On Thursday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was at a Toronto Loblaws store with NDP candidate for Spadina Fort-York Norman Di Pasquale to call on the government to cap the price on essential grocery items to lower grocery prices.
New report details drastic potential transit service cuts to close funding gap
This is welcome news for Canadians and reflects our plan to responsibly create the economic conditions for interest rates to come down.
Five years ago, the Vancouver Fo Guang Shan Temple in Richmond made a pledge to donate $50,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundation’s ACT NOW Campaign for the Yurkovich Family Pavilion, new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital. This past month, they completed their final donation of $10,000 – a generous gesture that will help launch a new era of health care in Richmond.
Researchers at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with a group from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas have identified a gene that appears to reverse Parkinson’s disease symptoms in fruit flies.
Last year, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season on record, which threatened the health, safety and economic stability of people in Canada and their communities. Canada’s climate is warming twice as fast as the global average. As our climate continues to change, extreme hot temperatures will become more frequent and more intense due to climate change.
The Fraser Health Virtual Care call centre was launched in 2020 to allow people in our region to connect remotely with a registered nurse about their health concerns through telephone, video or web chat. Since then, the Fraser Health Virtual Care Team has helped more than 245,000 patients, and counting, with their health care needs.
Changes to BC’s personal tax system since 2017 have improved tax fairness, benefiting low- and middle-income earners the most while the richest 1% are paying more. However, the wealthiest are still not contributing their fair share, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-BC Office.
Vancouver struggles to implement green infrastructure at the rate of other major cities, according to a new Simon Fraser University (SFU) study.
‘Pride Of Pakistan’ USTAD SHAFQAT ALI KHAN, son of the legendary USTAD SALAMAT ALI KHAN and younger brother of USTAD SHARAFAT ALI KHAN, is coming to Vancouver on September 20, 2024.
Inspiring the next generation through art and giving back, the Vancouver Artopia Youth Society held their seventh annual International Youth Arts Contest in Richmond on June 8th and raised $10,000 towards Richmond Hospital Foundation’s Medical Imaging Centre Campaign.
Estate come un Italiano! Kitchen Table Restaurants is welcoming g summer’s balmy rays with the third annual Summer Like An Italian campaign. Starting July 23, and running until September 21, the festivities are inspired by il dolce far niente, and beloved Italian traditions of fêting and feasting with loved ones.
Home + Away, a towering new sculpture commissioned by the City of Vancouver Public Art Program, is now open for all to enjoy at Empire Fields in Hastings Park.
Canada, England, France, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States will be competing at Willoughby Stadium October 5 and 6 as part of the women’s rugby XV 1 competition.
Twelve athletes have been nominated to the women’s sitting volleyball team set to represent Canada at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games this summer, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Volleyball Canada announced Monday.