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Construction on new B.C. homes saw small dip in 2024
The number of new housing starts in 2024 was down nine per cent from the record-breaking highs of 2023, but CMHC's lead B.C. economist says last year was still a strong one.
Renowned whale museum lost to fire in B.C.'s Telegraph Cove was a 'labour of love'
The Whale Interpretive Centre, where visitors could walk underneath huge whale skeletons suspended from the ceiling, was a huge tourist attraction that helped fuel the economy of northern Vancouver Island.
25 B.C. sexual health clinics at risk of closure, non-profit says
The clinics, which receive most of their funding from the province, provide sexual and reproductive health care, including STI testing, cervical screening, birth control and more.
What to expect on the roads this New Year's Eve
With many people getting ready for a night out on New Year's Eve, transportation and public safety experts are advising partiers to plan ahead for a safe ride home.
Survivors of impaired driving crashes recount the moments that changed their lives
Ahead of New Year’s Eve, CBC News heard from people with first-hand experiences of others' impaired driving. One person talks about how his business went under while he struggled to recover, while another spoke of ongoing physical pain.
GST exemption an 'administrative nightmare' for some B.C. businesses
As business owners in B.C. adapt to the federal government's two-month-long GST exemption, some say they're frustrated by the added administrative burden and an exemption list that leaves too much room for interpretation.
International student killed by falling tree near Kelowna, B.C.
Rittika Rajput, an international student from India, died on Dec. 7 while she and a group of friends were having a bonfire at a lake near Kelowna, B.C.
Metro Vancouver's Syrian community celebrates fall of Bashar al-Assad regime
Loud music and chants of unity rang outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Sunday as members of the local Syrian community celebrated the end of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
Vancouver mayor's idea to create bitcoin reserve for city 'extremely risky': law professor
Mayor Ken Sim wants Vancouver to become a bitcoin-friendly city, and that could include accepting payments for city services in cryptocurrency.
11 workers who transport jet fuel to Vancouver airport could strike
The union says the newly organized workers are seeking pay increases, pension benefits and severance packages in their first collective agreement. They're responsible for one of the ways YVR gets its fuel.