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Opinion: Fresh air has long been seen as important for our health, even if we haven't always understood why

Opinion: Fresh air has long been seen as important for our health, even if we haven't always understood why

Eighteenth-century writers worried about "infectious air," so they opened windows and built ventilation systems to bring fresh air indoors.
No motive offered for devastating stabbing attacks at Lynn Valley library

No motive offered for devastating stabbing attacks at Lynn Valley library

The man responsible for killing one woman and seriously wounding six other people in a stabbing rampage at North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley library plaza had a history of psychiatric disorder and drug use
New West librarians seek help in finding boys behind an 'adorable' apology letter from 1975

New West librarians seek help in finding boys behind an 'adorable' apology letter from 1975

Staff found a 48-year-old apology letter and are now hoping to meet the people connected to the missive.
Hitler's top diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop lived in B.C.

Hitler's top diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop lived in B.C.

Joachim von Ribbentrop frequented the Rathskeller German bar in the Flack Block, which still stands at the corner of Vancouver's Hastings and Cambie streets.
Canada's wealth gap widens as low-income households struggle with rising costs

Canada's wealth gap widens as low-income households struggle with rising costs

The richest 20 per cent of Canadians now hold two-thirds of the country's net wealth.
Photos + Video: Vehicle fire in Port Moody possibly linked to Coquitlam homicide

Photos + Video: Vehicle fire in Port Moody possibly linked to Coquitlam homicide

A Kia Niro that was torched in Port Moody was caught on video three days earlier near the Burquitlam tower where Karnvir Singh Garcha was killed.
Union says B.C. port employers want government to do 'dirty work' to end strike

Union says B.C. port employers want government to do 'dirty work' to end strike

VANCOUVER — The president of the union representing striking British Columbia port workers said employers are waiting for the federal government to do their "dirty work" instead of negotiating an end to the workers' six-day strike.
B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

Boundary Bay crab fishing could jeopardize Canada-U.S. efforts to preserve and maintain populations, judge says.
Coquitlam's risk rating is 'high' for wildfires. Here's how you can prevent them

Coquitlam's risk rating is 'high' for wildfires. Here's how you can prevent them

Thousands of Coquitlam homes border a wildland-urban interface, meaning they could be exposed to big fires each summer.
Airbnb host information to remain private, B.C. judge rules

Airbnb host information to remain private, B.C. judge rules

A housing advocate calls the decision "disappointing."