Local, Regional News

The City of Vancouver is reducing its funding for school meal programs — a move that has sparked alarm for the school board trustees worried about fewer meals reaching students who depend on them. Read More

At least two private B.C. retirement homes will stop offering government-subsidized beds, a potentially problematic pattern at a time when the population is aging and more seniors are struggling with affordability. Read More

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby and his NDP government were dealt a fiscal double whammy this week, when two leading rating agencies downgraded the province’s credit on the same day. Read More

Vancouver Sun editor-in-chief Harold Munro speaks to Vancouver Sun political columnist Vaughn Palmer about the recent bond rating downgrade as the B.C. government departs from prudent management — and the reaction from Premier David Eby. Read More

With less than two weeks left in another playoff-less season, the chatter inevitably turns to the off-season. Read More

The Vancouver Whitecaps have been on a roll to start the Major League Soccer season. Read More

Nils Aman seems to have hurt his shoulder during Vancouver Canucks practice on Friday at the University of B.C. Read More

The B.C. SPCA is urging pet owners to include their animals in their estate planning after the agency took in seven cats from a person who died. Read More

The federal election campaign is in full swing, as parliamentary candidates go door-to-door to promote their party's platforms and ask Calgarians for their vote. Read More

It’s like déjà-vu of Uijeongbu. Read More

Fears of a tariff-driven recession has led to a steep drop in the price of crude oil, walloping Canadian energy stocks and stoking worry about the sector's outlook should the weakness persist. Read More

"We feel so fortunate that we were able to participate in this. And we're really happy that Sam picked this lot because we think it is one of the most beautiful areas that we develop in and hopefully it will help to sell the house. We're really proud of this development," says Graeme Melton, vice-president of community development for Melcor, the developer behind Sunset Ridge. The company played an instrumental part in the initiative. The 2025 Home for Hope graces a ridge lot that faces southeast across the Cochrane Valley in the newly released estate community of Pinnacle Estates within the community of Sunset Ridge in Cochrane. As Sam Iaquinta says, "We couldn't have done this without Melcor." Read More

I have often wondered why new home builders don’t advertise new home and condo prices like the gas pumps — identifying what per cent of the home’s cost is land, permit fees and levies. It doesn’t seem fair that home builders should be the ones who are most often blamed for the high cost of housing when, in fact, most of the increase is due to increases in land, levies and permit fees (there is also the increased cost of materials, wages and overhead); it is not simply the desired profit for the home builder. Read More

These were the words of Premier Danielle Smith at a Feb. 19 press conference addressing corruption allegations: Read More

Another conspirator in a sprawling Alberta fentanyl production scheme has pleaded guilty, admitting he imported chemicals and lab equipment from China. Read More

When Vancouver actor Emily Bett Rickards got the script for the feature film Queen of the Ring, she didn’t know anything about wrestler Mildred Burke. Read More

Jennifer Scott, 52, was celebrating a birthday and since she had dinner plans, she upgraded her service to include a makeup application. Read More

As conversations of Western secession re-emerge, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says "we are going to have a significant problem moving forward" if the Liberal Party wins the upcoming federal election. Read More

It’s a piece of Edmonton’s history that more than 100 years later still looks and feels like it did — or very close to it — when its first residents moved in. Read More

Regina's chief of police has been temporarily removed from active service while an investigation is conducted by Saskatchewan’s Public Complaints Commission (PCC). Read More