The Vancouver International Airport has won the title of best airport in North America at an international award ceremony in Germany.
The airport says it took the prize at the Skytrax World Airport Awards held in Frankfurt.
It says it last won the title in 2021, and C-E-O Tamara Vrooman says airport staff worked hard to regain the top spot after the aviation sector was hammered by the pandemic.
A statement released by Y-V-R says it's the only airport to be awarded the title 14 times
British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a marine jetty project in the city of Delta to facilitate liquefied natural gas exports has been issued an environmental assessment certificate. Environment Minister George Heyman and Transportation Minister Rob Fleming say they issued the approval after "carefully considering" the assessment of the project.
Police in North Vancouver say there were a pair of suspicious fires yesterday afternoon in the district's Norgate area. North Vancouver Mounties say both fires happened in the 13-hundred-block of Sowden Street before 3 p-m, where fire crews found hedges on fire in front of two homes on the block.
The federal government wants to support those who rent their homes with a protection fund, a bill of rights and a plan to give reliable renters credit when they step up to buy a home. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there's something fundamentally unfair about paying $2,000 a month for rent, while those paying the same for a mortgage get equity and build their credit score.
Canada's chief public health officer says the number of measles cases in the country continues to rise. Dr. Theresa Tam says in a statement the Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of 40 measles cases in Canada so far this year.
Police say they are investigating a break in and theft of jewelry from South Surrey mall. The R-C-M-P say officers responded to a report of a break-in at the shopping centre just after 4 A-M on Monday.
Mounties in Surrey are looking looking for witnesses to a late night shooting in Cloverdale. They say officers responded to a report of shots fired around 10:45 P-M yesterday to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound.