UPDATE: An earlier version of this story reported the earthquake as 5.1 magnitude, according to initial information from the federal Earthquakes Canada agency. The number has been changed to 4.9 based ...

It's all about the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion in National Observer's opinion section this week. We're aiming to give differing perspectives a fair hearing and promote respectful and open ...

While "Kick Ass 2" shows that women can be powerful characters, it falls short by taking center stage away from them. Should "Kick Ass" really be named "Hit Girl"?

Gerald Amos recalls joking to a friend awhile ago about Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline. He said he had no doubt the National Energy Board's Joint Review Panel would approve the project, but ...

He’s making a list, checking it twice and going to find out who’s naughty or nice. Ask just about any Canadian child who is eagerly anticipating the holidays, wide eyed and sugar-high, and they will ...

VANCOUVER — Imagine living in a former church, school building or fire station for $50 a week. Consider a 25 per cent tax on people who leave their homes vacant. Or the city taking over the hard work ...

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada is warning backcountry users about the danger for potentially deadly slides in British Columbia's central Columbia mountains. The warning includes parts of other ...

Muse touched down in Vancouver and with them an arsenal of drones. I've had the opportunity to see them live three times prior and I can honestly say that they put on one of the best live shows I've ...

A few months ago I was visiting family and friends in the south Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Someone suggested a hike, and then we argued, as we always do, about where to go. “Mt. Baldy has ...

A legal battle between the City of Burnaby and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has ended with the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling the National Energy Board can override municipal bylaws ...

While Emily Carr University makes headlines for the announcement of its new $133 million campus, a $1.3 million shortfall for Capilano University means the institution is planning to eliminate ...

Following the Conservative government's approval of a $15 billion sale of Calgary-based Nexen Inc. by a state-owned Chinese enterprise, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that "Canada is ...