Ken Sim

Vancouver mayor Ken Sim wants to transfer some of the city's financial reserves into Bitcoin cryptocurrency  — and says it will be good for the climate, too. His claim has some experts scratching their heads.

As conservative Vancouver city councillors prepare to vote on whether to overturn a key climate measure banning natural gas for home heating in new buildings, hearings stretched days beyond schedule with over 140 people voicing opinions.

In a dramatic Tuesday council meeting, four ABC party councillors voted to approve an amendment that reverses city rules from 2020 prohibiting new buildings from using natural gas for heating and hot water.

The city has become the first in B.C. to phase out the use of gas-powered water heaters in homes in a move that will roughly halve the amount of harmful emissions the heaters generate by 2035. In a Tuesday announcement, the city said that replacement water heaters in homes and duplexes must meet strict efficiency requirements starting next year.

The federal government is doubling the financing available for a British Columbia housing plan, which the prime minister called "transformative."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Vancouver today, set to make a housing-related announcement alongside Premier David Eby and Mayor Ken Sim.

The winter storm that blanketed southern British Columbia with snow on Wednesday meant a day off work or school for some, but it had much harsher implications for those without a home.

Carol Lee, chairwoman of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, says the neighbourhood is all about resilience.

Advocates for renters in British Columbia say it's time to consider setting a maximum temperature for rental housing to protect vulnerable tenants from dangerous heat.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he had a meeting with the regional director of Canada's spy agency over allegations of foreign interference in the province's elections.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and has asked Canada's intelligence agency for a briefing.

Vancouver City Council approved up to $16 million for 100 new police and 100 mental-health nurses on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, part of the campaign platform of newly elected Mayor Ken Sim.

Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police Department says.

Voters in British Columbia ushered in a wave of sweeping political change throughout the province in municipal elections on Saturday, October 15, 2022, that saw new mayors elected in Vancouver and Surrey and other major communities.

As election campaigns kick off across British Columbia its largest city is facing a race unlike any other, experts say.