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Back to SearchWhat will a new policing district mean for the Downtown Eastside?
Vancouver Police say District 5 is coming to the Downtown Eastside. Stephen Quinn speaks with Superintendent Gary Hiar about what this change means as a major crime-reduction project comes to an end.
Published on 12 hours ago
What led the Park Board to replace a holiday fundraiser with a Harry Potter attraction?
The Stanley Park miniature train is shut down this year and the Bright Nights fundraiser won’t be returning. Instead, the Park Board has approved a Harry Potter–themed trail walk. But not everyone is…
Published on 2 days, 23 hours ago
How are teachers preparing to handle cell phones and AI this school year?
As more than 600,000 students return to class in B.C., teachers face fresh challenges. From managing cell phones to navigating new AI tools like ChatGPT, they share how they’re preparing for the year…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Will staggered schedules and hybrid classes be enough to fix Surrey’s overcrowding problem?
Surrey schools are packed with more than 83,000 students enrolled this fall. The district is testing hybrid learning and staggered schedules to manage the crowding, but parents and teachers have ques…
Published on 2 weeks ago
How can there be so many Sockeye — and so much frustration?
Nearly 10 million sockeye are returning to the Fraser River this year — the biggest run since 2018. But while anglers celebrate expanded openings, commercial and Indigenous fishers say low quotas are…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Sex workers face uncertainty after closure of support centres
Two Vancouver drop-in centres that supported sex workers have shut their doors, leaving people without 24-hour help. We hear from sex workers about what these closures mean, and from community advoca…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Can Canada really build its way out of the housing crisis?
The federal government has promised 500,000 new homes a year, led by former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson. But will more supply actually make housing affordable? Stephen Quinn and Gurpreet Kambo d…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Cowichan Tribes v Canada ruling
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that the Quw'utsun Nation has Aboriginal title to a stretch of land in Richmond as well as the right to fish in the south arm of the Fraser River. The province of B.C…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Housing in the news -- Debating foreign buyer bans and turning a supportive housing project into a sober facility.
Developers are pushing to loosen Canada’s foreign buyer restrictions - but the province says it’s not going to happen. Meanwhile, a new supportive housing project in Nanaimo could become a sober faci…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
What’s behind the Emergency Room closures in Delta and Mission?
Delta’s ER shut down again this week - the third closure this year - and Mission’s followed soon after. Stephen Quinn talks with Delta’s mayor and Fraser Health about why these closures keep happenin…
Published on 1 month ago