Vancouver Sun

Longtime Metro Vancouver homeowners nervously watching their property values rise due to B.C.'s transit-oriented development legislation have an option to avoid being side-swiped by higher property taxes. Read More

The chief of the Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department near Qualicum Beach is warning people about lithium batteries after one exploded in his home. Read More

A Vancouver realtor who put himself on a downtown billboard to raise his profile, appears to have gotten a little too much attention. Read More

An Alberta man has been found guilty of dangerous and impaired driving in a fatal crash three years ago, after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected his claim that he had been drinking that day because he was suffering from low blood sugar. Read More

A winter storm has dumped heavy snow over parts of central and northern B.C., and freezing rain is in the forecast as temperatures start to rise. Read More

Vancouver police shot and injured a suspect after an alleged carjacking early Sunday morning. Read More

December usually means holiday theatre and this year is no exception. Christmas-themed shows will be playing on all three of the Arts Club's stages, and The Cultch's East Van Panto remains a favourite December tradition. Read More

Vancouver International Airport is at risk of flooding due to climate change, according to a new Senate report that looks at critical transportation infrastructure across Canada to assess how it will fare in the changing climate. Read More

The concert calendar for 2024 is heading toward its last notes. But that doesn't mean there aren't still some big shows coming to town in December. Here are five must-see concerts this month: Read More

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News flash: Life is hard. People let you down. Things end badly. Sometimes it feels like your fairy godmother stepped outside for a smoke and never came back. Read More

On a crisp morning in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Kayleigh Robertson held the first professional photograph taken of herself and her seven-month-old daughter, Sequoia. The glossy image felt almost surreal — a symbol of something she had never imagined possible. Read More

A Surrey teenager reported missing Oct. 22 has been found dead in Delta, according to his family. Read More

Southern resident killer whales always look sharp in their smooth black-and-white body suits, but now they have a new accessory. Read More

Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems to all the latest science. Read More

Whether you think Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, everyone can agree it's just not the holidays until you've snuggled under the blankets with a mug of hot cocoa, some popcorn and enjoyed a Christmas movie or two. Read More

As we decorate our patios for the holiday season, there are a few special winter plants that really stand out. Helleborus niger — more commonly known as the Christmas rose — is, perhaps, the most impressive. They start blooming in late fall, and their flowers often last well into spring.  Through intensive breeding, the Heuger family in Germany has expanded the niger hellebores into many interesting varieties. All of them are white with pink tints in their blossoms, but each one has a uniquely different flower form. Read More

It's been a year of despair for wine. Pricing and egos remain the elephants in the room as producers, retailers, and consumers all circle each other, searching for solutions to short crops, high prices and low profits. Challenging weather constantly affects crops worldwide, and consumers searching for savings and drinking something different have changed their purchasing habits, negatively impacting sales. Read More

The federal and provincial governments are offering tax rebates and breaks over the next few months. Read More

Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley said on Friday that the regional district will rewrite policies for staff travel as part of Metro's clampdown on external trips for professional development. Read More