Edmontonians shift to these local grocery stores amid Loblaw boycott (dailyhive.com)
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10 amazing Vancouver arts events to check out in May | Listed (dailyhive.com)
6 best eats and sips you can't leave the Richmond Night Market without trying | Dished (dailyhive.com)
Bricks placed in Vancouver to help pedestrians safely use a crosswalk (dailyhive.com)
"Go back to Hong Kong": Anger breaks out over Canadian supervised consumption site (dailyhive.com)
NHL suspends Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly for five games: report (dailyhive.com)
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be skating without Morgan Rielly for the next little while....
Transit strike avoided in Metro Vancouver as bus company and union agree to terms (dailyhive.com)
A looming transit strike in Metro Vancouver this weekend has been narrowly avoided after Coast Mountain Bus Company and the union representing its transit supervisors accepted recommendations from a special mediator....
Hearing on future of transit strike wraps first day without decision (dailyhive.com)
A hearing at the BC Labour Relations Board to decide the future of the transit strike in the Lower Mainland will likely extend into a second day after no decision was reached Wednesday....
Union to suspend Metro Vancouver transit strike during mediation process (dailyhive.com)
The union representing 180 striking bus operations supervisors for TransLink’s Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) says it will suspend any strike action for the time being during the provincial government’s mandated special mediation process....
Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver to resume Wednesday: TransLink (dailyhive.com)
As of just after 5 pm Tuesday, it has been confirmed that all TransLink bus and SeaBus services will resume on Wednesday, January 24....
Federal government to create a new National Indigenous Housing Centre (dailyhive.com)
The federal government is kicking off the procurement bidding process to establish a new National Indigenous Housing Centre for Canada....
TransLink bus and SeaBus services could temporarily restart Wednesday (dailyhive.com)
Canadian Union of Public Employees 4500 (CUPE) appears to be following through with its original stated plan that the current shutdown of TransLink’s bus and SeaBus services across Metro Vancouver will last for 48 hours....
No impacts to SkyTrain due to Metro Vancouver transit strike: TransLink (dailyhive.com)
With a highly disruptive and confusing public transit strike well underway, starting today, there is an air of uncertainty with getting around Metro Vancouver — especially if you don’t have access to a car....
It's official: TransLink's bus and SeaBus services now shut down for strike (dailyhive.com)
Expect very significant inconveniences with getting around Metro Vancouver on public transit starting today, Monday, January 22, as negotiations between TransLink subsidiary Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4500 over the weekend have failed....
TransLink and union to re-enter bargaining in a bid to avoid shutdown | Urbanized (dailyhive.com)
Could a full shutdown of Metro Vancouver’s bus and SeaBus services starting early Monday, January 22 morning be averted?...
TransLink confirms full bus and SeaBus shutdown possible due to strike escalation (dailyhive.com)
Metro Vancouver’s public transit buses and SeaBus services could be severely disrupted starting Monday morning following a threat made by the union representing 180 bus operations supervisors this morning....
Wild weather: Freezing rain is now coming down in Vancouver, Surrey, and Abbotsford (dailyhive.com)
It’s been a wild weather week in BC, and it’s not over yet. Freezing rain is falling in parts of the south coast, and it’s expected to stay wet as the warm-up is not far behind it....
Metro Vancouver could see heavy snow, freezing rain starting Tuesday (dailyhive.com)
Heavy snow and freezing rain are apparently on the way for parts of BC’s South Coast, according to a new weather statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on Sunday....
25% wage increase for bus supervisors "not realistic": TransLink's CMBC (dailyhive.com)
There is no end in sight to the job action of bus operations supervisors for Metro Vancouver’s public transit system....
Between-tenant rent controls focus of new demands from major BC union (dailyhive.com)
A major Metro Vancouver union has issued a call for tighter rent controls in the province, something it says is necessary for workers to be able to live within a reasonable distance of their workplace....
VPD officers not expected to turn body cams on for every interaction (dailyhive.com)
Beginning today, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has deployed 85 officers with body cams....
TransLink bus workers issue 72-hour strike notice | Urbanized (dailyhive.com)
There could be disruptions to Metro Vancouver’s bus services as early as the morning of Saturday, January 6....