Politics

The minimum penalty for fireworks violations will increase to $400 from $100 and the maximum penalty to $50,000 from $5,000. File photo of damage caused by firecrackers to a hedge at a Burnaby home. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Roschat.PNG If you use illegal fireworks and firecrackers in Surrey this Halloween you’re in for a fright. … Read more

The graffiti was visible on Monday morning, but by late afternoon it had been washed and a new sign was in place Graffiti on the home of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson.Photo by Thomas Seal /Photographer: Thomas Seal/Bloomb (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Lululemon Athletica Inc. founder Chip Wilson’s $80 million mansion was turned into a graffiti-covered flashpoint … Read more

Tampa International Airport said it stopped flights at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The airport posted on X that it is not a shelter for people or their cars Workers board up a grocery store to protect it from Hurricane Milton, in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico, Oct. 7, 2024.Photo by Martin Zetina /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Not even … Read more

It looks like sunshine on Friday and Saturday and then rainy weather for Sunday and Monday. File photo of fall trees in Vancouver. Photo: Rich Lam/PNG.Photo by RICHARD LAM /PNG It looks like the Thanksgiving long weekend will start out sunny in Metro Vancouver and then turn rainy. The forecast is for clear skies with … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump for backing out of his interview with “60 Minutes” while accusing him of not being able to give viewers “a meaningful, thoughtful conversation.” “Watch his rallies,” she told CBS’s Bill Whitaker when asked her response to him canceling last week. “You’re gonna hear conversations … Read more

‘Fuel continues to arrive in the state of Florida’ despite long lines at gas stations, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Heavy traffic flows northbound on Interstate-75 as people evacuate the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival late Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Ocala, Fla.Photo by Julio Cortez /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hurricane Milton is weakening … Read more

In this deadlocked campaign, the leaders have made big, expensive promises to woo voters. But some voters say they just don’t believe them Election lawn signs in Coquitlam on Sept. 25, 2024Photo by Jason Payne /PNG NDP Leader David Eby vowed to extend the SkyTrain to UBC, build rapid transit to the North Shore and … Read more

Skunks, squirrels and sarcasm have been employed in a battle to retain a small slice of green space in a park-deficient neighbourhood Dana Deschene with posters protesting a temporary fire hall that would take over a green space at Gore and Union streets in Strathcona and ChinatownPhoto by Arlen Redekop /PNG There’s an old saying … Read more

The no-fault auto insurance system has decreased average ICBC insurance costs in the province, and rates have remained frozen since its introduction in 2021. B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says he will end ICBC’s monopoly and introduce private insurance.Photo by Gerry Kahrmann /PNG B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says he will end ICBC’s monopoly and … Read more

Geoffrey Hinton predicted that AI will end up having a ‘huge influence’ on civilization, from productivity to health care Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, who studies neural networks used in artificial intelligence applications, poses at Google’s Mountain View, Calif, headquarters on March 25, 2015.Photo by AP Photo/Noah Berger Ellen Moons, a member of the Nobel committee … Read more