An arrest has been made in connection to a brazen homicide in White Rock that left a young man dead and prompted public safety concerns in the oceanside community. On Monday afternoon, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed it had arrested someone in connection with the investigation, but they are still appealing for witnesses to come forward. “IHIT investigators, with the assistance of the Integrated Emergency Response Team, arrested a 28-year old man from Surrey, BC, in relation to the homicide,” said IHIT Sgt. Pierotti. “This remains a very active investigation,” Pierotti adde ..read more

An additional 20 municipal governments across British Columbia have been named by the provincial government to comply with the new Housing Supply Act. Last week, the provincial government announced an expanded list of cities that will be required to meet annual and cumulative new housing supply quotas for the next five years. This new batch of cities includes seven municipalities within Metro Vancouver, including BC’s second most populated city of Surrey, as well as Langley City, New Westminster, North Vancouver City, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, and White Rock. Jurisdictions in the Fraser Val ..read more

Good Co. Bars is your home for the playoffs! Enjoy $5 beers, prizes, a full game-day experience, and the best atmosphere to catch the game. Join us at any of our 5 locations. ---------------------------------------- Fans of the Vancouver Canucks are still cheering after the team’s come-from-behind win on Sunday in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. And if you want to feel the energy of celebrating a big win with an even bigger crowd, you can head to the Tri-Cities. The City of Port Coquitlam is hosting free Canucks viewing parties at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre (PC ..read more

A 46-year-old North Vancouver home sold above its asking price, with the sale highlighting the demand for living on the North Shore. The three-bedroom and three-bathroom home sold for $1,900,000 over the asking price of $1,759,000. BC Assessment says the most recent assessed value of the home is $1,881,000. You might also like: - "Incredible investment": 98-year-old Vancouver home sold for nearly $1M over asking price - Unlikely BC city has highest share of homes for sale priced at $1M - Nearly 2,000 future homes in Metro Vancouver to enter pre-sale this month 3300 Chaucer Avenue is located in ..read more

After TransLink shared a post about a car-free family saving thousands of dollars a year, people in Metro Vancouver have taken to Reddit to criticize the messaging.  “Vancouver has a long way to go,” one person commented after a TransLink blog post was shared online.  In the article, TransLink spoke to a woman living in downtown Vancouver with her family, which includes her husband and two children, aged three and five. According to TransLink, Wiebke Bohm said her family does not own a car and instead takes transit, bikes, or uses carshares “to keep their carbon footprint minimal.” A ..read more

Another eight rental housing project sites have been identified by the provincial government to be fast-tracked under the new BC Builds program of building new housing for middle-income families. This includes three properties in eastern Metro Vancouver, specifically in the Township of Langley. All eight properties have been pre-zoned for higher-density residential uses. The provincial government is now facilitating the process of securing partners — non-profit and private developers or First Nations — to work with the various landowners to achieve rental housing on these publicly owned proper ..read more

Good Co. Bars is your home for the playoffs! Enjoy $5 beers, prizes, a full game-day experience, and the best atmosphere to catch the game. Join us at any of our five locations. ---------------------------------------- If Rick Tocchet knows who his starting goalie will be in Game 5, the Vancouver Canucks head coach wasn’t letting anyone know this morning. Back in Vancouver after two straight wins in Nashville, Tocchet kept his team off the ice today, but spoke to the media at Rogers Arena. “It goes by hour. We’ll see how Casey is today. We’re not making a decision at this moment,” Tocchet said ..read more

April 30 is near, meaning the deadline to file and pay your taxes in Canada is almost up. If you fail to file your taxes on time and owe a balance, you could face some steep penalties. Here’s what to expect if you file your taxes past the April 30 deadline. YOU’LL BE CHARGED INTEREST If you owe a balance on your 2023 tax return and can’t pay it by April 30, you will be charged compound daily interest starting on May 1, notes the CRA. If you need to pay tax instalments, you must pay them by the due dates outlined by the CRA, or you could be charged instalment interest. PENALTIES FOR FILING LATE ..read more

Zombies will soon face a dilemma: Do they go for brains or Nanaimo bars? The production team for the hit HBO series The Last of Us began setting up in Diana Krall Plaza on Monday, April 29, for a five-week shoot in downtown Nanaimo for the show’s second season. > The Last of Us Season 2 begins set up in downtown Nanaimo, BC ?? > > Crews began hauling in equipment and cordoning off areas in Diana Krall Plaza on Monday, ahead of a roughly five-week residency in downtown Nanaimo to accommodate filming the show’s second season. pic.twitter.com/K03ghWK8ah > > — The Last of Us News ..read more

Taking a train to Banff or Jasper could soon be a reality after the province released details on its Passenger Rail Master Plan this afternoon. A news release from the province states that the Master Plan will assess the feasibility of passenger rail in the province, including regional, commuter, and high-speed services. Alberta’s vision for a passenger rail system would include public, private, or hybrid passenger rail, including: - A commuter rail system for the Calgary area that connects surrounding communities and the Calgary International Airport to downtown - A commuter rail system for t ..read more