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See how many ESL and special needs students are in your kid’s school
In case you missed it, we had a story in Monday’s paper looking at how rates of ESL and special-needs students vary widely from district to district and school to school in B.C. It was accompanied by...
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Whitecaps plan to field a USL Pro soccer team in New Westminster in 2015
The Vancouver Whitecaps hope to have a USL Pro soccer team playing in New Westminster next year. The team and the City of New Westminster have signed a Memorandum of Understanding marking their intent...
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More delays for TransLink’s Compass Card
The Compass Card, the electronic fare reading system that was supposed to be operational on Vancouver buses and Skytrain stations in 2013, has been hit with another delay. Translink says the contractor...
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Haevischer lawyer hammers credibility of Red Scorpion founder Michael Le
A lawyer for accused Surrey Six killer Cody Haevischer hammered the credibility of Red Scorpion founder Michael Le Tuesday, calling him one of the worst witnesses he had ever seen. Simon Buck urged...
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Update: New deputy minister of education announced
Update: Dave Byng has been named the new deputy minister of education. He comes from ministry of jobs, tourism and skills training. B.C.’s current deputy minister of education Rob Wood, who has been...
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VSB calls for binding arbitration
The Vancouver school board made a call today for the teachers and their employer to use binding arbitration to settle their dispute. “Students and families depend on our public schools and deserve to...
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Finally, we get a chance to name a whale
We’ve named pets, babies, cars and even our favourite pair of boxers (Old Faithful), but never a whale. It’s an opportunity that just doesn’t present itself too often. The Vancouver Aquarium Marine...
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Vancouver Police release composite sketch of English Bay flasher
Vancouver Police have released a sketch of man who allegedly exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl at English Bay last week. The girl reported to police that a strange man approached her and asked her...
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Gastown turned into one giant bike lane for Grand Prix
The streets of Gastown will be cleared of cars and cruise ship tourists tonight to make way for the Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix pro cycling race. The Gastown Grand Prix is a criterium race. The men...
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Did you lose this mystery box? The Richmond RCMP want to return it to you.
Richmond RCMP are trying to return a box filled with valuable looking items to its rightful owner. The loot was seized from an abandoned property near Steveston Highway. The box and its contents appear...
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Drinking, pigeon shooting, and violence lead to a standoff in Langley
A young boy was shot with a pellet gun and his mother was allegedly assaulted following a session of drinking and pigeon shooting in Langley. Langley RCMP arrested a 40-year-old man following a short...
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Taxpayers’ group calls for rebate of strike savings
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the government should refund the total savings from the teachers’ strike to British Columbians. The government said that by June 30 total savings were $178...
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Davie Street hotel shows its Pride with giant rainbow on roof
Just in time for Pride, Vancouver’s Sandman Suites hotel on Davie Street has painted a 17-metre wide, seven-metre tall rainbow on its roof. We want to show our pride, but also our ongoing support for...
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Matt Johnston’s lawyers begin closing arguments
A lawyer for accused Surrey Six killer Matt Johnston began his closing arguments Wednesday by stressing that none of the Crown’s major witnesses were credible. Brock Martland said that four key...
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Former Vancouver Canuck Ryan Kesler dons Anaheim Duck uniform
We knew it was eventually going to happen following his trade to the Anaheim Ducks on June 27. Teams tend to give their new players jerseys. It’s part of the deal. But … it still looks weird to see...
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B.C. Premier Christy Clark throws a solid World Cup chirp at NDP
Premier Christy Clark (or her social media person) used Argentina’s World Cup semifinal win over the Netherlands to take a swipe the NDP, British Columbia’s official opposition. Congrats to #ARG and...
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Canucks hire Vancouver bartender extraordinaire Jay Jones to overhaul Rogers...
New president √ New general manager √ New coach √ New bartender √ The Vancouver Canucks, in an effort to enhance their fan experience inside Rogers Arena, have hired popular mixologist and drink...
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Person Y was motivated to lie for huge payout, Johnston’s lawyer argues
An admitted killer who became a police agent in the Surrey Six case is a terrifying, despicable, monster motivated by self-preservation and a payout of almost a million dollars, a defence lawyer for...
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Cycling official hit by Lamborghini pace car at Gastown Grand Prix
Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix organizers say a race official struck by pace car at the finish line of Wednesday night’s cycling event escaped without serious injuries. In a Facebook video posed by...
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Evidence suggests plot to rob, not murder, Surrey Six defence lawyer says
The evidence in the Surrey Six case suggests there may have been a plan to rob rival drug trafficker Corey Lal, but not to murder him, a lawyer for accused killer Matt Johnston argued Thursday. Mike...
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