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The Province
5 hours ago
- The Province
B.C. crime news: Man arrested after stabbing at a North Van construction site
Here's a roundup of crime news from across B.C. on June 5, 2025 File photo Photo by File photo Mounties have arrested a man after a stabbing at a construction site in North Vancouver. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Just before noon on Thursday, North Vancouver RCMP received several reports of an assault at a construction site near West 1st Street and Pemberton Avenue where a man went into the site and assaulted a worker. North Vancouver RCMP officers as well as members of the West Vancouver Police Department who happened to be in the area rushed to the scene. The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital. A man was arrested nearby. Police say the alleged assailant and victim knew each other. Anyone who saw the incident or has video of what happened is asked to contact North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311. Charges of insider trading laid against Vancouver's van Hees Douwe van Hees has been charged in B.C. with two counts of insider trading under the Criminal Code after an investigation by the B.C. Securities Commission, the organization announced Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. van Hees is the former director of a small public company headquartered in Vancouver, and was charged for allegedly using inside information obtained from Shaun Pollard. Pollard, the former CFO of Westhaven Gold Corp., was charged for alleged violations of B.C.'s Securities Act in September. No allegations have been made against the issuer. A bail hearing was conducted on May 29 in Vancouver Provincial Court. As a result of the hearing, van Hees was granted release on a number of conditions, including that he pay a $150,000 deposit into court, report to a bail supervisor as directed by telephone, with in-person reporting required twice a year, and that he have no contact with Pollard except through legal counsel as may be required for court purposes. The allegations against van Hees have not been proven. van Hees was a director of Infinico Metals Corp., which announced recently announced his resignation 'due to personal reasons.' Read More
The Province
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Province
Fill your summer with free events in downtown Vancouver
Summer on šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl'a7shn is packed full of free outdoor concerts, dance classes, and movie screenings in July and August at Queen Elizabeth Plaza Vancouver Civic Theatres is bringing summer fun to downtown Vancouver with Summer on šx???ex?n Xwtl'a7shn, a series of free outdoor concerts, dance classes, and movie screenings. The series runs July through August on the plaza outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Photo by Handout Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Vancouver Civic Theatres is bringing summer fun to downtown Vancouver with Summer on šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl'a7shn, a series of free outdoor concerts, dance classes, and movie screenings. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The series runs July through August on the plaza outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and includes some of the city's top arts and culture organizations including Indian Summer Festival, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, DanceHouse, Van Vogue Jam, and others. Summer Sounds offers open-air concerts; Dance Dance Dance will deliver free pop-up dance classes and Sunset Cinema hosts outdoor movies. VCT's Summer on šxʷƛ ̓ exən Xwtl'a7shn Programs Summer Sounds: Open-Air Concerts Thursdays from July 10 — Aug. 14, 5 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. July 10 — Indian Summer Festival Spotlight — Featuring Surya Brass Band (Surrey), Sejal Lal (Surrey), Jody Okabe (Vancouver), and Ruby Singh's kraKIN (Vancouver) July 17 — Vancouver Folk Music Festival Spotlight — Featuring Derek Gripper with Guy Buttery (South Africa) and Emily Wurrarrmara (Australia) July 24 — Caravan World Rhythms Spotlight — Featuring AL Qahwa (Toronto) and Tio Chorinho (Toronto) with Flavia Nascimento (Quebec City) July 31 — Pride Celebration — Featuring houseguest (Vancouver) and Hot Dyke Party (Vancouver) Aug. 7 — Sarah McLachlan School of Music Student Spotlight — Artists TBA Aug. 14 — Closing Party — Featuring DJ Softieshan (Vancouver) and DJ O Show (Vancouver) This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Vancouver Civic Theatres is bringing free summer fun to downtown Vancouver with a series of free outdoor concerts, dance classes, and movie screenings. The Summer on šx???ex? n Xwtl'a7shn series runs throughout July and August. Photo by Handout / Handout Dance Dance Dance: Pop-Up Dance Classes Fridays from July 18 — Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. July 18 — House Class with Sharon Lee July 25 — Salsa Class presented in partnership with DanceHouse Aug. 1 — Vogue Class & Mini Ball with Van Vogue Jam Aug. 8 — Hustle Class with Hustle at RS Aug. 15 — Swing Class with Dusty Flowerpot Sunset Cinema: Outdoor Movies Wednesdays in August (Pre-show entertainment by local DJs Mango Sweet at 7 p.m., movies begin at dusk) Aug. 6 — Shrek (2001) Aug. 13 — The Wild Robot (2024) Aug. 20 — Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Aug. 27 — Mean Girls (2004) For more information about Summer on šxʷƛ ̓ exən Xwtl'a7shn, visit šxʷƛ ̓ exən Xwtl'a7shn is the name of the plaza outside of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 650 Hamilton Street. In 2018, the plaza was given this name as part of the Plaza Naming Project led by the City of Vancouver, xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓ lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. šxʷƛ ̓ exən is a name in the hən̓ q̓ əmin̓ əm̓ language that means 'the place that you're invited to.' Xwtl'a7shn is a name in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language that means 'a place where people are invited to celebrate.' Read More
