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Vancouver city council has rejected an attempt to create a licensing framework for retail stores selling magic mushrooms and other psychoactive ethnogens.

Vancouver city council approved a motion Wednesday seeking to preserve and expand the city's aging stock of co-op housing.

Bill 44, adopted by the Provincial legislature in November 2023, will allow for increased maximum densities for the purpose of creating new “small-scale, multi-unit housing.”

Two B.C. courts have rejected a Vancouver bylaw limiting how much landlords can hike rents when SRO units turn over. The city wants the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case.

The site has sat empty for more than a decade after 234 former social housing units were destroyed on the 15-acre property.

A group of Dunbar homeowners are fighting the project, saying the building is too high and will tower over nearby homes, blocking out the sun.

City council voted unanimously Wednesday to greenlight a permanent sign bearing Vancouver's name.

The plan approved Wednesday directs city staff to come back with a plan, timeline and budget to expand WiFi access in the Downtown Eastside by the end of 2024.

With 28 per cent of assault causing bodily harm complaints in Kelowna involving bear spray, police are seriously considering whether they should put a lid on sales.

The Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Wauthuth nations, known collectively as the MST Nations, released a letter to the city and province Monday expressing their support.

A city staff report says nearly $1 million in funding is needed for the 2024 pilot program that will allow drinking at select beaches in Vancouver.

Confusion remains about the future of retail stores selling magic mushrooms in Vancouver.

Residents on Braidwood Road in Courtenay on Vancouver Island say the city and BC Housing have pushed through a plan for the property without consultation.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim finally gave some concrete answers as to why there have been no official viewing parties in the city.

A little bit of rain did not stop the thousands of people attending the block party in South Vancouver.

The Vancouver Canucks will be without their All-Star goaltender Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, but fan spirits remain high.

The City of White Rock is working on possibly adding CCTV cameras in public spaces to increase public safety and deter crime.

The vacant unit tax takes effect in January with a goal of discouraging properties from being left vacant and addressing the ongoing housing crisis.

Currently, the building is in the process of taking applicants who wish to live in the facility, with more than 650 people applying so far.

The non-profit Surrey Crime Prevention Society says its funding has been suspended by the city this year, to the tune of $330,000.