82 m. ago $500,000 Lotto 6/49 Extra prize won in Richmond set to expire

Someone who bought a winning Lotto 6/49 ticket last spring is less than a week away from forfeiting half a million bucks.

Economics

96 m. ago The consumer carbon tax is about to be scrapped in B.C. So why are gas prices still rising?

Premier David Eby expects British Columbians to save 17 cents a litre starting Tuesday, despite the concern that oil and gas companies may try to gouge customers

Economics

1 hour ago Threat of more Trump tariffs this week has B.C. businesses anxious and confused

Hundreds of daily calls flood Surrey import-export consultant from business owners worried about U.S. tariffs, which are to worsen on April 2

Economics

2 h. ago Miller ineligible, replaced on Canada’s roster for women’s world hockey championship

CALGARY — Hannah Miller’s play earned her a spot on Canada’s roster for the women’s world hockey championship, but it couldn’t overcome International Ice Hockey Federation transfer rules. The 29-year-old forward from North Vancouver, B.C., was replaced Monday by Julie Gosling for the April 9-20 championship. Miller, who plays for the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s […]

Sport

2 h. ago 'That proverbial force of nature': Vancouver Writers Fest founder Alma Lee dies at age 84

Her family talks about the legacy of the Scotland-born creator of the annual literary festival that launched in 1988

Events

3 h. ago Traffic alert: Short stretch of Fraser Highway closed all summer for SkyTrain construction

The Surrey artery between 140th Street and 96th Avenue will be closed until October for construction of the Green Timbers station

Transport

4 h. ago B.C. crime news: VPD officer could face charges in 2024 crash | Big psilocybin bust in Maple Ridge | Cars torched in Nanaimo

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Monday, March 31, 2025

Events

4 h. ago World body puts end to Sceptres forward Hannah Miller’s world championship hopes

Hannah Miller’s world women’s hockey championship experience is over before it even began. The Toronto Sceptres forward and North Vancouver native had petitioned the IIHF for eligibility to re-join the Canadian national team program for the world championship later this month in Czechia after previously representing China at the Beijing Olympics. As a member of […]

Sport

4 h. ago Pender Growth Fund announces the merger of Pender Software Holdings and Acorn Partners

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSXV: PTF) Pender Growth Fund Inc. (“Pender” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a merger between Pender Software Holdings Ltd. (“Pender Software”) and Acorn Partners Inc. (“Acorn”). With this merger, the Acorn team joins Pender Software to further its aim of becoming the go-to capital […]

Culture

4 h. ago Vancouver magician Vitaly Beckman fools Penn and Teller a third time

A trick involving fruit, a clock, presenter Brook Burke and a painting scored the local magician another win on the show Fool Us

Other

5 h. ago Beyond Oil and Fandango Expand Distribution Network to Eilat Through New Partnership with Leading Israeli Wholesale Distributor

Strategic Partnership with Leading Wholesale Distributor Extends Beyond Oil’s Reach to Israel’s Popular Resort Destination VANCOUVER, BC and KIBBUTZ YIFAT, Israel, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Oil Ltd. (CSE: BOIL) (OTCQB: BEOLF) (Frankfurt: UH9) (“Beyond Oil” or the “Company“), a food-tech innovation company dedicated to reducing health risks associated with fried food while […]

Sport

5 h. ago B.C. ferry breaks down as commissioner announces 4 new vessels coming

The new vessels will replace the aging Queens of Alberni, New Westminster, Coquitlam, and Cowichan, which are the oldest major ships still in use.

Society

6 h. ago 'We are not for sale': Here are 5 patriotic moments from the Juno Awards

From Anne Murray to Michael Bublé, Canadian pride and patriotism was on display everywhere at the Juno Awards in Vancouver

Other

6 h. ago B.C. Ferries approved for four new vessels to replace oldest ships in fleet

The independent commissioner approved the purchase of four diesel-battery hybrid ships but rejected a request for a fifth

Other

7 h. ago Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas

Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas. Dow’s subsidiary, Long Mott Energy, applied Monday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction permit. It said the project with X-energy, an advanced nuclear reactor […]

Economics

8 h. ago Charges after 'air pistol' flashed during neighbour dispute: London police

One man is charged after a gun was flashed during an argument at an east-end apartment building this weekend, London police say. It was about 11:15 a.m. on Sunday when police say two men in different units of a residential building in the area of Gordon Avenue and Commissioners Road East became involved in an argument. […]

Events

8 h. ago Ontario Greenbelt lobbyist and former Doug Ford aide violated rules: ethics watchdog

'I accept full responsibility for his decisions and findings regarding my initial months as a registered lobbyist,' stated Nico Fidani-Diker

Other

10 h. ago Michael Bublé monologue sets patriotic tone at Junos as artists boast of Canadian pride

The Vancouver crooner jumped into his role as hometown Junos host by telling the crowd he was proud to be Canadian.

Culture

12 h. ago Barnside Harvest Festival, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues and Vancouver Jazz Festival series announce lineups

Colin James and Arkells to play B.C. summer music festivals.

Culture

12 h. ago In a time of unaffordability, Canadian 'housing nationalism' shouldn't be a dirty word

Douglas Todd: Healthy attempts to reduce foreign money’s distortion of the housing market shouldn't be demonized as xenophobic, new study says.

Society