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Arrests made in Surrey, Richmond in drug trafficking investigation
Several people have been arrested in Surrey and Richmond in connection with an ongoing investigation started last year into a dial-a-dope drug trafficking operation. RCMP said Thursday that evidence...
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Former Kamloops Mountie charged with selling cocaine while with the police force
A former Kamloops police officer has been charged with three counts of cocaine trafficking — with allegations she was selling the drugs while still employed as a Mountie. Randi Love, who has since...
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Sticky-note art war comes to Gastown
It all started, the story goes, with the simplest of salutations, the word HI on a New York office window written with Post-it notes. From a few Post-it note replies stuck on to windows across the...
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Province reduces number of exams required for graduation
B.C. is scrapping its existing set of secondary school provincial exams, but what will replace it is still up in the air. What is certain is that students will have to write two assessments to...
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Two elderly women assaulted in random attacks
Vancouver police are investigating two random assaults against elderly women on the city’s west side Thursday that appear to have been committed by the same man. Police said the first assault happened...
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Metro Vancouver mayors propose raising transit fares, property taxes
Metro Vancouver mayors are proposing to raise property taxes — as well as to tap everyone from transit riders to drivers — to help fund TransLink’s $7.5-billion transportation plan over the next 10...
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Vancouver police probe pair of assaults on elderly women
Police are investigating after two elderly woman were attacked in separate attacks on Vancouver’s west side Thursday. Just before noon near West Broadway and Ash Street, an 84-year-old woman was...
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Harper encourages Tories, keeps mum on future in Vancouver address
In his first public address since he led the Conservative Party to an electoral defeat last October, former Prime Minister Stephen Harper had words of encouragement for the party faithful charged with...
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Whistler sees 'record-breaking' results in terms of paid room nights
Tourism Whistler is reporting that the summer of 2015 and winter of 2016 were the resort’s best year ever, with record-breaking room nights reported. “The resort is showing record-breaking results, in...
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B.C.'s cutting of school exams may be misunderstood, experts warn
Education experts are warning of a possible backlash from parents, particularly those of Asian heritage, as B.C. slashes the number of provincial exams required in high school. Now, B.C. high school...
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Vaughn Palmer: Two leaders, two approaches
Victoria — After a scrappy spring session of the legislature where John Horgan sometimes seemed on the defensive with Premier Christy Clark, the Opposition leader was asked what he thinks of his...
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Transit users one of the keys to kick-starting Metro Vancouver's transit...
Transit users will be a major driver of Metro Vancouver’s $7.5-billion transportation plan, as regional mayors hope to draw more riders, and ultimately more revenue, to the transit system in the next...
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Hells Angel associate sentenced for role in cocaine conspiracy
A Hells Angel associate who played a central role in a massive cocaine conspiracy has gotten a break on sentencing after a judge concluded he had endured “particularly harsh” conditions in pre-trial...
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Caving in Cascadia: A story of survival
“I don’t know how I feel about the existence of a God,” says Duncan caver Jason Storie, “but I certainly spoke to him that night.” Trapped and fearing for his life last December, the 44-year-old B.C....
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B.C. NDP leader plots course to next election
Victoria — B.C.’s Opposition NDP leader says voters may not want his party to campaign on a balanced budget in next year’s provincial election. John Horgan laid out his path to the May 2017 vote in a...
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B.C.'s Tory delegates keen to help shape policy
At 20, Derek Monsen represents that sweet spot for the Conservative Party, a young delegate to the national convention whose voice may help shape policies as they try to rebuild after last October’s...
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BC Hydro's Site C dam rises from the historic Peace River
Along the Peace River — More than two centuries ago, Rocky Mountain Fort bustled with activity as a North West Company fur-trading post at the edge of the world. In the 1790s, the first European...
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Bizarre tale of Metro Vancouver mystery man wanted in Texas for murder
Lillita Easter Moke would walk the streets near her mother’s palatial home in San Antonio, Texas, always dressed in black. The eccentric 47-year-old didn’t like loud noises and yelled at people using...
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Video game helps cystic fibrosis kids breathe, while virtual reality helps...
Video games often get a bad rap for either being too violent or contributing to childhood obesity, as kids sit for hours on end exercising only their thumbs. But in some cases, time-consuming can be a...
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East Van crow soars to new heights following crime scene infiltration
The birden of fame has come down on aviary popular east Vancouver resident, but that hasn’t stopped Canuck the crow from swooping into everyone’s hearts. The “mischievous” East Van crow once again made...
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