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North Vancouver students spread holiday cheer to at-risk teens
For the past month, a group of Grade 5 and 6 students at École Dorothy Lynas Elementary in North Vancouver, B.C., have been collecting community donations for homeless youth. Fifteen gift boxes will be distributed through Hollyburn Community Services Society.
For commuters, taking the increasingly overcrowded bus or SkyTrain has been 'unreliable and very frustrating'
Overcrowding in the region's transit system is 'rapidly worsening,' according to TransLink, which anticipates four in 10 rush-hour bus trips will be 'severely overcrowded' by 2025.
Here's what's happening in B.C. to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day will be celebrated across the country on Wednesday, including many events and activities being held in British Columbia.
Calls grow for safer B.C. back roads after bus crashes on forest road near Prince George
Advocates are urging the province to bolster safety education about unpaved resource roads, especially those often used by both workers or outdoors enthusiasts.
Hundreds still out of their homes after fire destroys multiple buildings in Maple Ridge, B.C.
The fire, which officials suspect began on Friday night in a residential building still under construction, burned for roughly 10 hours.
66-year-old bikes from B.C. to Quebec to raise awareness of treatment barriers for rare spinal condition
Advocates living with a rare degenerative condition are lending their support to a grandfather who has set out on a two-month bicycle journey from B.C. to Quebec to raise awareness of inconsistent treatment coverage.
Metro Vancouver-founded T&T Supermarket to open 1st U.S. store in 2024
In a press release on Thursday, T&T Supermarket CEO Tina Lee announced the chain's first store in the U.S., in Bellevue, Wash., is set to open in the summer of 2024.
Vancouver elementary school damaged by fire faces potential closure — for the 3rd time in 13 years
A Vancouver School Board staff report is recommending trustees consider the school's permanent closure, citing a decline in student enrolment along with costly repairs and the need for seismic upgrades to the school's infrastructure.
Plans to move Sunset Beach rink spark concerns from inline skaters in Vancouver's West End
The city plans to redesign the West End waterfront area to deal with rising sea levels and other climate change challenges. The plan could see the outdoor rink at Sunset Beach relocated.
App-based gig workers warn of strike if B.C. does not improve labour protections
Two weeks after an attack on an Uber driver in Abbotsford, B.C. gig workers say they're prepared to strike to demand better working conditions.