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B.C. murder rate up in 2014 but still near 50-year low: StatsCan
More people were murdered in B.C. in 2014 than in the previous year, according to Statistics Canada data released Wednesday. There were 88 people homicides last year around the province, compared to 76...
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VPD use the ‘Force’ to prevent auto crime during holidays
The Vancouver Police Department is using the Force in their fight against vehicle crime. The VPD’s Auto Crime Enforcement Unit teamed up with the Safer Parking Initiative and Canadian Direct Insurance...
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Saleh Mohammed released on bail despite police calling him “serious threat”
Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner says she is “astonished and outraged” that a young man alleged to have given a loaded handgun to two teens to hide earlier this month has been released on bail. Saleh Ali...
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Violent attacks in B.C. jails increasing and victims are suing the government
The unsigned note sounded ominous. It said Darren Pelland, a prisoner at Surrey Pretrial Centre, was going to be “shanked and gutted.” It was found by staff in the health care request box last Feb....
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Abby police say drug suspects active in Townline Hill conflict
Abbotsford Police say they have disrupted a major drug trafficking group involved in a violent conflict in the Fraser Valley City. Three young men were arrested Thursday and now face a total of 16...
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Lillooet man sentenced in 2006 ecstasy smuggling case
A Lillooet man who fought his extradition to the U.S. for years has now been sentenced in Minnesota to seven years behind bars for drug smuggling. Andrew Gordon Wakeling appeared before Chief District...
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Five things you should know about Ivan Henry
While the lawyers representing the City of Vancouver and federal government have thrown in the towel in the Ivan Henry wrongful conviction lawsuit, the provincial government continues to battle. Henry,...
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Mammoth of a beer being sold for $1,000 per bottle
James Walton of Storm Brewing reached back into the ice age for his latest beer creation. And you may have to dig into your savings to buy a bottle. There are ten bottles of Storm’s Glacial Mammoth...
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Teen shot in Surrey Tuesday night
A Surrey teen is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg after a shooting in the 12400-block of 100 Avenue Tuesday night. Surrey RCMP S.Sgt. Joe Johal said police were called to the scene about...
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Union says government hiding information about jail violence
The union representing B.C.’s corrections officers wants to know what the government is hiding in a heavily censored report on prison violence in the province. The B.C. Government and Service Employees...
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VSB to debate role of chairperson
The Vancouver school board will discuss the role of the chairperson tonight at a committee meeting. Three trustees have submitted motions that were referred to committee, all concerning the role of the...
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Giant chandelier artwork approved for Granville Bridge
The Granville Bridge will soon be the swankiest span in town. On Tuesday, Vancouver City Council has approved the installation of a spinning 10 to 15-foot chandelier under the bridge over Beach Avenue....
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Vancouver gingerbread house being sold on Craigslist for $4.5 million
We think this is a gag, but it is Vancouver … Some joker is advertising a gingerbread house for sale on Craigslist with an asking price of $4.5 million. The one bedroom, one square-foot candy-covered...
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Long-time gang associate fights deportation order (with video)
To police Jimi Sandhu is a violent gang associate who they warned the public about earlier this year after a murder charge against him was stayed. To Sandhu and his supporters, he’s just a guy who’s...
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IHIT appealing for information in Surrey slaying
Homicide investigators still don’t have a motive in the targeting murder last month of Surinderpal Hehar in Surrey. The longshoreman and community volunteer had just been picked up for work when the...
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Judge orders forfeiture of proceeds from pot growing property
A B.C. judge has ordered the forfeiture of half the proceeds from a rural property linked to prolific pot grower Colin Hugh Martin. Martin pleaded guilty last year to production of a controlled...
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Surrey shooting had schools on lock-down
Surrey RCMP is investigating a shooting in the 12700-block of 67B Avenue that left area schools on lock-down Monday. Cpl. Scotty Schumann said officers responded to a call about possible shots being...
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Former city planner wants Trump name removed from Vancouver tower
In reaction to billionaire developer and U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” former Vancouver city planner Brent...
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General manager Scott Bonner leaving Vancouver Giants
Scott Bonner, the only general manager the Vancouver Giants have ever had, is leaving the Western Hockey League team. The club announced Tuesday that Bonner has accepted a senior management position...
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VPD introduces app for public to access crime data (with video)
If you want to check the number of car break-ins in a neighbourhood before deciding where to park, Vancouver Police has a tool for you. The VPD released a new public database called Geodash Tuesday,...
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