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Targeted shooting in Vancouver leaves man with serious gunshot wound
A man is in hospital and police are investigating after a shooting in Vancouver late Friday night. Around 11:30 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot near East 3rd Avenue and Templeton Street. The man was...
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Tips, tricks and tools for a successful return to school
Summer is wrapping up and it’s time to think about heading back to school. Education reporter Tracy Sherlock asked around for tips and tricks to make the return smooth and successful. Motivation...
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B.C. educators look to bring restorative justice to the classroom
We are all familiar with traditional classroom discipline: punishing students by sending them to the office, keeping them for detention, or in extreme cases, suspending or expelling them from school....
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Metro Vancouver house of healing gets a free facelift
On his first night out of hospital last year after surgery to have a mechanical pump connected to his heart, Liam Stackwood stayed at the Century Plaza Hotel. For a military veteran newly diagnosed...
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Finding a creative direction to take The Fair at the PNE
During The Fair at the PNE, creative director Patrick Roberge doesn’t see much of his family. His Fitbit activity tracker warns him his Reeboks are banking about 20,000 steps per day as he bolts across...
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By the numbers: B.C. enrolment projected to rise for second year in a row
It’s almost back-to-school time in B.C. — students have just one more week to enjoy the freedom of summer then it’s time to hit the books. Here’s what’s in store this fall: 529,000 That’s the estimated...
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Enrolment slated to increase in B.C. public schools for second year
Enrolment in B.C. schools is expected to rise again this year, for just the second time in nearly 20 years. This year, the ministry of education estimates that about 529,000 full-time students will...
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Residents escape as fire destroys magician's former Surrey house
A house that once belonged to Mandrake the Magician burned down on Sunday morning in Surrey. Neighbours noticed thick smoke a little after 9 a.m. “The flames got pretty big, the fire pretty much...
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First responder resolution headed to UBCM
The fatal crash of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili while training at the 2010 Winter Olympics was viewed with horror around the world. The Games went on as planned, but for one of the first...
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Father and daughters ride in B.C. cancer fundraiser in memory of their matriarch
Ron Nalewajek and his family have some tired legs and happy hearts, knowing they completed the tough two-day Ride to Conquer Cancer in memory of their beloved wife and mother, Filomena. The Ride to...
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Evacuation order in Vernon lifted after Predator Ridge wildfire contained
A wildfire burning southwest of Vernon is about 95 per cent contained. On Sunday, the city of Vernon rescinded an evacuation order issued Saturday for about 45 nearby homes. Firefighters from the...
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Shelley Fralic to receive Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award
Shelley Fralic, whose 41-year career as a writer and as an editor helped define news in British Columbia, will receive the Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Jack Webster Awards...
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Arctic explorer John Rae gets his due a century after Franklin
BELLOT STRAIT, Nunavut — The waters of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans meet in a fierce battle here, which means that ships are only able to pass this narrow channel when the tides and currents are at...
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Man dies in British Columbia after he is hit by passenger train
SPENCES BRIDGE — The coroner’s service in British Columbia is confirming the death of a man who was hit by a train in Spences Bridge over the weekend. Spokeswoman Barb McLintock says it happened early...
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Two Abbotsford men face gun and drug charges
Two Abbotsford men alleged to be involved in the violent Townhill gang conflict are facing new gun and drug charges. Rifle seized by CFSEU officers on Aug. 25 in Abbotsford. Gagandeep Singh Sandhu, 23,...
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Pit bull attacks Yorkie, elderly woman in White Rock
WARNING: Graphic image of the injured hand below. An elderly woman and her Yorkshire terrier are recovering after being attacked by a pit bull in White Rock. The 77-year-old woman required medical...
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REAL SCOOP: More arrests and charges in Abbotsford conflict
It has been more than two years since we first heard Abbotsford Police talk publicly about a violent conflict between two groups of young men in the Townline Hill area of West Abbotsford. Police have...
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Centenarians among athletes competing in Vancouver
A man and a woman totalling 201 years competed in 100-metre races at UBC on Monday as part of the American Masters Games.
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Life in Canada still tough for Syrian sisters
For two Syrian sisters in Burnaby who are largely immobile from the neck down, life has become somewhat easier in recent weeks, but their biggest concerns — housing, relatives in danger overseas,...
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100-year-old runner from India inspires at Americas Masters Games in Vancouver
It took 100-year-old Indian runner Man Kaur almost a minute and a half to complete the 100-metre race, but she never broke her stride. And when she crossed the finish line Monday at the Americas...
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