Updated Canada's top court backs order for Google to remove firm's website from global searches

by Mike Laanela

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a B.C. court ruling that ordered Google to remove the website of a company from its global search results.

B.C. legal aid suspends immigration and refugee services due to lack of funding

B.C.'s Legal Services Society says it can no longer accept new immigration and refugee cases because it says there's been an increase in cases with no increase in funding.

Teacher deserves lengthy jail term for sexual exploitation of student: Crown

The case of a former teacher who sexually exploited a student demonstrates the need to throw out old-fashioned ideas about sex and consent, a Crown lawyer argued during a sentencing hearing Tuesday.

Increasingly wild weather could lead to rising air travel costs

by David Burke

Be prepared to pay more for airfare if climate change continues to alter weather patterns, increasing the frequency and severity of storms, say climate change and airline industry experts.

Fire at Langley used car dealership deemed suspicious

by Gian-Paolo Mendoza

Officials believe the fire may have started after someone drove a truck into the front of the Vancouver Auto Liquidation Centre on the Langley Bypass Wednesday morning.

Shooting of man at Burnaby park believed to be targeted

RCMP say a number of people were in Edmonds Park when a 24-year-old man was shot around 9 p.m. Tuesday. No one else was injured.

Family and friends beg for help finding missing Squamish teenager

by Cory Correia

Nile Sinnes, 18, was last seen by his family on June 18 at his Squamish home.

Vancouver tent city residents pack up and move to new site

Residents of Vancouver’s “Ten Year Tent City” packed up their belongings and began setting up camp at a new location Tuesday evening.

After 35 years, doctor says palliative care 'one of the most rewarding things I've done'

by Liam Britten

Dr. Paul Sugar has been providing palliative care for 35 years at Lions Gate Hospital. On Tuesday, he was honoured for his contributions by Vancouver Coastal Health.

B.C. man not guilty of manslaughter in single-punch death

Cory Van Gilder was charged in the February 2016 death of Zachary Gaudette outside a Kelowna restaurant.

Surrey schools will have 66 fewer support teachers in September

by Liam Britten

The school district is blaming the loss of a provincial education fund for the job cuts while the province says funding for those jobs won't be known definitively until September.

Andre De Grasse headlines Harry Jerome track meet in Coquitlam

The 22-year-old Olympic medallist explained why he feels so good in the lead-up to his final showdown against Usain Bolt in August.

6 injured after wagon overturns in central B.C. canyon

by Bethany Lindsay

A horse-drawn wagon overturned on a steep embankment west of Williams Lake on Tuesday afternoon, injuring six people.

Vancouver city council approves fees for electric car charging stations

by Matt Meuse

Motorists driving electric vehicles in Vancouver will soon have to pay to use the city's 16 curbside charging stations.

1 dead following assault on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Vancouver police are investigating the city’s ninth homicide of the year following an assault on the Downtown Eastside.

Residents comb Fernie, B.C., for orphaned baby moose

The calf's mother and sibling were killed in road accidents, and a wildlife rescue volunteer fears the surviving calf won't make it on its own for much longer.

Nothing shabby about Chablis wines, columnist says

On The Coast's Master of Wine says Chablis wines are the perfect "summer sipper."

Video Activists disrupt Vancouver city council meeting to protest homelessness

by Matt Meuse

Protesters occupied council chambers at Vancouver City Hall Tuesday, disrupting a council meeting to protest the city's ongoing homeless crisis.

Ryan Reynolds is back in Vancouver for Deadpool 2

Both Reynolds and wife Blake Lively took a local infant and toddler CPR course while they were in town.

B.C. Liberals ask for guidance on role of Speaker in ties

by Justin McElroy

With nothing on the agenda for the B.C. Liberals between now and a non-confidence vote they expect to lose Thursday, House Leader Mike de Jong has made a unique request to the Speaker.

Vancouver casino construction fire sends hundreds of workers into the streets

Hundreds of workers were forced to evacuate the construction site of downtown Vancouver's new casino after a fire broke out.

Kelowna woman charged with threatening B.C. Premier Christy Clark and MLA

A Kelowna-area woman has been charged with threatening B.C. Premier Christy Clark and MLA Steve Thomson during the recent election campaign.

Council green lights 'Yaletown of Surrey' project

by Jesse Johnston

The first phase of a developer’s plan to transform one of Surrey’s most notorious corners into the so-called "Yaletown of Surrey" now has the green light from council.

Canna Clinic raids in Vancouver and Toronto net over 200 kg in pot products

Raids at several Canna Clinic locations in Toronto and Vancouver last week ended with the seizure of 200 kg of marijuana and related products, and over $350,000 in cash, Toronto police allege.

Salmonella outbreak linked to breaded chicken products

The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating after seven confirmed cases of salmonella infections linked to breaded chicken products. No one has died but two were hospitalized. Most of the cases are in Alberta.

Fraser Health gets Health Canada approval to supervise oral and intra-nasal drug use

by Belle Puri

Health Canada approves Fraser Health to provide supervised consumption of oral and intra-nasal substances in addition to injections at two facilities in Surrey.

