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Are you recycling properly?

Just a few spoonfuls left in a peanut butter jar can contaminate a tonne of paper, says BC Hydro

Recycling may seem as easy as putting paper in one bin and plastic in the other, but it’s not that simple. Many recycling centres have to deal with things that clog their conveyors, items that belong in the landfill or items containing materials that can be toxic for workers.…

North Shore residents among those killed in Tehran plane crash

Metro Vancouver’s North Shore is home to the largest community of Persians in Canada.

The North Shore’s Iranian community is reeling from both tension and tragedy as the country deals with the prospect of war and a plane crash that left 176 dead. Media reports in Iran and B.C. have named at least five North Vancouver residents as victims in the crash that killed 176 people, more than 63 of whom were living in Canada.…

Winners announced for Squamish’s Sarah Burke memorial fund

Two young skiers receive scholarships in honour of beloved Canadian freestyle poineer

Her legacy lives on in the passion of two young skiers of today.…

Whistler RCMP presents 2019 crime stats

Violent crime down; property crime, impaired driving up

whistler rcmp unveiled its 2019 crime stats this week, which showed that violent crime was on the downturn last year, while property and impaired driving moved in the opposite direction. Presented to mayor and council at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, overall, the figures showed some promising trends.…

Whistler Mountain Ski Club alum taking flight

Fleckenstein looks to reach World Cup while balancing NCAA and NorAms

Stefanie Fleckenstein is working overtime to grasp at her FIS World Cup goals. The 22-year-old Whistler Mountain Ski Club alumnus is preparing for a second season with the Colorado University ski team while also heading out to NorAm Cup events as she looks to snag enough points to get back on the World Cup tour.…

Trudeau pledges Canadian support to investigation of Iran plane crash

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will work with its international partners to thoroughly investigate the cause of the plane crash in Iran that killed 63 Canadians. Trudeau says Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Transport Minister Marc Garneau are reaching out to their international counterparts.…

Support for Trump in Canada modest but growing, global survey suggests

WASHINGTON — Canadian attitudes towards President Donald Trump and his controversial approach to international relations appeared to soften slightly in the weeks after U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum exports from north of the border were lifted last spring, a new global survey suggests. And while overall confidence in Trump’s handling of world affairs remained low in Canada and elsewhere beyond the borders of the United States, the results of the Pew Research Center’s annual Global Attitudes Survey, released Wednesday, point towards an established and growing core of Canadian support for the U.S. leader.…

Vancouver mutual fund dealer hit with $35,000 fine for account violations

Nearly 200 trades conducted without client’s approval

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association (MFDA) has fined Vancouver-based registered dealer Kindle Blythe $35,000 for not exercising due diligence, processing unauthorized trades and falsifying records. The fine, announced Monday upon approval by a hearing panel, far exceeds any issued to a dealer in B.C. by the self-regulatory agency in 2019.…

Australian shepherd dies after reportedly falling 21 storeys from Vancouver apartment

An investigation is ongoing

The BC SPCA is investigating after a dog reportedly died after falling from an apartment balcony in Vancouver over the weekend. On Jan. 5, a three-year-old Australian Shepherd allegedly fell 21 storeys from a balcony located at 918 Cooperage Way in Yaletown.…

Body cams, more oversight for conservation officers, says group upset over B.C. bear killings

‘B.C. is not a shooting gallery for government employees’

A B.C. environmental group is calling on the province to outfit conservation officers with body cameras to create more accountability when killing bears. The measure is one of the three recommendations Pacific Wild put forward in a Jan. 1 open letter to George Heyman, the minister responsible for environment and climate change policy.…

UN racism committee calls for halt to Site C, Trans Mountain and LNG pipeline

VANCOUVER — A United Nations committee working to end racism is urging Canada to immediately stop the construction of three major resource projects until it obtains approval from affected First Nations. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which monitors a convention to end racial discrimination signed by countries including Canada, is calling for a suspension of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Site C dam and Coastal GasLink pipeline.…

B.C. Greens set rules, money, details to replace Andrew Weaver

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Green party has announced more details about its leadership contest as Andrew Weaver officially leaves the post. The party says voting will take place, primarily online, from June 15 to 26, and it will use ranked ballots for three or more candidates or first-past-the-post for a contest of two.…

VIDEO: B.C. Bobcat stops by for a visit

Bobcat stops by East Kelowna home Sunday

A Kelowna couple were given front row seats to some elusive wildlife last weekend. A seemingly unconcerned bobcat made itself at home on the patio of Kelly Wilson’s East Kelowna home Sunday.…

VIDEO: This sedan was spotted with a snowmobile on its roof on a B.C. highway

“I just wondered how they managed to get the snowmobile on top of the car.”

A woman was driving along Highway 97 on New Year’s Eve, when she noticed something strange. Pat Reynolds was travelling north on Highway 97 just south of Vernon when she noticed an older sedan go past her, with a snowmobile attached to its roof.…

Police want to speak with driver of sedan spotted carrying snowmobile

‘First, how’d you get it on the roof?’

Police have some questions for the driver of a sedan with a snowmobile on its roof spotted across the Southern Interior recently. The white sedan, likely a Ford Crown Victoria, has been seen carrying the snowmobile in the Vernon, Kamloops and Grand Forks areas.…