acknowledge the mistreatment and educate staff...

More than half of B.C.'s full-time family physicians have switched to the new fee structure, billed as a way to increase people's access to a family doctor and stop those in family practice from fleeing a system that was burning them out....

Opinion: As British Columbians stand together on the National Day of Observance for those affected by COVID-19, our thoughts, our emotions, and our memories will be uniquely our own but we all share in the experience of them....