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Haevischer and Johnston sentencing set for Dec. 12
When killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston are sentenced next month for six counts of first-degree murder, there’s only one possible outcome: life behind bars with no parole eligibility for 25...
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These 53 B.C. agencies are transparent and quick
As I do every year around this time, I’ve once again begun work gathering data for The Vancouver Sun’s public-sector salary database – a process that involves sending Freedom of Information requests to...
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FOI response shows $40-a-day plan in the works for months
The provincial government was discussing giving parents payment during the teachers’ strike as early as June, a freedom of information response released Friday shows. The FOI request asked for any and...
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Askari brothers back in B.C; warrant issued for Siavash
Police are concerned about possible gang violence after the return to B.C. of two well-connected brothers. Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said both Siavash and Sahand Askari are believed to have arrived on the...
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Independent Soldier Donnie Lyons loses stat release
A high-ranking member of the Independent Soldiers has been sent back to prison after being caught with three disguised criminals shortly after he was released from jail last August. The Parole Board of...
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Murder in Langley today; Charges in Sunday’s murder in Surrey
I’m trying to get information about a murder near 248th and Highway 1 in Langley today. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called out to the scene. We have no details beyond the fact...
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Richmond man pleads guilty in New York for buying rhino horns
A Richmond antiques dealer pleaded guilty in New York Tuesday to attempting to smuggle rhinoceros horns purchased from American undercover agents into Canada. Xiao Ju (Tony) Guan was arrested last May...
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Langley remains were “badly burned,” IHIT says
Human remains found in Langley Tuesday were badly burned, hindering the probe until an autopsy is done, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Wednesday. Staff Sergeant Jennifer Pound said...
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Independent Soldier gang associate pleads guilty to gun, drug charges
A man linked to the Independent Soldiers gang has been handed a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to firearms and drug trafficking charges laid earlier this year. Arash (Monty) Younus, 31,...
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Chilliwack residents busted at border crossing with portable meth lab in car
Two Chilliwack residents are in trouble south of the border after crossing into the U.S. Sunday with meth-making chemicals and equipment in their 1994 Pontiac Grand Am. Calum James Buchanan, 41, and...
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A look at The Stanley Kubrick Exhibition TIFF 2014 (with video)
This assignment is an out-of-town production and a atypical “nerdy subject”. Nevertheless, Kubrick’s work in films has influence on an abundance of nerdy pop culture, one example according to Jesse...
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Burned remains in Langley identified as Edmonton criminal David Thanh Lam
Edmonton resident David Thanh Lam had been in B.C. for less than a week when his charred remains were found in Langley Tuesday. The 34-year-old with a criminal history dating back to 1998 was visiting...
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How to Grey Cup: Thursday edition
The first free pancake has been served and consumed. We can now declare the 102 Grey Cup Festival officially underway. A traditional Stampede breakfast of pancakes and sausages, served up at 11 a.m...
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Pat Quinn Way would be fitting tribute to hockey legend
Since Pat Quinn paved the road to success for the Vancouver Canucks, radio personality Tom Mayenknecht feels it only makes sense to name a street after the late hockey boss. Quinn, a former Canucks...
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How to Grey Cup – Day 2: Gregg Zaun is here to party with you
How you feeling, Vancouver? A little rough? I understand. The Spirit of Edmonton party is no joke. Me, @rcamcole, @bevewake, and @browniescott at The Spirit of Edmonton. Always a show. #spirityeg...
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Ontario man charged with killing two B.C. girls in 1975 and 1978
Two little girls snatched while riding their bikes near their B.C. homes and murdered more than 35 years ago. Two mothers devastated at their losses and wondering if they would ever get justice. That...
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VPD arrest suspect in downtown shooting: UPDATE
Vancouver Police have arrested Gerry Ronald Pennell – a suspect in a shooting Monday evening near Hornby Street and Helmcken. Pennell was picked up Tuesday morning, less than an hour after VPD released...
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Accused child killer was convicted rapist in the 1970s
My colleague Lori Culbert was busy going through newspaper archives Monday to extract whatever information she could about Garry Handlen, charged with killing two young B.C. girls in the 1970s. With...
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Temporary art project towers over former Gastown Steam Clock site
One month and $19,500 later, Make It Rain stands tall on the corner of Water Street and Cambie Street in Gastown. The public art installation — created by Vancouver architects/designers Jennifer Newsom...
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Malik family and B.C. government still battling in court almost a decade...
Almost 10 years after Ripudaman Singh Malik was acquitted in the Air India bombing, the B.C. government and his family are still battling in court over the money used to pay his legal fees. The...
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