WITH ADAM SAWATSKY
As Dennis Brandt turns the key on the lock attached to his steering wheel he starts laughing. “Seriously,” he says looking up at the collection of curiosities attached to the roof of his vehicle including a painted duck, skateboard, and pair of toy aircraft carriers. “Would anyone steal this car?!”
While he’s not faster than a speeding bullet, nor more powerful than a locomotive, this four-year-old is proving to be a superhero.
You may notice the swirling symbol that he “painted” with a power-washer on the sidewalk first.
When Tina Marsh realized the postal strike was encroaching on Christmas, she grew increasingly concerned about the kids in her neighbourhood.
It’s not unusual to find Lesley Carlberg out and about wearing a tutu.
Whenever Sophia Vaillant would go on family road trips as a kid, she’d inevitably play songs by the same singer.
If you ask Yi Zhao why he’s been pointing his camera at the sky for so long, his answer will be simple.
Sandra Kroek and her grandson Remington spent 200 hours painting a massive Star Wars mural together.
Adam finds out how a Westshore man was inspired by the soundtrack of his youth to realize a musical dream.
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Mounties say a 42-year-old man who was camping on Vancouver Island has been found dead after rescuers were alerted to a distress signal from his satellite communication device.
A major cut to the Bank of Canada’s key interest comes as welcome news to realtors and those holding variable rate mortgages – but it also signals a growing sense of uncertainty about the broader Canadian economy.
A Saanich, B.C., mom is questioning why her son came home from school with the words “Santa,” “Rudolph” and “Christmas” crossed out on a lyric sheet for his winter concert.
A commercial truck driver has been fired and is facing potential impaired driving charges after police say his tractor-trailer collided with four parked cars in Port Coquitlam, B.C.
British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province is falling behind in meeting the basic needs of its older residents, a growing population that is forecast to make up a quarter of the population by 2035.
The Tsilhqot’in National Government in British Columbia says it has formed a "historic partnership" with the federal Fisheries Department to develop a permanent salmon conservation hatchery in its territory.
Police in Metro Vancouver have arrested a suspect following a string of sexual assaults on strangers in recent days.
A British Columbia man has been declared a dangerous offender and will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted in the 2015 death and dismemberment of a woman in the Kootenay region.
A steady stream of B.C. Conservative MLAs made their way past members of the press gallery Tuesday on their way to a caucus meeting. All of them declined to answer questions, with most responding with some form of “no comment.”
Canada's central bank has cut its key rate for the fifth consecutive time – now sitting at 3.25 per cent – as the country's economy grows at a slower rate than projected.
A heritage building in Vancouver's Chinatown – touted as the world's skinniest – has been transformed into a bamboo-filled habitat for a family of animatronic giant pandas.
Nearly eight months after he was injured in the first game of Vancouver's playoff run, Demko returned to the crease Tuesday for his first start of the season.
A woman who passed herself off as a nurse and fraudulently treated almost 1,000 patients in health-care settings in Metro Vancouver and southern Vancouver Island delivered a tearful apology on the final day of her sentencing hearing at B.C. Supreme Court.
Mounties are investigating after a 58-year-old man was reportedly stabbed with syringes on Tuesday morning at a park in Nanaimo, B.C.
A Vancouver woman didn’t let an emergency C-section keep her from Saturday’s Taylor Swift concert.
A B.C. man who won a $1-million Lotto 6/49 prize said he plans to celebrate the windfall with a big dinner.
John Rustad says he expects a spirit of defiance and for free speech to reign in his British Columbia Conservative Party caucus — even if it involves pitting team members against each other, including himself.
