Highlights

Housing minister says BC Builds program a 'game-changer.'

Police are asking anyone who may have observed a silver Chrysler 200 in the parking lot area of Barnet Highway and Pinetree Way in Coquitlam between 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2024, and 12:30 a.m. on Monday, February 12, 2024, to contact the Coquitlam RCMP.

The program combines low-cost financing, expedited approvals and grants to get new homes built on public land.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is launching a public housing plan to build more affordable rental units for middle-income earners who often struggle financially to live in the same communities where they work, Premier David Eby said Tuesday.

Deficiencies on properties along Kingsway Avenue, used by Ground X, are on the Port Coquitlam city council agenda tonight, Feb. 13. The meeting starts at 6 p.m.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Unhoused people have a fundamental right to live in encampments, and that right is violated when authorities tear them down, Canada's housing advocate says.

Moira the loggerhead sea turtle is responding well after being discovered a long way from home.

Elias Pettersson has scored at a higher rate against top-ten teams in the NHL this season than he has against bottom-ten teams.

Canada's tip line for reporting online sexual exploitation of children says they've received over 180 reports concerning Wizz since 2021.

The region will experience extreme heat waves like the one in 2021 every five to 10 years by 2040, according to scientific research.