Victoria school board changes policy to deal with higher enrolment

The Greater Victoria School Board has changed its school placement policy because it says its schools are filling up due to higher enrolment numbers.

Vancouver's possible ban of coffee cups, foam containers unreasonable, industry says

A representative of the restaurant industry says a possible ban on disposable cups, plastic bags and take-out container waste in Vancouver is not realistic.

B.C. leading rise in private school enrolment across Canada

More parents across Canada are choosing to send their children to private or independent schools, according to a new study from the Fraser Institute.

Air Canada cleaner fired for stealing nuts wins chance to regain job

by Bethany Lindsay

A former Air Canada cleaner who was fired for keeping almonds and lotion left behind by a first-class passenger has won a chance to get her job back.

Analysis Theatre of the absurd: Day 1 of historic week in B.C. politics sees contradictions by all parties

by Justin McElroy & Richard Zussman

There may only be four days — and plenty of spin — left until 16 years of B.C. Liberal power in British Columbia comes to an end.

CBC Investigates 'They were very persistent': CBC finds more cash-for-jobs immigration schemes

by Geoff Leo

After a CBC iTeam investigation revealed that a Saskatchewan business owner was offered cash in exchange for a job offer to a Chinese national, three other people have come forward to report similar experiences.

'Unbelievable': Banff visitor walks right up to grizzly in apparent bid for closeup photo

by Robson Fletcher

A Calgary-area photographer says he could only shake his head in disbelief as he watched a Banff visitor walk right up to a grizzly bear in an apparent bid to get a cellphone photo of the wild animal from just metres away.

Seeing the light: Oilsands, mining companies watch B.C. solar project with intrigue

by Kyle Bakx

Walk around Kimberley's SunMine solar field and you wouldn't know you're hiking above an old mining site. Solar panels fill the landscape, like 96 sunflowers tracking the sun from dusk until dawn.

Canada Post suspends mail delivery after crow attacks

by Alex Migdal

Canada Post says it will only resume mail delivery to three addresses in East Vancouver when it's safe, after a mail carrier was attacked by a well-known neighbourhood crow.

B.C. Liberals' bill to ban corporate and union donations defeated by NDP and Greens

by Justin McElroy

Just days before they face a historic defeat in the legislature, the B.C. Liberals were defeated by the NDP and Greens in an attempt to pass a bill to ban corporate and union donations from provincial politics.

Researchers seek 1,000 Vancouver pot shop users for survey

The B.C. Centre on Substance Use wants to know how, when, where and why marijuana dispensary users buy their pot.

'He lived for soccer': Dylan Buckle murdered in Lund

by Belle Puri

Dylan Buckle's mother shares thoughts about her 21-year-old son who was one of two young men murdered in Lund, B.C. on June 17, 2017.

Online harassment was only a 'game' of witty banter, says Patrick Fox's lawyer

by Yvette Brend

Closing arguments are underway today in a Vancouver courtroom in the the case of Patrick Fox, a Burnaby B.C., man accused of criminally harassing his ex-wife online.

Vancouver restaurants may have to list alcohol percentages on menus

But an industry group says mandating alcohol information on menus, along with the size of drinks, would be a costly change for many establishments and take up menu space.

Vancouver to set fees for electric car charging

The City of Vancouver is introducing a pilot program to set fees for charging stations as more electric cars hit the road.

'Every day had its own version of difficult': Washington State man paddles to Alaska

by Megan Thomas

The Race to Alaska is North America's longest human and wind powered race. Participants have to navigate 1,200 kilometres of unforgiving seas, freighters and wildlife.

Algae bloom prompts warning to stay out of north Okanagan Lake

The Okanagan Indian Band is advising residents to not enter or consume water from the north arm of Okanagan Lake until further notice due to a toxic algae bloom.

Check out how B.C. chefs are celebrating Canada 150

Our food columnist Gail Johnson highlights some unique menus in Whistler and Vancouver that celebrate Canadian cuisine.

B.C. Interior hospitals hire new security officers for emergency departments

The new officers — dubbed 'client service ambassadors' — start work this week at Kelowna General Hospital, Royal Inland Hospital, and Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

B.C. Supreme Court orders eviction of Vancouver tent city

The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction against the residents of the so-called 'Ten Year Tent City' on the edge of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

North Vancouver driver arrested after bus stop shattered in crash

RCMP say alcohol is considered to be a factor in the collision.

BC Ferries breakdown leads to 'bedlam' on Mayne Island

Engineers are still working to solve problems with Queen of Nanaimo, which broke down last week.

It may be June but Surrey is preparing for winter

by Jesse Johnston

It’s been several months since Surrey residents put their snow shovels away, but city staff haven’t stopped thinking about winter weather since they were walloped with a brutal dose of it in December and January.

Port Coquitlam man's death was not self-inflicted, IIO says

An investigation has concluded that a Port Coquitlam man involved in a shootout with police last week did not die from a self-inflicted wound, as initial reports suggested.