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IHIT investigating double murder in Chilliwack
A triple shooting in Chilliwack early Thursday has left two people dead and a third wounded. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called out to the Hawthorne Manor apartment building in the...
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New Vancouver Whitecap Waston makes good first impression
He hasn’t played a game here yet but new Whitecap Kendall Waston is pushing hard to become a fan favourite in Vancouver. The Whitecaps officially announced the signing of the six-foot-five centre back...
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Bruno Mars grabs spotlight Friday at Squamish Music Festival
Pop superstar Bruno Mars is the main attraction tonight at the Squamish Music Festival. The Hawaiian-born Mars, who put on a dynamic performance during halftime of this year’s Super Bowl, hits the main...
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SPCA seeks public’s help after dead cat found hanging on pole outside...
The B.C. SPCA is trying to find the disturbed individual who hung a dead cat on a pole outside an East Vancouver school. The grey, seven-year-old Russian Blue cat was found hanging by his collar in...
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Coquitlam RCMP looking for Toyota Tacoma in connection with hit-and-run
Coquitlam RCMP have released the description of the suspect vehicle believed to be involved in last week’s hit-and-run accident that injured a cyclist on the Mary Hill Bypass. Bruce Rickman was sent to...
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Vancouver man facing firearms charges
A young Vancouver man is facing four firearms charges after a Vancouver Police investigation into a gang conflict on the city’s south slope. VPD Const. Brian Montague said Friday that Jaskaran Singh...
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Canucks owner Aquilini reportedly interested in purchasing Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo News is reporting that the Aquilinis are among the parties interested in buying the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills. Reporter Tim Graham says sources have told the Buffalo News...
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Civil forfeiture director must provide suspect names to Hells Angels, judge...
The B.C. director of civil forfeiture must provide the names of suspects in crimes – including murder – alleged to have been committed by or on behalf of the Nanaimo Hells Angels, a B.C. Supreme Court...
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Hornby Island is calling
Time to take a break from Metro Vancouver crime and enjoy what this province has to offer. I’m heading to Hornby Island today and am therefore closing comments on the Real Scoop. I’ll re-open them on...
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Robin Williams fans can laugh, mourn at Tuesday screening of Mrs. Doubtfire...
Mrs. Doubtfire, 1994 comedy classic starring the late Robin Williams, will be screened tonight for free as part of the Chevron Summer Cinema Series in Stanley Park as a tribute to the comic genius....
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Chunks of concrete, giant tree limbs crashing down in Vancouver
Careful where you tread Vancouverites. The sidewalk around Pigeon Park, a popular gathering place in the Downtown Eastside, has been closed after large chunks of decorative concrete from the historic...
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Nearly 5,000 without power in Richmond
BC Hydro is investigating a power outage in Richmond that affects nearly 5,000 customers. The outage was reported at 11:25 a.m. Updated map of the outage area in #RichmondBC. Estimated restoration time...
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Choir of Vancouver cyclists accompany The Ruffled Feathers in latest Keys to...
Violins, drums, cello, trumpet and a choir of passing cyclists are featured in the latest (and dare we say greatest?) video in the Keys To The Streets video series. The Ruffled Feathers, Vancouver’s...
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B.C. boaters capture amazing encounter with humpback whale on video
YouTube user Deb Emery has posted amazing video of a close encounter of the cetacean kind. Emery, who operates Thunder 1 Adventures charter fishing out of Prince Rupert with her husband Doug, came...
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Weekend planner: Have yourself a ‘F–ked Up’ Friday
Who said rock and roll was dead? Was it you?! Better not have been. According to my weekend schedule, rock and roll — along with its delinquent child, punk rock — appears to be very much alive in...
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SHARK WEEK: 14 sharks, including the Great White, swim in B.C. waters
You know the thing about a shark, he’s got … lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eye. When he comes at ya, doesn’t seem to be livin’. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white. —...
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Q&A: North Vancouver’s Andrea Burk plays for World Cup rugby title Sunday
As the centre on Canada’s national rugby team, North Vancouver’s Andrea Burk’s perspective on the field is usually from the back of the scrum. On Sunday, if Canada manages to beat England in the World...
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Accused killer Cory Vallee nabbed in Mexico, returned to Vancouver – UPDATE
After almost four years on the run, a purported hit man for Metro Vancouver’s United Nations gang has been arrested in Mexico, The Vancouver Sun has learned. Cory Vallee, 37, was picked up Wednesday in...
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Interactive map: B.C. neighbourhoods with the most blood donors
I’ve got a story in today’s paper about how people living in Prince George and Kelowna are more likely to give blood than anywhere else in B.C. It’s a sequel of sorts to our story from earlier this...
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Rob Schneider headlines Vancouver comedy fundraiser for sick friend
Whether laughter is actually the best medicine is debatable, but some funny friends and family are helping Vancouver Island filmmaker Boon Collins as he recovers from a liver transplant. Comedian Rob...
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