Vancouver Sun

The Vancouver Amazons probably hadn’t played much hockey by February 1918. But the girls’ team from King George High School in the West End had nerve — they issued a challenge to Vancouver’s “senior puck chasers,” the Vancouver Ladies Hockey team. Read More

FORT NELSON, B.C. — A rainy day in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., was what fire crews were hoping for as they continue to battle a wildfire burning 2.5 kilometres outside the town. Read More

So, where’s your closest garden centre? Read More

Vancouver is beautiful. It’s beautiful to visit, it’s a beautiful place to study, and it’s a beautiful city to retire in. Read More

B.C. Housing has started foreclosure proceedings against a rental apartment building in Merritt after the developer failed to repay a low-interest 2019 construction loan on time. Read More

Shadae Johnson wanted a home birth. Instead, her seven-week old baby was born in a room at the Executive Hotel in Richmond. Two pushes and he was out. Read More

More dog owners across Vancouver are speaking up about the lack of off-leash spaces for their pups in the city, after a Mount Pleasant school field was recently fenced off to keep canines out. Read More

It’s all about the land, the price of dirt. Read More

PORT ALBERNI — The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. Read More

FORT NELSON — One of the largest wildfires burning in Western Canada is the Patry Creek fire, 25 kilometres north of Fort Nelson, B.C., which re-emerged May 2 after smouldering through the winter. Read More

The last day of the spring legislative session also marked the unofficial start of the provincial election campaign, with the premier turning merger talks between the B.C. United and B.C. Conservatives into an attack line. Read More

VICTORIA — One of the longest serving members of the legislature, Mike de Jong, took his leave of the place Thursday, providing a note of grace in a week of partisan recriminations and pre-election speculation. Read More

Why would a municipal politician want to boost property tax bills for their own voters in order to benefit another city's residents who did not — and can not — vote for them? Read More

The B.C. food manufacturing sector is facing considerable difficulties. This trend is not isolated to B.C., as the Atlantic region of Canada also struggles with similar issues. However, the challenges in Br.C. are primarily policy-induced, in contrast to the Atlantic region, where geographical and demographic factors contribute to the difficulties faced by food manufacturers. Read More

It’s only May and B.C.’s wildfire season is already raging. As we write, the intense wildfire near Fort Nelson continues to burn and residents in the region have received mandatory evacuation orders from their local government. Even back in April, widespread evacuation orders and alerts were issued in the northeast, northwest, and central areas of the province, marking an unusually early start for this kind of fire behaviour. Read More

A roundup of crime news from around the Lower Mainland and B.C. on Thursday, May 16: Read More

The May long weekend is when Canadians traditionally renew their passion for gardening. Read More

A supplier of props to Hollywood North productions for almost four decades, Mount Pleasant Furniture is now ready for its own close-up thanks to the new Griffin Arts Project show The Prop House: A Collection of One Million Objects. Read More

May is Asian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the diverse cultures of Asian communities across Canada. The theme for this year's Asian Heritage Month is “Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future: Amplifying Asian Canadian Legacy." Read More

Life isn’t always a Cabernet, as recent data might suggest. One of the biggest trends in the wine business, which isn’t exactly booming, is a rise in white wine sales, according to a global white wine market report by Fact.MR sales increased by nearly five per cent by the end of 2022, totalling $39 billion. Analysts say the market will keep expanding to reach around $67 billion by the end of 2033. Read More