Whistler will host Canucks’ training camp
The Vancouver Canucks haven’t named a new coach yet, but they have announced a training camp location. The team will hold their 2014 training camp in Whistler, Sept. 19-22, at the Meadow Park Sports...
View ArticleLego Movie will lead off the outdoor movie series in Stanley Park
The Lego Movie will lead off the outdoor Chevron Summer Cinema Series at Stanley Park. Movies will be shown for free every Tuesday night in July and August at Second Beach in Stanley Park. The Lego...
View ArticleUPDATED: Man shot multiple times in Vancouver restaurant. Shooter still at large
A man is in critical condition in hospital following an afternoon shooting at a Vietnamese restaurant on Victoria Drive near East 35th Avenue. Vancouver Police Department were called to the Lam Hoa...
View ArticleSurrey murder rate way down in 2014 despite two slayings in four days
Despite two murders in four days, Surrey’s homicide rate is well below where it was at the same time last year. Including the suspicious death of a young woman on New Year’s Day this year, Surrey has...
View ArticleNo suspect arrested after Victoria Drive restaurant shooting
Vancouver Police say the victim of a targeted shooting Thursday afternoon is in critical condition in hospital. The 33-year-old, who’s known to police, was shot several times about 12:30 p.m. inside...
View ArticleOn The Town: Stuff to do in Vancouver this weekend
They’ll be dancing in the streets this weekend. Who will? Jazz fans, that’s who. There will be music everywhere as the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival gets underway today with club shows...
View ArticleOnline calculator: How much does your daily commute cost you in gas?
With gas prices in Metro Vancouver reaching record highs this week, you might be wondering just how much you’re spending in gas to make your daily commute. Well here’s an online calculator to help you...
View ArticleVancouver gas prices set ridiculously high — just in time for summer
We did it! A new record. Gas prices in Metro Vancouver are higher than they’ve ever been with at least a dozen service stations charging $1.559 per litre. Vancouver’s average price at the pumps,...
View ArticleHappy Hour finally comes to B.C.
Happy hour has finally come to British Columbia. How are we going to celebrate? Maybe with a cheap drink? The provincial government, acting on a recommendation from its 2013 Liquor Policy Review,...
View ArticleMan killed in targeted slaying inside south Surrey house
Heavily-armed Emergency Response Team members scoured a south Surrey neighbourhood Friday searching for a suspect in the city’s third murder in five days. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team...
View ArticlePolice incident slowing traffic on Main Street
The Vancouver Police Department is executing a search warrant at a residence on Main Street near 47th Avenue. Traffic in the area will be delayed in both directions until further notice. Police aren’t...
View ArticleReports of a shooting in Burnaby Saturday night
Scan BC is reporting that one man was shot several times outside Brentwood Mall about 8 p.m. Saturday night. The RCMP has confirmed that a man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries....
View ArticleTwo men charged in 2009 Vancouver murder near halfway house
Two men have been charged in a 2009 Vancouver murder in which the victim was mistaken for another gangster living in the same halfway house, The Vancouver Sun has learned. Kevin James Jones, 36, and...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks name Willie Desjardins new head coach
The Vancouver Canucks dipped into the American Hockey League to find their new head coach. Willie Desjardins, who guided Dallas’s AHL-affiliate Texas Stars to a Calder Cup championship this season,...
View ArticleIHIT makes an arrest in the Shaunce Poirier murder
A 42-year-old Nanaimo man was been charged in the June 16 murder in Surrey of Shaunce Poirier. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announce Monday that Dustin Barry Anderson is facing one count...
View ArticlePolice release name of latest Surrey murder victim
UPDATE: Vancouver Sun reporter Kim Bolan has confirmed that Timothy Szabolcsi, murdered in Surrey on Friday, was a notorious conman. Read her blog post HERE. Timothy Szabolcsi has been identified as...
View ArticleSurrey murder victim featured on Dr. Phil show in March
A man murdered in Surrey Friday had recently been on the Dr. Phil show featuring men who defraud their wives. Timothy Szabolcsi, 52, had a long history as a conman in both Canada and the United States....
View ArticleCanucks introduce new coach Willie Desjardins – live blog
Filed under: Now, Puckworld, STAFF Tagged: Canucks, new coach, Willie Desjardins ...
View ArticleExpiring leases have False Creek residents worried about the future
Two thirds of the 5,500 residents who live on False Creek South, near Granville Island, live on land leased from the city of Vancouver – and those leases have expiration dates. Columnist Daphne Bramham...
View ArticlePolice say rash of shootings involve those in gang activity, drug trade
Vancouver Police say a man wounded in a downtown eastside shooting early Monday has been taken into their custody for questioning. Const. Brian Montague said the 22-year-old suffered minor injuries in...
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