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Study says buffers, fire resistant materials could slash wildfire risks to residences

Study says buffers, fire resistant materials could slash wildfire risks to residences

HALIFAX — A new study says Canadian homeowners and communities can slash wildfire risks to buildings if they start taking steps like cutting buffer zones and using fire resistant construction materials.
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Critics caution against plan to expand medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness

Critics caution against plan to expand medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness

Hope is what kept Laurel Walker alive as thoughts of suicide overwhelmed her, and that is exactly what she says would be stripped from people battling the same darkness if Canada forges ahead with plans to expand medical assistance in dying to those
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Garzone leads Coquitlam Express to a big 7-1 win over Alberni Valley

Garzone leads Coquitlam Express to a big 7-1 win over Alberni Valley

Drew Garzone scored three goals and added an assist in Coquitlam Express win
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Letter: A Port Coquitlam store's insight on food waste reduction

Letter: A Port Coquitlam store's insight on food waste reduction

What happens when food at grocery stores can't be eaten anymore? It gets turned into something useful, writes this Port Coquitlam manager.
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People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules

People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules

VICTORIA — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People's Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing himself as an engineer.
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BBB: Celebrating ethical B.C. businesses for 2023

BBB: Celebrating ethical B.C. businesses for 2023

Notable businesses, include the PNE, are being recognized for their dedication to gaining community trust.
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Port Moody student's overdose awareness program gets major funding boost

Port Moody student's overdose awareness program gets major funding boost

Port Moody's Chloe Goodison, who's in her fourth year at Simon Fraser University, started NaloxHome in 2020.
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Major B.C. developer Coromandel Properties being mismanaged, court hears

Major B.C. developer Coromandel Properties being mismanaged, court hears

Some owners of Coromandel Properties Ltd. have failed to put their company in receivership after citing their concerns of management failures
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Column: The problem with Ottawa's fiscal responsibility message

Column: The problem with Ottawa's fiscal responsibility message

Canadians need a "modest spending restraint" to see truly balanced government books, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation claims.
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Disbarred B.C. lawyer’s trust account subject to unexplained wealth order application

Disbarred B.C. lawyer’s trust account subject to unexplained wealth order application

B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture seeks the forfeiture of about $3.5 million held in the trust account of now-disbarred lawyer Ronald Pelletier, whose misconduct included money laundering, according to the Law Society of B.C.
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