TransLink says a new SkyTrain station in Richmond is open to the public today for regular service.
The Capstan station, which will link the existing Bridgeport and Aberdeen stations, will be a new Canada Line stop.
TransLink says on a regular weekday in 2019, more than 37-thousand customers were riding the Canada Line between those two stations.
The construction of Capstan station first started in 2021 after TransLink and the city reached an agreement on the design concept in 2020.
With the Canada Post strike nearing four weeks, the postal service says it doesn't see an end in sight. On Monday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers sent over its latest list of proposals, which include wage gains and job protections.
Trump said in a taunting post to Truth Social early Tuesday it was a "pleasure to have dinner" with Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate and that he looks forward to seeing the "governor again soon" to talk tariffs and trade, the "results of which will be truly spectacular for all."
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is not committing to meeting the $40.1-billion deficit target she set for the government last year. Freeland said Tuesday she expects the fall economic statement, which she will present on Dec. 16, will show a declining debt-to-GDP ratio.
Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan did not attend the Taylor Swift concert in Vancouver Saturday, despite earlier defending his decision to accept the tickets. Global News first reported that Sajjan would be attending the concert with his daughter, on the taxpayer's dime as a guest of a provincial Crown corporation that owns BC Place.
Authorities in New York state say the search for a 22-year-old Quebec hiker who went missing in the Adirondacks more than a week ago is now likely a recovery mission. The New York State Forest Rangers say heavy snow and cold temperatures have made the search "essentially impossible," and future efforts will depend on the weather.
A statement from the service says 1,925 people have died in overdoses this year, down nine per cent from the first 10 months of 2023. The 155 people who died from drug poisoning in October is also a drop from the 183 people who died in September.