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Metro Vancouver house prices cut as sales dip, listings increase

Metro Vancouver house prices cut as sales dip, listings increase

‘Calming market’ in May spooks some home sellers as transactions fall, listings rise and asking prices start to slide
Canadian wildlife corridors ranked third best in the world, finds study

Canadian wildlife corridors ranked third best in the world, finds study

In a new study, Canada has been ranked the third best country in the world to be a mammal on the move. Major successes include the Yellowstone-Yukon corridor and mountain wildlife migration routes between B.C. and Washington state.
B.C. resident regularly attacked by bird during walk home

B.C. resident regularly attacked by bird during walk home

He's been attacked three days in a row.
B.C. man exasperated as elderly friend struggles to receive health care at home

B.C. man exasperated as elderly friend struggles to receive health care at home

Randy Obenauer, 74, is suffering from a series of debilitating medical issues that have left him in need of constant in-home medical care.
More than 7,000 fridges recalled in Canada due to choking hazard. Here's what to do

More than 7,000 fridges recalled in Canada due to choking hazard. Here's what to do

More than 360,000 of them were sold in the U.S., while Health Canada says parts of the fridge's ice makers can break off and fall into the ice
RCMP tried to breathalyze B.C. man after breaking his leg, court claim says

RCMP tried to breathalyze B.C. man after breaking his leg, court claim says

The man later received a letter from the government, stating he had a reasonable excuse not to give a breath sample, according to court documents.
23 dragonfly species in B.C. are at risk. Here's how citizen scientists are trying to fix that

23 dragonfly species in B.C. are at risk. Here's how citizen scientists are trying to fix that

Project Dragonfly asks British Columbians to report their dragonfly observations, to help conserve local species.
B.C. electric vehicle sales tops in North America

B.C. electric vehicle sales tops in North America

13% of all new light vehicle sales in B.C. in 2021 were zero-emission vehicles — the highest rate on the continent on a per capita basis
Decriminalization a good step, but safe supply key: chief coroner

Decriminalization a good step, but safe supply key: chief coroner

“We have lost far more people to drug toxicity over the COVID pandemic than we have to COVID."
Opinion: Inhaled vaccine for COVID-19: The pandemic accelerated decades of research leading to jab-free vaccine now in human testing

Opinion: Inhaled vaccine for COVID-19: The pandemic accelerated decades of research leading to jab-free vaccine now in human testing

An inhaled COVID-19 vaccine would go directly to where the body would use it: the mucosal surface of the airways. This could mean less waste and more benefit, lower costs and reduced side-effects.