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Aging Granville Island needs up to $300M in upgrades. Is housing a solution?

There's nothing in Metro Vancouver like Granville Island — but that's part of the problem in making changes to keep it financially viable.

Surrey man says shootings at his businesses connected to ongoing extortion attempts

A Surrey man says shots have been fired at two of his businesses in recent weeks after he received anonymous voicemails demanding $2 million. He believes the events are connected and is calling for greater action on extortion attempts against the South Asian community.
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Squamish fire, Vancouver warning?

The Dryden Creek fire north of Squamish, B.C., is just the latest blaze burning near a city. As wildfires get closer to urban areas across North America, CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks at new research that shows cities might actually be making fires worse.

Alice Lake Provincial Park ordered to evacuate as Squamish, B.C., wildfire grows in size

A wildfire that has placed more than 200 properties under evacuation alert in the District of Squamish has grown in size, but officials say conditions for fighting the blaze are improving.

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