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More allegations of sexual misconduct by Surrey Six investigators disclosed
More explosive allegations of sexual misconduct by four cops who worked on the Surrey Six murder case were revealed in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday. Three of the former Mounties – Derek Brassington,...
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Rogers Sportsnet beams western NHL broadcasts into Montreal homes
One of the coolest features of Rogers NHL GameCentre Live is the ability to watch either the home or away broadcasts of any NHL game that catches your fancy on a given night. NHL GameCentre season...
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Plenty of tickets remaining for Canadiens-Canucks game
The sellout streak ended at 474 games earlier this month when the Vancouver Canucks couldn’t unload enough tickets to fill Rogers Arena — on a Saturday night … with Steven Stamkos in town. In all...
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HA associates get three to five-year sentences for manslaughter
The wife of a Kelowna man beaten to death by two Hells Angels in 2011 smiled and said she was happy after three HA associates were sentenced to prison Thursday for their roles in the attack. Jeannie...
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Vancouver’s Seth Rogen set to play ‘Woz’ in Steve Jobs biopic
Variety is reporting that Vancouver actor Seth Rogen (Superbad, This is the End, Pineapple Express) will play Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic. While Jobs was a...
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Surrey Six abuse of process hearing moves into closed session
An abuse of process application alleging police misconduct in the Surrey Six murder investigation went behind closed doors Thursday afternoon to deal with issues surrounding a confidential informant in...
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Video: Short, scary movies that provide Halloween terror
Wanna see something really scary? It’s our favourite time of year. We put on costumes, increase our chocolate and nougat intake to alarming levels and terrify each other. It’s pagan-riffic! Problem is...
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Election 2014: Mayoral candidate Cherryse Kaur Kaiser wants to leave her mark...
The city of Vancouver has posted profiles of all 10 — yes, there are 10 — candidates for mayor in the Nov. 15 municipal election. The bios all include a mug shot, candidate statement, contact...
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One charged, more arrests expected in Craig Widdifield murder
A 20-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a targeted gangland slaying that rocked south Surrey last year. Brody Robert Paterson was arrested in Surrey early Friday morning and...
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Fund schools to national average, BCTF says
B.C. schools should be funded at least at the national average per student, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation said in its submission to the B.C. Legislative Assembly’s Select Standing Committee on Finance...
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Vancouver mayoral candidate proposes tax break for pro-pot businesses; tax...
If he is elected on Nov. 15, Vancouver mayoral candidate Meynard Aubichon promises to lower property taxes for businesses that are pro marijuana. Aubichon, who is the only candidate in the Vancouver...
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Haevischer and Johnston would testify at hearing into misconduct: defence
Prosecutor Mark Levitz called the Surrey Six slayings “one of the biggest crimes of the century” Monday as he urged a judge to dismiss a defence motion to throw out the charges over alleged police...
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Air France-KLM will introduce non-stop Vancouver to Paris flights in 2015
Air France-KLM will offer five weekly non-stop flights between Paris and Vancouver starting March 29, 2015. According to an Air France-KLM Group press release, the flights will be operated by a...
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Vancouver Canucks provide video tour of locker room facility
The Vancouver Canucks have provided a “behind the curtain” glimpse into the everyday life of a professional hockey player with the latest in their “How The Rog Works” video series on canucks.com....
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Vancouver mayoral candidate who kicked crack addiction seeks transparency at...
He’s calling for more transparency at city hall, and Vancouver mayoral candidate Mike Hansen is nothing if not transparent when it comes to revealing details about his own life. In his official...
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Not everybody will be happy with new YVR taxi rates
Taxi companies operating out of Vancouver International Airport are implementing flat-rate fares — ranging from $20 to $41 — for different zones around Richmond and Vancouver. The Vancouver Airport...
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Amazon same-day delivery is an early Christmas gift to last-minute shoppers...
Procrastinators rejoice. You don’t even have to get out of bed to get your last-minute Christmas shopping done this year. Amazon has introduced same-day delivery to Vancouver (and Toronto). If you...
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Which Vancouver neighbourhoods have the highest voter turnout? (map)
Catching up on a few things from last week. The first: a story by my colleague Tiffany Crawford on a Human Rights complaint about the lack of advance polling stations in the Downtown Eastside. Using...
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650+ submissions to 2014 trick-or-treat count (map)
This is another catch-up blog post. The Vancouver Sun and Bing Thom Architects’ third-annual trick-or-treat count took place over the weekend — and more than 650 of you submitted your reports. My...
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Q & A with Trina Robbins – first woman to draw Wonder Woman comics (with video)
On Vancouver Island at “The Most Amazing Collectable Show” I had the opportunity to meet Trina Robbins, the famous writer and comic historian (herstorian). She was also the first woman to draw Wonder...
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