Holiday Spirits

Darryl Lamb, from Legacy Liquor Store, shares his pick of the boozy gifts for the adults on your Christmas list.

The Museum of Personal Failure, curated by Burnaby resident Eyvan Collins, showcases artefacts of failure including a wedding dress from a failed marriage, non-working knives and a can of spilled paint.

Police are investigating after two men were found with gunshot wounds at a home in Surrey, B.C. Police say one man was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was rushed to hospital.

During the Jan. 20 regular council meeting, city staff revealed the province doesn’t have a funding stream for temporary year-round shelters, only temporary winter shelters and shelters geared for extreme weather response.

A day after having a gold medal slip through his fingers, Canada's Reece Howden held on to win a World Cup ski cross big final on Saturday in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.

B.C.'s financial services regulator has fined a former Vancouver Island real estate agent $66,500 after she failed to disclose that a property she sold was listed as archaeologically significant.

The Vancouver Canucks are finally getting healthier but that still wasn't enough for them to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a month.

The three men involved in a civil suit brought forward by the company behind the Kamloops, B.C., Denny’s restaurant that says they misappropriated $500,000 in tips deny any wrongdoing.

More robust rules are coming to regulate combustible dust in B.C. workplaces, more than 14 years after two separate deadly explosions in northern B.C. sawmills were fueled by wood dust in the air.

British Columbia Task Force investigating 111 foreign nationals mostly Punjabis for extortion cases, Chilling details of Punjabi gangster also out  babushahi.com

Return trips to the United States were down almost 24 per cent year-over-year in November, which continues a trend from the same month in 2024.

John Potvin, an alleged accomplice that helped fugitive Rabih Alkhalil escape jail in 2022, has now been extradited to Canada. His next court appearance is on Jan. 23, according to police.

As of this week, gas prices in Princeton are hovering around $1.41 per litre, roughly 10 to 20 cents higher than nearby cities in the regional district.

The community of Sechelt, B.C., is coming together to support Michal Habetin, with more than $330,000 raised for him through an online fundraiser. A hockey game in Gibsons on Jan. 31 will hope to raise more funds for his recovery.

Community members gathered in Port Alberni, B.C., to help paint over hateful graffiti on a local bridge. Swastikas and a racial slur were painted on the structure, which is known locally as “the orange bridge” that honours residential school survivors. It was the second time in two weeks it had happened — and the third since 2022.

Community members gathered in Port Alberni, B.C., to help paint over hateful graffiti on a local bridge. Swastikas and a racial slur were painted on the structure, which is known locally as “the orange bridge” that honours residential school survivors. It was the second time in two weeks it had happened — and the third since 2022.

The Atli Wood Chip Plant on northern Vancouver Island says it will be closing next month, impacting more than 20 employees working there.

Statement from Aarun Kumar Regarding Findings Referenced in Recent British Columbia Securities Commission News Release  Yahoo Finance

Statement from Aarun Kumar Regarding Findings Referenced in Recent British Columbia Securities Commission News Release  The Globe and Mail

A 49-year-old man is dead after an early Thursday morning weapons call in a rural residential area of Quesnel, B.C., police say.

Renters in Prince George, B.C., are coming together to form a tenants union to advocate for renters rights, as the cost of housing in the city rises.

Renters in Prince George, B.C., are coming together to form a tenants union to advocate for renters rights, as the cost of housing in the city rises.

A Port Moody, B.C., mother of two says she had to wait three months after being diagnosed with breast cancer to see an oncologist. She worries that wait has cost her precious time. B.C. Cancer data shows that while wait times are improving, British Columbia continues to lag behind other provinces.

IHIT has now taken over the case and has identified the victim as Dilraj Singh Gill of Vancouver. Gill was known to police, and the shooting appears to be targeted.

TransLink, which owns and maintains the bridge that connects Westham Island and Delta, says that earlier this week, a marine vessel hit the bridge.

Osisko Development says work has been halted at the Cariboo Gold Project near Quesnel while investigations are underway.

BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community with host Michelle Eliot.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, says British Columbia premier  Mining.com

A large carnivore specialist with the province, says a large berry crop across the B.C. Interior last year may have led to fewer bears in communities, as abundant food sources often lead to fewer conflicts between bears and people.

A carnivore specialist with the province says a large berry crop across the B.C. Interior last year may have led to fewer bears in communities, as abundant food sources often lead to fewer conflicts between bears and people.