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5 days ago | 
castanet.net | Yuri Kageyama |Tara Deschamps |Lauren Krugel |Mike Howell
Onex Corp. is selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air for a total of US$550 million. Under the deals announced Friday, Delta will acquire a 15 per cent stake in the Calgary-based airline for US$330 million, while Korean Air will buy a 10 per cent stake for US$220 million. After the deal closes, Delta plans to sell a 2.3 per cent stake in WestJet to its joint venture partner Air France-KLM for US$50 million. Onex acquired WestJet in 2019.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Nicholas Johansen |Colin Dacre |Chelsea Powrie |Mike Howell
An old BC Ferry went up in flames in the Lower Mainland early Saturday morning, prompting concerns about “hazardous emissions” from the fire. At 4 a.m. Saturday morning, the City of Mission activated its Emergency Operations Centre in response to the derelict Queen of Sydney going up in flames. The old ferry was located on the Fraser River, west of Mission.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Chelsea Powrie |Mike Howell |Jeremy Hainsworth
Hundreds of mourners gathered Friday at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver to hear Archbishop J. Michael Miller promise the Filipino community that they are not alone in their grief as they continue to process the horrific vehicle attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens of others.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Bronwyn Beairsto |Glen Korstrom |Mike Howell
BC Ferries is introducing changes to two of its routes out of Horseshoe Bay in coming months in anticipation of terminal reconstruction set to start this fall.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Bronwyn Beairsto |Glen Korstrom |Mike Howell
A BC Supreme Court judge has ordered a company related to Bonnis Properties to pay $190,572.86 in damages plus return a $1.1-million deposit after a real estate transaction fell through, prompting a lawsuit and countersuit. The property at the centre of this suit once housed Vancouver’s Jimi Hendrix Shrine and was the site for a restaurant where that famed guitarist’s grandmother, Norah Moore, worked.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Glen Korstrom |Mike Howell |Stefan Labbe
B.C. Premier David Eby said industry concerns over a pause in the province's electric vehicle rebate program should be taken seriously but need to be measured against the need to halt the flow of public money to Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) owner Elon Musk. On Tuesday, the province said it would pause the electric vehicle rebate program starting May 15, at that point effectively halting up to $4,000 in individual rebates meant to help B.C. consumers purchase a new battery-powered car.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Colin Dacre |Glen Korstrom |Mike Howell |Stefan Labbe
B.C.’s College of Pharmacists (CPBC) says the province’s pharmacies are understaffed, a situation it says could lead to medication errors for patients, a health safety issue. “Pharmacy professionals keep telling us about serious staffing issues impacting their ability to provide safe and effective care,” CPBC CEO and registrar Suzanne Solven told Glacier Media.
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2 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Madison Reeve |Anja Karadeglija |Wolfgang Depner |Mike Howell
British Columbia’s Health Ministry says the man accused of killing 11 people at a Vancouver festival was under the care of a mental health team, but there was nothing to indicate a change in his condition that warranted involuntarily hospitalization. A ministry statement says the man alleged to have driven a vehicle through a crowd of festival goers was under the care of a Vancouver Coastal Health team.
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2 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Nicholas Johansen |Mike Howell |Andrew Duffy |Alanna Kelly
Is Vancouver a safe city? It’s a question many are asking after Saturday night’s deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival, where 11 people died and dozens were injured after a man drove a black Audi SUV into a crowd on East 43rd Avenue. The answer from Mayor Ken Sim is that he understands the anger people have over what transpired Saturday night, but told reporters at a Sunday news conference that Vancouver remains a safe city. “I know many of us are fearful and feel uneasy right now,” Sim said.
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2 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Nicholas Johansen |Mike Howell |Andrew Duffy |Alanna Kelly
Voters on the Island opted Monday night for a “patchwork quilt” of colours, spreading victories in the Island’s seven ridings among four major parties. With the Liberals projected to form a minority government, early results suggest only one of the ridings — Courtenay-Alberni — remains in the hands of the NDP, while three switched to the Conservatives, two appear to have gone Liberal and Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May has held onto her Saanich-Gulf Islands riding.