The Province
6 hours ago
- Science
- The Province
The Home Front: Inside UBC's brand new biomedical engineering building
The Shrum building feels cocooned from the hustle of campus thanks to a preserved grove of London plane trees UBC's new school of biomedical engineering (the Gordon B. Shrum building). Photo by Michael Elkan Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Walking into the University of British Columbia's new school of biomedical engineering (the Gordon B. Shrum Building), the first thing you notice is light. Soft, northern light that filters through floor-to-ceiling windows lining the lab spaces. The Shrum building sits on University Boulevard but feels cocooned from the hustle of campus thanks to a preserved grove of London plane trees surrounding a quiet courtyard. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Greg Boothroyd, principal architect at Patkau Architects, who designed this new facility, says those trees weren't meant to survive the development. 'UBC originally envisioned that these trees and this courtyard area would probably be destroyed because the building is so big. But when we came to the site and we saw these trees in this courtyard, we were like, forget it,' says Boothroyd. They found a way to keep them and in doing so, the site has a really interesting geometric shape, he says. Designing across disciplines UBC's new school of biomedical engineering is a relatively new discipline that combines the rigour of engineering with the care of medicine. It's the first time in Canada that the faculties of medicine and engineering have joined forces to share not just a space, but also a discipline, says Boothroyd. Stay on top of the latest real estate news and home design trends. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Patkau Architects also collaborated with others to pull this project off. 'We have done many academic buildings, but never something quite as complex as a lab, so we partnered with Architecture49, who are lab specialists. It was a nice collaboration, and a good experience designing a building with such technical complexity,' he says. A COVID creation Another first for Patkau, this building was designed almost entirely over Zoom, during the early days of the COVID pandemic, says Boothroyd. Some of the digital processes they learned through this time have stuck, he says. 'With projects that are at a distance, there's just much less travel that's required. It's good for the environment, and good for people's lives as well.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Inside the Shrum Building, labs line the northern side, creating soft daylight. The offices are on the south side, and in between is an atrium, full of sunlight and intersecting triangles. This has been designed as a place for casual run-ins and spontaneous chats, says Boothroyd. 'It is a building that helps create opportunities for serendipitous interaction in everyone's day. By having this big open lab that you walk through you see the work of your colleagues and get a sense of what it's like to work in a research community. You're not in an isolated silo.' On the ground floor, maker spaces and design studios line the boulevard, offering glimpses into student life. 'People walking down the street get a glimpse at some of these super cool things students are building and making as they walk by, and hopefully they'll draw them into the building and get them inside and interested in biomedical engineering,' says Boothroyd. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The upper atrium in the UBC's new school of biomedical engineering (the Gordon B. Shrum building). Photo by Michael Elkan Even the lecture halls in this building challenge conventional lecture design. One has rectangular tables for group work, another is tiered so students can swivel their chairs and collaborate. 'If you want to watch a lecture, you can just watch it on YouTube. The teaching style now is focused on more activities that you can't do on YouTube,' says Boothroyd. A lunchroom on the third floor, with a deck and kitchen, acts as yet another collaboration zone. There is a big open deck off the lunchroom. There is a corner designed for informal lunch-hour lectures. 'It's a neat space and is already being very well used,' says Boothroyd. Challenges and surprises This was a challenging project because of the construction environment during COVID, says Boothroyd, but they had an amazing team on the project, a great contractor and project manager, and it was done on budget and on time, he says. When asked what surprised him most about this completed building, Boothroyd doesn't hesitate. 'The upper atrium. You think you know what a space will feel like from 3D models, but when I walked into it, it was better than I imagined. Full of light, but also intimate. It makes you want to stay.' Read More
The Province
6 hours ago
- Business
- The Province
Loblaw is pulling all products by this coffee brand from its shelves over 'unjustified' cost increases
