So here’s an understatement about the city you live in: there are bucketloads of illicit and prescription drugs on the streets of Vancouver.That was confirmed in documents accessed through the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act that were posted last week to the Vancouver Police Department’s website.The organization or person that requested the
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of northern Vancouver Island on Wednesday night. The quake struck about 204 kilometres west of Bella Bella, B.C., around 9:30 p.m. PT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Earthquakes Canada said the quake was felt in northern areas of Vancouver Island. There was no tsunami expected.
L’Italia sarà la sede delle Olimpiadi invernali 2026. Vincono Milano e Cortina, sogno olimpico per l’Italia. Gioia ed esultanza per la delegazione italiana: e subito si alza il coro ”Italia Italia”. L’Italia tornerà cosi’ ad organizzare un’edizione delle Olimpiadi, 20 anni dopo i Giochi invernali di Torino 2006. Agenzia di stampa
Michel Platini fermato dalla polizia in Francia. La vicenda riguarda le procedure di attribuzione dei Mondiali di calcio del 2022 al Qatar: l’ex presidente dell’Uefa viene interrogato, presso gli uffici della polizia giudiziaria di Nanterre dove si trova in queste ore, nell’inchiesta su “presunti atti di corruzione attiva e passiva di dipendenti non pubblici”, aperta dalla
According to Environment Canada Meteorologist, Bobby Sekhon, the seasonal forecast models say we can expect to see a warmer than normal summer not only in the Northeast but all across the Province. “We are predicting a warmer than normal summer, so that’s in June, July, and August for all of B.C., actually.” Sekhon says while
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has announced another phase of their new rate model which will see customers with frequent or serious driving convictions paying more for their optional insurance coverage starting Sept. 1. After June 10, driving convictions will have the potential to affect premiums. The premiums will escalate in line with the frequency
Numerous end of year summary reports indicated that the Canadian real estate market effectively achieved a soft landing. Over the past year and half, the industry has experienced a seismic shift that has brought the astronomical prices of 2017 back down to Earth. Rising interest rates, foreign homeowner taxes and rising household debt have all
The good news today is the minimum wage in B.C. is going up to $13.85 from $12.65. The bad news, according to anti-poverty campaigners, is that it’s still woefully below what’s needed to afford a good life in the province. The living wage, which is what a working couple with two children needs to earn to
People in southern Alberta are being urged to stay indoors with windows closed Friday, as wildfire smoke blankets much of the region. For Calgary, Airdrie and Red Deer, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an air quality health index of 10+, the highest on the scale, signifying very high risk. Most of the province
Days after it was found to have underpaid more than 170 migrant workers, the Aquilini Group has sent employees a letter defending its employment record and compensation history at the company’s berry farm in Pitt Meadows, B.C. Last week, CBC News reported the billionaire Aquilini family was ordered to repay $133,632.56 in back wages, vacation pay and interest to
