If you own a cellphone, use the internet or watch TV, your life has probably been affected by one of the most influential consumer advocacy organizations in the country — a group on the verge of shutting its doors for good.
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Fight brewing over synthetic field proposal in East Vancouver
Some Clinton Park locals say they don't want artificial turf replacing the existing grass and gravel fields
A proposal to install two synthetic turf fields in Clinton Park is not going over well with some of the people who live in the East Vancouver neighbourhood.
Meng Wanzhou is out on bail — but could be in legal limbo for years
Meng Wanzhou says she hasn't read a novel in 25 years.
As the lawyer for Huawei's chief financial officer told B.C. Supreme Court Justice William Ehrcke Tuesday, the 46-year-old has been too busy raising a family and helping her father grow his company into a global telecommunications giant.
Why Christmas is bad for the environment and what you can do about it
Christmas is a time of celebration, but once the party's over, plenty of garbage is hauled to the curb.
Environmental group Zero Waste Canada estimates that from mid-November to mid-January, the average Canadian generates about 25 per cent more trash than during the rest of the year.
The gift of giving back: Keeping the Christmas spirit alive with your kids
It's been said that it's better to give than to receive, but, if you have kids, you know that Christmas can sometimes turn into a time of getting as much as possible — and nothing else!
With visions of sugar plums — and the latest in tech gadgets and gaming systems — dancing in their heads, how do we make sure our kids know that helping others is important, not just during the holiday season, but throughout the year?
Saanich trees spared after public outcry
There's relief in a Saanich neighbourhood after regional officials came up with a new plan to spare dozens of trees that were in the path of a pipe that's needed as part of Greater Victoria's long-awaited sewage treatment system.
China pressures U.S., Canada ahead of hearing for Huawei exec
China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume Monday in Vancouver.
A headline in a Communist Party newspaper called Canada's treatment of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, "inhumane." The Global Times editorial published in Monday's edition followed formal protests by the Chinese government to both Canada and the United States over the weekend.