Vancouver Approves Mega Towers as B.C. Cities Turn to AI

Downtown towers, AI tools, and local B.C. headlines shaping the day.

Driver fined $2,000 after 2024 crash in downtown Vancouver Vancouver driver fined $2,000 after downtown crash and guilty plea See what police said about the Alberni Street collision and court result Vancouver council approves three tallest towers downtown Vancouver rezoning sets up three record towers downtown with housing and a hotel See what council approved, plus the public deck and policy debate shaping the project B.C. cities are using AI for permits, chatbots and wildfire detection British Columbia municipal AI adoption is expanding for city operations and services See how Vancouver, Surrey and others are using tools, risks, and policy gaps B.C. municipalities crack down on contaminated recycling BC recycling contamination warnings rise as municipalities crack down on wishcycling See what items to avoid and how fines may affect repeat offenders Man dies in scuba diving incident off West Vancouver park Whytecliff Park scuba diving death: West Vancouver police probe fatal incident See what happened and the latest details as investigators review the case Wildfire near Clinton, B.C. expected to intensify as dry, windy weather returns British Columbia wildfire evacuation orders expand as the Pear Lake fire grows More crews are arriving to help protect communities and contain major blazes Police release sketch in attempted child abduction case in Abbotsford Abbotsford child abduction suspect: police release sketch after attempted luring See the suspect details and share dashcam or video that could help identify him Police watchdog called in after Abbotsford shooting and chase Abbotsford police shooting: IIO probes deadly incident after brief highway chase Get the latest details on the Langley death, suspect search and ongoing investigation B.C. man charged after motorhome enters Abbotsford airport runway Abbotsford airport runway incident sparks charges after motorhome breach See how police and airport staff prevented injuries and restored operations TD says west co