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Former Burnaby woman, husband missing and presumed dead in Washington state
Authorities in Washington State say they now believe a couple missing from Arlington (one hour north of Seattle) has been killed. They are asking for the public’s help in tracking two suspects, John...
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Daphne Bramham: Aiding Syrian refugees by nurturing art and activism
DELTA — There was chaos in the art room Thursday at Seaquam Secondary School and outside as well. Kids carted in bags of flour and sugar for the paste-makers at the front of the room, while others...
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Mom, three kids found safe in British Columbia Interior
BARRIERE — A British Columbia family that went missing after a bike ride have been found safe. RCMP say Angela Clarke, her two daughters and son were reported missing early Sunday morning when they...
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Liberals targeted four B.C. ridings with party funds to help campaigns: Analysis
OTTAWA — The Liberals stockpiled almost $700,000 in four B.C. ridings in the last election, dethroning two Conservative incumbents and one New Democrat, and losing to the NDP in the hotly contested...
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4/20 protest may lack spark in Vancouver
Last year’s annual 4/20 protest came during a year of major milestones for pro-pot lobbyists. The City of Vancouver had just announced plans to regulate dispensaries in defiance of opposition from...
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Zika virus detected in seven B.C. residents, including two pregnant women
Seven B.C. residents have tested positive for the Zika virus, including two pregnant women whose fetuses are now being closely monitored at the BC Women’s Hospital Reproductive Infectious Diseases...
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Paraglider gets entangled in North Vancouver power lines, causing outage
A paraglider caused a power outage in North Vancouver Monday night after inadvertently landing on power lines. Photos show the man suspended in mid-air, tangled up in his equipment and hanging by the...
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Liberal MLA Don McRae to retire from politics
VICTORIA — B.C. Liberal MLA and former education minister Don McRae says he wants to return to his job as a high-school teacher and won’t run for re-election next year. McRae, the MLA for Comox Valley...
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Wildfires force northeastern B.C. evacuation orders, but cooler weather coming
FORT ST. JOHN — A state of emergency remains in effect, but residents forced from their homes by numerous wildfires around the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John may get a break from the weather....
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Fire destroys clubhouse at Abbotsford golf course
An early-morning fire has destroyed a clubhouse at a golf course in Abbotsford. Abbotsford police say shortly after midnight, police received a report of an alarm going off at the Ledgeview Golf Course...
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Couple, one said to be a former B.C. resident, missing and presumed slain in...
SEATTLE — Patrick Shunn and Monique Patenaude, who reports say is a former British Columbia resident, worried about getting on the wrong side of the man who lived a little ways up an old logging road...
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Homicide team in Chilliwack to investigate "targeted" killing
Police were at a home in Chilliwack Tuesday morning to investigate a homicide. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team say it is believed to have been a targeted attack. According to Global News, a...
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Port of Vancouver's jet-fuel pipeline approval surprises minister
OTTAWA — The Port of Vancouver has apologized to the federal government for not giving Transport Minister Marc Garneau advance notice that it was issuing a permit for construction of a jet fuel...
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Vancouver council ratifies agreement with outside workers
Vancouver city council has ratified a new four-year collective agreement covering outside workers represented by CUPE Local 1004. The agreement, which covers 1,650 employees who perform outside labour...
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The world's best pinball player lives in Burnaby
From wizard mode to motherlode, Burnaby’s Robert Gagno is the best pinball player in the world. He’s got the trophy, a 30-pound solid block of wood topped by a snarling bronze three-armed alien, to...
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High-profile brain injury advocate Lee Woodruff accepts award in Vancouver
It’s just over 10 years since a roadside bomb exploded next to U.S. television anchor Bob Woodruff and his Canadian-born cameraman Doug Vogt in Iraq. Both survived, but Woodruff’s grievous injuries...
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Man stabbed in his home during break and enter in Surrey
Surrey RCMP are searching for two suspects after a man was stabbed early Wednesday morning in his Surrey home during a break and enter. At about 4:30 a.m., Mounties responded to a break and enter in...
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Starting at college a smart move for B.C. students
Metro Vancouver — Daniel Dubois was headed for university to play basketball when he was sidelined by a motorcycle crash that nearly shattered his ankle in Grade 12. Instead of university and...
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Body of young man who fell in a creek in North Vancouver recovered
North Vancouver RCMP say the body of a young man who fell into Lynn Creek last month has been recovered. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard de Jong said the body of 17-year-old Cole Marsh was discovered...
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Review: Vintage Paul McCartney gets 'intimate' at Rogers Arena
Paul McCartney April 19 (again April 20) | Rogers Arena Vancouver — Thankfully this time around it took much less than 48 years for Paul McCartney to make a return visit to Vancouver. Less than four...
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