61 h. ago Nashville school shooter who killed student and himself had brandished box cutter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville high school student who fatally shot a classmate before killing himself in January was on probation after threatening a student with a box cutter months earlier, according to juvenile court files obtained through an open records request. Solomon Henderson, who was 17 at the time, was charged with carrying a […]

Events

3 d. ago Letters to The Vancouver Sun: We mourn the lives lost, hold close those who were injured or affected

Letters to The Vancouver Sun.

Other

1 week ago Letters to The Sun: Undercutting supportive housing will lead to a downward spiral

Re: Concentration of supportive housing in Vancouver needs to end: Mayor Ken Sim Mayor Ken Sim’s decision to freeze supportive housing development in Vancouver raises a fundamental question. Do people in our city without a safe place to sleep deserve stable housing? Or do we say just go some place else, anywhere else, as long […]

Other

2 w. ago Vancouver student meal program to receive large donation after city cuts budget

Earlier this month, the school board learned of the city's plans to cut the program's funding from $320,000 last year to $162,500 this year, citing "significant budget pressures" and "substantive funding" that was expected from the province.

Other

3 w. ago Letters to the Sun: Cuts to school lunches, Vancouver byelection voting problems draw criticism

Motivation for recent cuts to City of Vancouver programs and operations was cost.

Politics

3 w. ago 'Shocking': Vancouver school bus drivers face pay cut, as district abandons 'living wage' policy

The VSB's decision to slash wages for lowest-paid workers, including bus drivers and attendants who help disabled kids, is "shocking and disgraceful," said Anastasia French, manager of Living Wage for Families B.C.

Society

3 w. ago Letters to the Sun: We need local pools we can walk or cycle to

Re. Loss of 50-metre pool part of Vancouver park board’s trend of reducing aquatic facilities Professor Scott Lear made some valuable points about people (especially children) needing swimming pools to keep fit and healthy. However I was disappointed that he didn’t mention the enormous needs for outdoor pools that people can walk or cycle to. […]

Sport

3 w. ago Vancouver mayor to take first questions since voters’ byelection cold shoulder

Vancouver voters iced Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party out in a weekend byelection, with the governing party's two candidates finishing sixth and seventh.

Politics

4 w. ago Vancouver voters choose two new city councillors in weekend byelection

In Vancouver's byelection to replace councillors who resigned, voters were met with long lineups at polling stations. The number of voters was up from the last byelection.

Politics

4 w. ago Vancouver election office says record high voter turnout reason for long lineups for byelection

Polls are open for the Vancouver byelection from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 25 locations across the city.

Politics

4 w. ago Vancouver voters look to fill two council seats in municipal byelection

Voters in the city of Vancouver will cast their ballots today in a municipal election to fill two vacant council seats.

Politics

4 w. ago Long lineups as Vancouver voters look to fill two council seats in municipal byelection

Voters in the city of Vancouver will cast their ballots today in a municipal election to fill two vacant council seats.

Politics

last month Vancouver cuts school meal program funding, raising concerns about student hunger

The federal government recently pledged $39.4 million over three years to expand school food programs across more than 1,000 B.C. schools.

Society