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Westham Island Bridge restored months after barge strike

After more than two months, the only road access to Delta's Westham Island will reopen Saturday evening.

March 27, 2026 7:27 am PST PST

Astronaut and UBC alumna answers questions from space

University of British Columbia alumna Jessica Meir has given current students a look at her office — as an astronaut in the orbiting International Space Station.

March 26, 2026 12:47 pm PST PST

North Shore Rescue transports climber injured on Vancouver Island

North Shore Rescue (NSR) says its volunteers were called across the Strait of Georgia this weekend to help rescue an injured rock climber near Nanaimo.

March 16, 2026 12:03 pm PST PST

Bob & Michael's Place opens in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Days after its grand opening, Downtown Eastside residents are enjoying an innovative social housing complex that offers subsidized units and a new health-care facility.

March 4, 2026 7:55 am PST PST

B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology

Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment. The B.C. man says he'd started that day last...

February 26, 2026 1:00 am PST PST

North Shore Rescue helps save snowboarder stuck at Cypress 

North Shore Rescue (NSR) safely recovered a snowboarder who got stuck in steep, slippery terrain in the Cypress Mountain area Tuesday afternoon. 

February 12, 2026 12:27 pm PST PST

'They are heroes': Vancouver trail runner gives back after Christmas Day rescue

Shun Ma, an experienced Vancouver trail runner, says the experience didn't end when rescue crews found him in the snow on Christmas night.

January 20, 2026 8:35 am PST PST

4 hikers rescued from Golden Ears peaks after 4 days

Four hikers are alive after spending several days trapped in the alpine on Golden Ears, north of Maple Ridge.

January 15, 2026 9:27 am PST PST

North Shore Rescue volunteers successfully save hiker stranded over Christmas night

North Shore Rescue (NSR) crews spent Christmas night saving a stranded hiker from a mountain top amid snow, wind, freezing temperatures, and avalanche risk.

December 26, 2025 11:16 am PST PST

OMNI News wins international awards from the Philippine government

OMNI News journalists have won the 2025 Migration Advocacy and Media Awards for Best TV Special Report for “Pagbangon: Iba’t Ibang Mukha ng Pagpapatuloy,” OMNI News Filipino’s special that looks...

December 12, 2025 7:27 am PST PST