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Murder charge laid before victim positively identified
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced Friday that a Burnaby man named Ryan Jack Armstrong has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the human remains found near Stave...
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NDP MLAs urge Liberals to act on UBC board
Two NDP MLAs urged the BC Liberal government to take immediate steps to make sure the University of British Columbia’s board is focused on the interests of UBC students and not on the political...
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Surrey says shootings increasing, but some arrests made
Surrey Mounties showed off a drug haul worth more than $4.5 million Friday as they revealed that shootings are on the rise again this year. Since January 1, there have been 28 confirmed incidents of...
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UBC board to consider some governance policies
Next week, the UBC board will take a look at some of its governance policies, including which meetings should be open to the public and which should be closed. The board has been criticized for having...
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Christmas Day cocaine importer gets five years in jail
A U.S. citizen convicted of importing cocaine into Canada on Christmas Day, 2014, will be spending several Christmases in a Canadian jail. RCMP said that Johnny Uy, who was arrested near Oak Bay for...
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Liberal MLA urges own government to freeze carbon tax
A B.C. Liberal MLA has started an online petition to pressure his own government to not raise the carbon tax. Pat Pimm, the MLA for Peace River North, said he hopes to gather support from rural...
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BC rules out banning corporate and union donations
VICTORIA — B.C. will not be following Ontario’s lead in banning political donations from corporations and unions, says the province’s finance minister. Mike de Jong said Monday that the provincial...
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Changes to The Real Scoop and other Vancouver Sun blogs
With the Vancouver Sun’s relaunch today, there will be some changes to how the blogs appear, including The Real Scoop. You should be able to read Real Scoop posts at this link:...
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Surrey teen killed in tragic ATV accident on Sunshine Coast
Friends and family mourned the death of a Surrey teen killed on the weekend in a single-vehicle ATV crash in Roberts Creek. Jordan Tsuruda, 17, was remembered by loved-ones and classmates at Earl...
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B.C. nurses' college warns about helping in assisted-dying cases
A B.C. Supreme Court ruling allowing a terminally-ill woman a medically-assisted death has not opened the door to participation by nurses, the College of Registered Nurses of B.C. said Monday. Instead,...
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More action needed to combat gun violence: Surrey MLA
As Opposition MLAs grilled B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Morris in question period Monday about escalating gun violence, Surrey RCMP was responding to the 31st shooting of 2016. And Burnaby RCMP...
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No 'gay on the runway': Producer quits St. Paul's fundraiser, citing LGBTQ...
The founder/producer behind a popular St. Paul’s fundraising gala has resigned after allegedly being told to tone down the show’s LGBTQ presence. Until just a few weeks ago, Dean Thullner was the...
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Most senior nursing homes miss Ministry of Health staffing guideline
The vast majority of government-funded long-term care homes for seniors in B.C. do not meet Ministry of Health staffing guidelines. The Residential Care Facilities Quick Facts Directory, a report...
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B.C. First Nations tourist draw has a big piece of tawdry Trump history
A First Nations band is planning to start luring tourists this summer to the northern B.C. ghost town where Donald Trump’s pioneering grandfather once ran a brothel. The Carcross Tagish First Nation,...
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Surrey RCMP seek public help after elderly woman robbed
Surrey RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a break-and-enter on March 27 during which a woman in her 80s was robbed. Police said that a male entered the woman’s home...
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North Van city chooses partner to develop The Shipyards on waterfront
The City of North Vancouver has chosen Quay Property Management Corp. as its partner to develop The Shipyards-Lot 5, bringing the city a step closer to delivering a year-round “people place” on its...
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'Bizarre' clause in new B.C. water legislation raises concerns
As Ian Stephen waded through hundreds of pages of regulations and legislation attached to B.C.’s updated Water Sustainability Act, a single line struck him. Stephen and other critics say the new...
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Vancouver Sun senior care home databases
Vancouver Sun readers can, for the first time, look up the number of problems that occurred in B.C. senior care homes last year. The Sun compiled the database using information provided by the office...
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Sun Run: I have come a long way and the journey has been worth it
I have come a long way from where I started and the feeling is good. I may not be the strongest but am the strongest I have ever been. When I decided to be a part of The Vancouver Sun Run, it was...
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It's rhodo season: where to buy, where to see them
It’s rhododendron season in Vancouver If there is one plant that defines, separates and distinguishes a typical West Coast garden from all other gardens across Canada, it is the rhododendron. This...
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