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B.C. municipality pushes for European-style elevators to cut costs, boost accessibility

A Vancouver Island municipality is pushing the province to make changes to its elevator rules in a bid to make homes more accessible and affordable.

Kiskatinaw River fire stable after weekend rainfall, evacuation orders still in place

The B.C. Wildfire Service says the Kiskatinaw River fire in the province's northeast has stabilized thanks to rain over the weekend.

Vancouver's Water Street to go car-free on Sundays this summer

Water Street in Vancouver's Gastown will be closed to vehicles on Sundays until the end of August, in the city's latest attempt to pedestrianize the popular tourist area.

Who owns an EV in Canada? 3 provinces dominate EV registrations

Canadians who drive electric vehicles tend to come from certain regions and demographics. Here's a look at what those are, how that's changing and why some groups of Canadians making the switch to EVs, while others are still buying gas.

Dragon boat team of breast cancer survivors celebrates 30 years in Vancouver

The Abreast In A Boat team was started by Vancouver doctor Don McKenzie in 1996 — initially as a six-month trial to show whether there was any evidence to back up a commonly held idea that those with breast cancer shouldn't be exercising.

Don't be alarmed if you see warships off Vancouver Island, says Canadian navy

The pacific division of Canadian Armed Forces is running military exercises around Vancouver Island from June 16 to 29, with participation from the United States and Mexico. Warships, aircraft and a submarine will be operating off the south Island and west of Tofino.

Olympic, world champion Camryn Rogers has nothing left to prove — but plenty to accomplish

After winning a world title and Olympic gold, hammer thrower Camryn Rogers might not have anything left to prove — but she says she still has a lot left to accomplish. The 26-year-old from Richmond, B.C., doesn’t just want to defend her titles, she wants to help grow the sport itself.

86-year-old floatplane, last of its kind known to still be flying, takes to the skies in Vanderhoof, B.C.

The 1938 Bellanca Aircruiser is on loan from the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Oregon for the summer.

Business leaders want B.C. to end rule they say hurts farmers — and makes us more reliant on imported food

Two business leaders say a rule that restricts what food B.C. farmers can process on their own land is “outdated” and can result in them taking products to the U.S. for processing instead.

How the trade war with the U.S. could fix Canada's internet

Canada’s current trade war with the U.S. has many people fearing what Donald Trump is going to do next. But there are some who believe the severing of trade ties with America is more of an unshackling, freeing Canada to fix what they view as a longstanding problem: the internet.

128-year-old mystery shipwreck scorched by fire on Vancouver Island

Ucluelet Fire Rescue is investigating the cause of fire at the shipwrecked vessel, which is part of the 'Graveyard of the Pacific.'

Hopes of fatherhood: UBC scientists on frontier of high-tech male infertility research

A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is using artificial intelligence in an effort to detect hard-to-find sperm and 3D bioprinting technology with the ultimate goal of growing sperm in the lab — technologies they say could eventually help men with infertility become parents.

Canadians spend billions on cosmetics each year, but dermatologists say only a fraction of products are needed

Dermatologists agree that sunscreen, face wash and moisturizer are the three most useful products most people can buy, and suggest that consumers should be skeptical of products claiming to offer results that would usually require clinical treatment to achieve.

Thousands gather for Pinoy Festival in Burnaby, B.C., as Filipino community reflects, rebuilds

Thousands of people filled Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Saturday for the 2025 Pinoy Festival — a daylong celebration of Filipino culture that organizers say is the largest of its kind in Canada.

Jericho Pier reopens more than 3 years after storm decimated structure

The Vancouver Park Board announced Friday that the 83-year-old pier at Jericho Beach has been reopened after extensive repair and restoration work.

Measles may be circulating in small northeast B.C. community, says health authority

Northern Health officials have identified multiple confirmed cases of measles in the small northeast B.C. community of Wonowon.

Wildfire menacing Squamish, B.C., appears to stabilize amid cooler conditions

Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C., which forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park and triggered a local state of emergency earlier this week, is now classified as being held after help from cool, cloudy weather conditions.

Relocation not an option for grizzly that has divided public opinion on small island, say B.C. officials

Residents of Texada Island, B.C. are split over the fate of a grizzly bear that has already been relocated twice.

WestJet dealing with 'cybersecurity incident' impacting access to website, app

WestJet is alerting its employees and the public about a "cybersecurity incident" involving the Calgary-based airline's internal systems and app.

B.C. judge rejects U.S. extradition request of alleged Silk Road trafficker

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge declined a U.S. request to extradite a B.C. man accused of selling drugs on online through Silk Road, citing insufficient evidence.