Monthly Archives: September, 2016

Ottawa gives conditional approval to giant LNG project for B.C. coast

By GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH, RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government gave conditional approval Tuesday to the massive Pacific NorthWest LNG project planned for British Columbia's northwest coast. Environment...

Vancouver proposes licensed short-term Airbnb rentals to increase supply

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Vancouver is proposing a new business-licence system for short-term rentals through websites like Airbnb to deal with "dangerously" low vacancy...

Sperm donor who fathered more than 30 kids turns himself in to police over lies about his background

Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press An American who fathered more than 30 children through sperm donations, including at least three in Canada, has admitted he...

Cost of passengers’ food and drinks on Trudeau flights to Philippines, Turkey — $1,300 per person

OTTAWA — Passengers who accompanied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his first two international trips were apparently well fed. The government has revealed, in response...

Delta holds fentanyl forums to warn community of the deadly drug

BY TIFFANY CRAWFORD In response to the fentanyl health crisis in B.C., two forums are being held in Delta this week to educate the community...

If Canada Post finds it too hard or costly to deliver mail, let someone else do it

By Andrew Coyne The job of a post office, one might reasonably suppose, is to deliver the mail. That was surely somewhere in the vicinity...

Surrey RCMP host fall Neighbourhood Safety Meetings

This fall, the Surrey RCMP will continue to host Neighbourhood Safety Meetings to provide residents with the information they need on crime and nuisance...

Male Stabbed at Bar

Surrey:  RCMP in Surrey are investigating a stabbing that took place at a local bar. On 2016-06-26 at approximately 1:15 A.M., Surrey R.C.M.P. received a...

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How to Safely Celebrate Easter and Passover

Though it may not be quite the same as past holidays, this Easter, Passover or any other event can still be filled with love,...

Magic Days Coming to Museum of Surrey

Surrey, BC – Lon Mandrake, magician, and son of the late famous Mandrake the Magician, will perform a little abracadabra at Museum of Surrey on...

TransLink completes modernization of 1980s-era SkyTrain technology

NEW WESTMINSTER: TransLink has replaced aging speakers and signs on the SkyTrain system by installing 280 new customer information screens and over 1,400 new...

Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

SURREY – Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit. Four patients at Abbotsford Regional...