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Vancouver smuggler gets seven-year sentence in Washington
A 52-year-old Vancouver man who smuggled ecstasy and cocaine across the Canada-U.S. border for years was handed a seven-year sentence in a Seattle courtroom Tuesday. Philip Cote will also be on...
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Man charged in Langley slaying
A 21-year old Lower Mainland man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a homeless man earlier this week. And it appears that accused killer David Christopher Van Den Brink had been...
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IHIT called to New Westminster homicide
On June 3rd, 2015 New Westminster Police got 911 calls just before 7 p.m. Wednesday about a male and female fighting in the 1500-block of 8th Avenue. When police got there, they found a dead woman. A...
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You’re paying more for booze at B.C. liquor stores (interactive chart)
My colleague Scott Brown has a story on our website about how government changes to wholesale alcohol prices have led to a spike in the cost of many types of booze at B.C. liquor stores. In particular,...
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Incoming Vancouver heat wave prompts Environment Canada alert
Environment Canada says it’s going to be a hot one this weekend, so hot that they’ve issued a statement alerting us to expect a prolonged period of hot weather for coastal B.C. The heat wave is...
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Get the raw data for our B.C. Ambulance story right here
In late April, we ran a story on B.C. Ambulance response times. The story was based on a database of more than 2.4 million ambulance calls we obtained from the Provincial Health Services Authority...
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Science and business high school hosts namesake Rick Hansen
The Rick Hansen secondary school of science and business in Abbotsford brought together leaders from the business, community, education and health fields this week to discuss the gap between education...
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Murder suspect convicted of firearms charges
A Vancouver man suspected of a role in the 2012 murder of gangster Sandip Duhre has been convicted on nine firearms charges. Dean Michael Wiwchar had admitted to possessing two guns found in his...
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Canada Soccer president grilled over FIFA scandal during Women’s World Cup...
Canada Soccer president Victor Montagliani got a little testy with the media at the opening press conference for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Vancouver on Thursday. Tournament organizers were hoping...
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Fatal shooting in Richmond late Friday
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the scene of a fatal shooting in Richmond late Friday. IHIT says the 42-year old victim was killed in a targeted attack in the parking lot of a Sikh...
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X-Files star David Duchovny is out and about in Vancouver
With filming of the X-Files reboot scheduled to begin today (June 8) in Vancouver, David Duchovny is providing his Twitter followers with some scenic photos of our city. Duchovny, who is reprising his...
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Vancouver restaurateur and filmmaker Uwe Boll lashes out at movie fans in...
Uwe Boll is as mad as hell and wants everybody to know it. The prolific filmmaker — known for violent B-grade flicks like Rampage (2009) and BloodRayne (2005) — tears a strip off Hollywood and the...
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Convicted killer denied private family visits
Convicted murderer Jean James desperately wants to be able to enjoy private family visits with her husband and adult son. But the Correctional Service of Canada says the 76-year-old killer is too...
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Live update: Provincial report recommends closing of 19 Vancouver schools
The provincial government has released a special advisor’s report into the Vancouver School Board that recommends the closing of 19 schools in an effort to cut costs. As many as 19 schools could be...
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Son arrested in mother’s murder
A Richmond man who disappeared after his mother was found dead in her house has now been located and charged. Richmond RCMP officers were called to the home of Redelma Belisario in the 11000-block of...
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No injuries after shots fired in Surrey Monday
Surrey RCMP was called to the 7200-block of 120th Street just after 9 p.m. Monday after another report of shots fired. “Upon police arrival, officers recovered evidence confirming shots had been...
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Fox TV showcases Vancouver cuisine during women’s World Cup broadcast
While the sport of soccer and the world-class athletes that play it are the undisputed stars of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the international media spotlight is also once again shining on the city of...
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Best of #skyhostage: Stranded SkyTrain riders found humour in crappy situation
What do you do when you are stuck on a hot, cramped, sweaty and smelly SkyTrain for a couple of hours? You can either: renounce your humanity and turn your train into a mass-transit version of Lord of...
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UPDATE: Is Jon Bon Jovi playing Stanley Park? It really looks like it
The promoters of a summer concert in Stanley Park aren’t ready to reveal which “rock legend” will headline their show — but the photo they’re using in their advertising campaign is Jon Bon Jovi. Paper...
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Six B.C. players chosen in Major League Draft
Six B.C. baseball players were among the 1,215 chosen during the 40-rounds of the Major League Baseball draft that started Monday and wrapped up Wednesday. Surrey’s Jeff...
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