Vancouver Sun

I’ve always admired Science World in downtown Vancouver for its innovative approach to so many seemingly commonplace things that, when viewed through the lens of science, become much more interesting and important, particularly those aspects of science that affect our daily lives. Read More

ICBC’s attempt to bill a driver $4,300 to fix a car he had hit has failed because it provided “extremely limited” evidence of the damage and repairs submitted to B.C.’s civil resolution tribunal. Read More

The one thing the Animal Protection Party has going for it during this year's federal election is that by virtue of its name, it comes first on the list of registered political parties. That will likely be the only first place it holds on April 28. Read More

I’m just back from a trip. While I’m on any kind of voyage, I keep a running list of things I should have brought with me. There’s always some little thing that would have radically improved the experience, so it goes on the list for next time. I keep this list in my emptied suitcase. The funny thing is that I tend to edit the list when I’m packing for my next trip. “Flashlight?” I’ll ask myself. “Why would I think I need a flashlight?!” (The brown-outs of the central-African electrical grid clearly completely forgotten once back home.) Read More

With maple leaves waving beside stars and stripes and hand-painted signs reading “Please forgive U.S.,” and “Neighbors supporting each other," more than 100 Americans gathered at Peace Arch Park Saturday to say they're sorry. Read More

UPDATE: Vancouver voters dealt a blow to Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC party Saturday, throwing their support behind two left-leaning candidates in a byelection that drew higher-than-normal turnout. Read more about the results here. Read More

Many Canadians are opting not to travel to the U.S. in protest of President Donald Trump's tariffs and repeated threats against Canada's sovereignty. Read More

Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in British Columbia and around the world, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems to all the up-to-date science. Read More

UPDATE: After online publication of this story, it was announced Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be visiting Victoria on Sunday, April 6. Read More

An increase in the number of complex trials and jury trials, plus a chronic judge shortage caused delays for civil and family trials in B.C. Supreme Court last year. Read More

Uncertainty loomed over B.C.'s annual forestry convention in Prince George this week as the U.S. tariff war threatened to batter an industry already struggling due to a lack of supply and underinvestment. Read More

Last July, the B.C. provincial government announced it granted temporary relief for B.C. wineries to incorporate out-of-province grapes for the 2024 vintage. The changes dealt with two significant winter events in 2022 and 2024 that led to substantial plant and production damage. Most interior wineries lost almost 50 per cent of their crop in 2023 and close to 95 per cent in 2024. Read More

Nat King Cole was at the height of his popularity in 1956, when the silky-smooth singer and pianist became the first Black person to host their own TV series in the United States. Read More

The Vancouver Whitecaps are hunting for a new home — and it could be at the PNE. Read More

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

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

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