Local News

Lax supervision and informal crew practices for lowering lifeboats led to an incident in which two B.C. Ferries workers fell overboard during a training exercise on Spirit of Vancouver Island last year, the Transportation Safety Board says.

The Sun Rise carrier transporting B.C. Ferries’ first two Island Class hybrid electric vessels has reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the Panama Canal.

A pair of hikers with Sunshine Coast connections have completed the first leg of their walk across Canada to inspire people to protect birds and their habitats.

Three cats have been rescued after they were found shivering, starving and alone in an extremely filthy motor home in B.C.

Chief financial officer Christine Mathews has left her job at the District. Municipal spokesperson Christina Moore told The Chief that personal reasons are behind Mathews' departure, which occurred earlier in December.

A Richmond man has settled an agreement with the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) after he admitted to insider trading connected to an oil and gas exploration company. Robert Findlay was a consultant for Vancouver-based Simba Energy Inc.

Conservation officer service looking for information on the poacher

Sci-Hub allegedly working with Russian military intelligence to steal research papers from 373 universities around the world, including 33 in Canada

Teen activist spearheads global action on climate crisis, including here in Squamish

Adrian Raeside on our priorities (being prepared for an earthquake is not at the top of the list).