Metro Vancouver

Houses are shown in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver home sales drop nearly 20 per cent in May as inventories climb

Number of Metro Vancouver homes listed for sale rose 46.3 per cent year-over-year

 

Metro Vancouver Transit Police seized an array of weapons, drugs and stolen goods during a three-day operation in and around the Metrotown SkyTrain station on April 13, 19 and 21, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Metro Vancouver Transit Police)

Transit police seize 23 weapons in 3-day operation at Burnaby transit hub

Officers also discovered fentanyl and $9,605 in stolen goods

 

Transit riders collectively took 233.3 million trips in 2023, according to TransLink’s 2023 performance review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Overcrowding on Metro Vancouver transit back to pre-pandemic levels

Around 8 per cent of buses overstuffed in 2023, TransLink says

 

A woman with a knife was arrested inside a New Westminster post-secondary school Wednesday (May 1), police say. New Westminster police were called to the secondary school on 6th Street after students and staff reportedly feared for their safety. (Black Press Media file photo)

Woman armed with knife arrested inside New Westminster post secondary school

Students and staff were told to evacuate the school Wednesday morning

A woman with a knife was arrested inside a New Westminster post-secondary school Wednesday (May 1), police say. New Westminster police were called to the secondary school on 6th Street after students and staff reportedly feared for their safety. (Black Press Media file photo)
Metro Vancouver mayors are part of a growing chorus concerned about the perceived indifference of the federal government for the financial needs of TransLink, the regional transportation authority that runs buses and SkyTrain across 21 municipalities in Metro Vancouver, home to just over half of the provincial population. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. economist calls on Ottawa to get on board with more transit spending

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s Marc Lee says Ottawa needs to spend more money faster

Metro Vancouver mayors are part of a growing chorus concerned about the perceived indifference of the federal government for the financial needs of TransLink, the regional transportation authority that runs buses and SkyTrain across 21 municipalities in Metro Vancouver, home to just over half of the provincial population. (Black Press Media file photo)
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Buses line the Vancouver Transit Centre as transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 strike in Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. The B.C. Labour Relations Board says Metro Vancouver’s regional bus operator breached rules by using replacement workers during last month’s transit strike that paralyzed bus and SeaBus services. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Mediated settlement expected to avert Metro Vancouver transit strike

Transit supervisors had previously said they would walk out if new contract not reached by Saturday

Buses line the Vancouver Transit Centre as transit workers from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4500 strike in Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. The B.C. Labour Relations Board says Metro Vancouver’s regional bus operator breached rules by using replacement workers during last month’s transit strike that paralyzed bus and SeaBus services. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Cargo containers are moved by trucks at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal as others are stacked under gantry cranes, in Vancouver, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

UPDATED: Access restored to Port of Vancouver after protest blocks trucks

Dozens of protesters waving Palestinian flags blockaded two entry points this morning

Cargo containers are moved by trucks at the Port of Vancouver Centerm container terminal as others are stacked under gantry cranes, in Vancouver, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Labour Minister Harry Bains said the province is prepared to appoint a special meditator, possibly Vince Ready, to resolve the current labour dispute between transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, the regional transit authority for Metro Vancouver. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

B.C. is prepared to appoint special mediator in transit strike

Labour Minister reacts as job action impacts large parts of Metro Vancouver’s public transit system

Labour Minister Harry Bains said the province is prepared to appoint a special meditator, possibly Vince Ready, to resolve the current labour dispute between transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, the regional transit authority for Metro Vancouver. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in Metro Vancouver that delayed the start of three area schools. The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. police incident that sparked warnings for 3 schools results in arrest

One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in North Vancouver…

One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in Metro Vancouver that delayed the start of three area schools. The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars over the next few years and a more reliable funding model from federal government in order to improve transit for the area. A sky train is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Saturday, March 14, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Metro Vancouver mayors say they want federal billions to grow transit

Lower Mainland leaders say they need a more reliable funding model

Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars over the next few years and a more reliable funding model from federal government in order to improve transit for the area. A sky train is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Saturday, March 14, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a 61-year-old Coquitlam man has been charged with possessing and accessing child pornography. He is set to appear in court at the end of November. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)

Over 2,500 images of child porn discovered on B.C. man’s computer: police

Investigation began when a SkyTrain user found a lost phone containing explicit photos

Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a 61-year-old Coquitlam man has been charged with possessing and accessing child pornography. He is set to appear in court at the end of November. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)
Playland’s new ThunderVolt roller coaster is shown in drone video. (Source: PNE)

Playland’s new roller coaster has a name that suggests ‘electrifying speed’

The Italian-made ThunderVolt will start to roll in 2024

Playland’s new ThunderVolt roller coaster is shown in drone video. (Source: PNE)
A bus in Maple Ridge. Three new Bus Rapid Transit lines are moving forward, including lines in Surrey-White Rock and Langley-Maple Ridge, TransLink announced Thursday, Nov. 16. (Black Press Media files)

Fast bus lines announced in Surrey, Langley, Maple Ridge, White Rock, Burnaby

New routes will have dedicated lanes, pre-payed boarding, rail-style stations

A bus in Maple Ridge. Three new Bus Rapid Transit lines are moving forward, including lines in Surrey-White Rock and Langley-Maple Ridge, TransLink announced Thursday, Nov. 16. (Black Press Media files)
Members of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union are picketing at the Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment plant as of Monday, Oct. 16. The union, which operates five plants across Metro Vancouver, has been without a contract for almost two years. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Wastewater workers in Langley, around Metro Vancouver, on strike

Pickets are up at Walnut Grove’s sewage treatment facility

Members of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union are picketing at the Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment plant as of Monday, Oct. 16. The union, which operates five plants across Metro Vancouver, has been without a contract for almost two years. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
RCMP have opened a file on a racist sign discovered by 2627 Shaugnessy Street in Port Coquitlam over the weekend. (Instagram/Black Vancouver)

RCMP investigating ‘whites-only’ play group signs discovered in Tri-Cities

Mayors condemn poster, calling it ‘disgusting’ and ‘vile garbage’

RCMP have opened a file on a racist sign discovered by 2627 Shaugnessy Street in Port Coquitlam over the weekend. (Instagram/Black Vancouver)
Team World’s Captain John McEnroe cheers for teammate Frances Tiafoe during his singles tennis match against Team Europe’s Stefanos Tsitsipas on the third day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. McEnroe is sharing his frustration over what he see as a lack of cooperation and care from tennis organization officials when it comes to the Laver Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung

Legendry McEnroe says Laver Cup needs support to develop

Lack of star power, scheduling conflicts not helping as the event reaches for the spotlight

Team World’s Captain John McEnroe cheers for teammate Frances Tiafoe during his singles tennis match against Team Europe’s Stefanos Tsitsipas on the third day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. McEnroe is sharing his frustration over what he see as a lack of cooperation and care from tennis organization officials when it comes to the Laver Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung
Retired tennis player Roger Federer participates in a tennis clinic for kids from the Vancouver chapters of Big Brothers and Big Sisters, as part of a partnership with Mercedes-Benz Canada, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Federer is in the city for the 2023 Laver Cup tennis tournament that he co-founded. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Federer expects excitement even as stars go out for Vancouver’s Laver Cup

Tennis legend talks no-shows as he helps host weekend tennis challenge at Rogers Arena

Retired tennis player Roger Federer participates in a tennis clinic for kids from the Vancouver chapters of Big Brothers and Big Sisters, as part of a partnership with Mercedes-Benz Canada, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Federer is in the city for the 2023 Laver Cup tennis tournament that he co-founded. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has taken a "huge step" toward "housing attainability" by approving multiplex units in single-family neighbourhoods, but critics of the plan argue the step is little more than a shuffle. Cherry trees line a residential street in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver clears path for multiplexes in bid to address housing crisis

Council decision means multi-family units acceptable in virtually any residential area in the city

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has taken a "huge step" toward "housing attainability" by approving multiplex units in single-family neighbourhoods, but critics of the plan argue the step is little more than a shuffle. Cherry trees line a residential street in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver’s police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Palmer speaks in Vancouver, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Accused stabber killed daughter, Vancouver’s Chinatown reels from attack

Man accused of stabbing three found not criminally responsible in 2006 Kitimat stabbing death

Vancouver’s police chief says the suspect in a triple stabbing at a Chinatown festival over the weekend was on day release from a forensic psychiatric hospital. Palmer speaks in Vancouver, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck