One hurt, one in custody following fight on a bus in east Vancouver
A 32-year-old Vancouver man is in the hospital after being stabbed by a youth on Commercial Drive Tuesday night. The victim and the 15-year-old started fighting on a B.C. Transit bus around 9 p.m., and...
View ArticleTrial delayed again for men accused of killing B.C. gangster Jonathan Bacon
The trial for three men charged with the 2011 murder of Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon has been delayed by two weeks. Accused killers Jujhar Singh Khun-Khun, Michael Jones and Jason McBride were...
View ArticleSalt Spring to vote, again, on becoming a municipality
Salt Spring Island residents will vote for the second time in 15 years on whether to incorporate as a city, a referendum that is splitting the idyllic island between those who believe it is time for...
View ArticleChristy Clark calls for ban on U.S. thermal coal from B.C. ports
B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark retaliated against the United States on Wednesday for its penalties on Canadian softwood lumber by proposing a ban on U.S. thermal coal from B.C.’s ports. Clark,...
View ArticleCan a digital device help build empathy in caregivers?
A new digital device could dramatically improve the lives of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease by increasing empathy in caregivers. The device records muscle movement in one...
View ArticleParties struggle to define transportation platforms
B.C.’s two main political parties have promised billions for transit projects, bridges and roads and have committed to cutting tolls, but they have no overall regional vision for transportation, says...
View ArticleNanaimo woman gets $100,000 for surrogacy in $4M crash settlement from ICBC
A Nanaimo woman who was the sole survivor of a high-speed, head-on collision has been awarded a precedent-setting $100,000 for surrogacy as part of a $4-million settlement from the Insurance Corp. of...
View ArticleTED2017: Serena Williams made pregnancy public by accident
Geniuses, innovators, sports heroes, and entertainers descend on Vancouver this week for the ultra-exclusive TED2017 conference. TED, an acronym for Technology Entertainment and Design, is built on a...
View ArticleVancouver Aquarium argues park board's cetacean ban puts marine mammals in peril
The Vancouver Aquarium is hoping to rally support with an argument that a proposed park-board ban on captive cetaceans puts marine mammals in peril. The park board voted unanimously March 9 to prepare...
View ArticleNear-century-old-woman describes alleged sexual assault in Kamloops court
A 97-year-old North Thompson woman took the witness stand in a Kamloops courtroom on Wednesday, describing a “disgusting” incident last year in which an acquaintance is accused of violently groping...
View ArticleRare Ming bronze-ware exhibit coming to Vancouver
Vancouver will host an exhibition of Chinese bronze-ware — rarely seen outside China — dating back 600 years, officials announced this week. The collection consists of 50 pieces of Ming and Qing...
View ArticleB.C. family consoled that their daughter's organs saved others
Sue Hurn thinks about her daughter Amy every day. “That will never change,” she said. But what helps console Hurn, her husband Jerry and her daughter Briony is that when her eldest daughter died four...
View ArticleTearful mom of missing UBC international student asks for public's help
VANCOUVER — The mother of a missing Ecuadorian man studying in Vancouver has issued an emotional plea for information that could help find her son. Lupe Carrera travelled to Vancouver from Ecuador and...
View ArticleEx-UN gangster says he regrets testifying at Cory Vallee murder trial
An ex-United Nations gangster paid $300,000 to testify against his former brothers said Thursday that if he could go back in time, he would never have cooperated with police. The man, who can only be...
View ArticleGreen party rises from obscurity to legitimate political force in B.C.
In just four years, the B.C. Greens have emerged from relative obscurity and nagging criticism as a one-issue party to become a legitimate political force with a comprehensive election platform. They...
View ArticleNew Westminster police warn about high-risk offender Jared Harris
Police in New Westminster are warning the public about a repeat offender who is living in a local transition house. The New Westminster Police Department issued the warning Thursday about Jared Edward...
View Article'You name it, it's probably here' at Vancouver police auction
Some came with a specific purpose and laser focus, while others were content to aimlessly stroll the aisles. A steady stream of people visited Able Auctions in Surrey on Thursday for a preview of the...
View ArticleWhat we know (and don't know) so far about the B.C. election campaign
Liberal leader Christy Clark’s allegation this week that the NDP’s John Horgan never raised concerns in the legislature about the softwood lumber industry may have won her some much-needed support in...
View ArticleKilled and injured workers remembered across B.C.
Workers and their advocates gathered at ceremonies across B.C. on Friday to remember those who have died on the job or from occupational disease. Work-related deaths in the province are down 35 per...
View ArticleNanaimo doctors defy IHealth, dump software
Some doctors at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital are abandoning an Island Health computer system in defiance of the health authority. The doctors say the IHealth system could cause dangerous drug...
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