The move comes as coffee prices continue to rise in Canada. Published Jun 05, 2025 • Last updated 7 hours ago • 3 minute read Loblaws located at 363 Rideau street in Ottawa. Photo by Jean Levac/Ottawa Citizen Photo by Jean Levac / Postmedia Shoppers at Loblaw Cos. Ltd.'s stores will soon no longer be able to get a coffee fix by purchasing Folgers-brand products after a pricing dispute prompted the grocer to pull them from its shelves. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors In an email sent to retailers on Wednesday, Loblaw said it decided to delist all Folgers products after talks with the coffee maker's manufacturer couldn't solve the impasse. 'After several weeks of negotiations, we were unable to reach an agreement with the manufacturers of Folgers coffee regarding their significant and unjustified proposed price increases,' said the email signed by Loblaw category director Suren Theivakadacham and obtained by The Canadian Press. 'We are doing this because we are on the side of customers, and doing what we can to keep prices low … This decision to delist Folgers coffee reflects our commitment to providing value for customers by not accepting unreasonable cost increases that would hurt Canadians.' Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The email contained an attached list of alternative coffee products the grocer offers as stores prepare to update their shelves. The move comes as coffee prices continue to rise in Canada. Last month, Statistics Canada reported the price of coffee and tea was up 13.4 per cent in April on a year-over-year basis _ outpacing both the 3.8 per cent increase in the cost of groceries that month, as well as Canada's overall inflation rate of 1.7 per cent. Experts say higher coffee prices are in part due to recent extreme weather and changes in temperature, which have caused some producers to experience lower yields. Other pressures include a weak Canadian dollar, making it more expensive to import coffee to Canada from other countries, along with the fact coffee is one of the products still subject to Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While the U.S. isn't a major producer of coffee, Canadian distributors often purchase it from American brokers. Folgers products are made by the Orrville, Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co., which raised prices of its coffee offerings both last June and October in response to higher costs it is facing. President and CEO Mark Smucker told analysts on the company's quarterly earnings call in February that more coffee price increases were likely on the way. He said pricing decisions are dictated by costs it faces. 'Although we haven't laid out when other pricing is going to happen, we do expect it's going to happen in the next fiscal year, probably in the first half,' Smucker said at the time. The company did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Loblaw spokeswoman Catherine Thomas said Folgers' proposed cost increases were 'unreasonable and unjustified based on underlying costs' and that the grocer felt it was important to push back as many Canadians continue to struggle with unaffordability. 'Despite several attempts to address this with the manufacturer, we were not successful,' Thomas said in a statement. 'We will not accept or pass unjustified cost increases on to customers and therefore we have removed Folgers from our shelves … We recognize this may create some inconvenience for customers and for that we apologize but again, we will do what is right to help address price increases.' Thomas added Loblaw expects most of its stores to be out of stock of Folgers products over the next week or two. Read More Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here.
The Province
6 hours ago
- Business
- The Province
Downtown Vancouver Costco to start requiring membership to access food court
You'll soon need a Costco card to get yourself a $1.50 hotdog Costco - downtown- food court in Vancouver on June 5, 2025. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG The era of Costco's famous $1.50 hotdogs is coming to an end in Vancouver — at least for non-Costco members. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The downtown Vancouver Costco on Expo Boulevard has its food court outside the warehouse and has been accessible to anyone, even those without a membership. Given its location near the SkyTrain station, Rogers Arena and B.C. Place, the food court is a popular spot for concertgoers, sports fan or bargain hunters who want to get its beloved $1.50 hotdog-and-soda deal and other offerings, including pizza, chicken strips, and poutine. But no longer. Signs have gone up outside the Costco warehouse saying that starting Aug. 5, an active Costco membership card will be required to purchase items from the food court. It then directs people to the membership counter for more information. By contrast a basic hotdog cost $9.49 at Canucks Games at Rogers Arena this past season, according to pictures of the menu board posted online. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The change comes about a year after Costco started using scanners at store entrances to crack down on so-called 'membership moochers' trying to enter or shop at the store without membership. At the time, Costco officials had said that the warehouses have seen a rise in the number of people sharing membership cards since 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last fall, Costco raised its membership fees in Canada and the U.S. to $65 for individual or business membership, while those with executive membership saw their fees hiked to $130 a year. The last time Costco raised their membership fees was in 2017. Costco's downtown food court in Vancouver Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG Despite that recent fee increase — and inflation — Costco has not raised the prices on its hotdog combo since introducing it in the 1980s. That has stayed at $1.50, a loss-leader strategy Costco employs to get people in the door, or perhaps as an incentive to get a membership. According to Costco's 2024 annual report, revenue from membership fees rose five per cent to $4.8 billion, with nearly 137 million members and a 90 per cent renewal rate. As of the end of last year, Costco had 897 locations around the world including 109 in Canada. chchan@ Read More
