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Cat cafe temporarily closes due to lack of cats
Vancouver’s first cat café has shut its doors for a week while it awaits a “shipment of new cats.” Michelle Furbacher, the self-titled purresident of Catfe in the International Village Mall, said the...
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Surrey man who pursued shooting suspects says he did the right thing
A man who chased three suspected gunmen through Surrey and Delta Monday night says he knows he did the right thing, despite a threat he may face charges. The man, who asked not to be identified for...
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RCMP seeks help to solve Chilliwack shootings
Chilliwack Mounties want the public’s assistance to solve three shootings over the Christmas holidays that are likely connected. “The investigation was initiated after police received a report at...
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Vancouver gas prices expected to drop 4 cents per litre overnight
The price at the gas pumps dropped three cents per litre Thursday and is expected to fall a further four cents Friday, according to Dan McTeague, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.com. McTeague says...
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News on teachers’ appeal expected
The Supreme Court of Canada will announce Thursday if it will hear an appeal in the long-running B.C. Teachers’ Federation court case. The announcement will be made at 6:45 a.m. Pacific Time and is...
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Gang associates sentenced after trafficking and firearms convictions
Two well-known gang associates arrested two years ago after an investigation into a drug ring have been convicted and sentenced. Isaac Drennan, 34, pleaded guilty to firearms and trafficking charges...
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Coffee pods can now be recycled in Vancouver
K-Cups, those convenient but possibly evil single-use coffee pods that have been filling our landfills with non-biodegradable plastic, are now recyclable in Metro Vancouver. As first reported by the...
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Former Surrey coach pleads guilty for soliciting sex with child
A former Surrey soccer coach has pleaded guilty in a Seattle courtroom to soliciting sex with a person he believed was a 12-year-old girl. Kuldip (Kelly) Mahal, 47, was arrested in February 2015 at a...
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Some upper bowl seats opened for Canada-Mexico soccer match at BC Place
Canada Soccer is pulling back the curtain and opening some upper bowl seating for the Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifier at BC Place Stadium on Jan. 13. The upper bowl in the 54,500-seat stadium is...
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First episode of X-Files revival panned by critics
The reviews are out there … and they aren’t great. Critics, along with the Hollywood hoi polloi, got a sneak peek of the first episode of The X-Files revival at a red-carpet preview on Tuesdy, two...
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Denis Potvin apologizes for calling Daniel Sedin a ‘lowlife’
Hall of Fame defenceman and Florida Panthers homer broadcaster Denis Potvin is sorry for calling Canucks forward Daniel Sedin a “lowlife.” Potvin hurled the insult at the classy Swede after the Canucks...
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Video: How LucasFilm FX magicians created Star Wars: The Force Awakens
UPDATE: The video has been removed from The Oscars YouTube channel for some reason. Maybe it wasn’t meant for the public’s consumption. Hmmm. Luckily I found a Vimeo version. There will be some...
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Man in dress and wig suspected in Surrey bank robbery
A man wearing a patterned dress, white woolen sweater, blonde long curly wig and a pink toque is wanted in connection with a bank robbery in North Surrey last month. In a press release, Surrey RCMP...
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Surrey’s open data program ranked among best in Canada
The city of Surrey is earning kudos for its open data initiatives. Surrey’s open data program, which launched in 2014 as part of the city’s “commitment to an open, transparent and accessible...
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VPD trying to identify three men taking photos at Pacific Centre Mall – UPDATE
JAN. 15 UPDATE: VPD Chief Adam Palmer issued the statement below about this story. He said the photos that went viral on social media were leaked to the media and the VPD did not release them. The Sun...
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Vancouver police discuss reports of 3 ‘suspicious men’ filming Pacific Centre...
The Vancouver Police Department held a media conference this morning (10:30 a.m.) to discuss information released to the media regarding “three suspicious men” who were seen filming Pacific Centre. On...
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VPD says mall photographers “completely innocent”
Vancouver police investigators have located and talked to three men seen photographing inside Pacific Centre Mall this week. “All three men were cooperative with investigators and they had a very...
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Two shootings in Abbotsford overnight: UPDATED
Abbotsford Police are investigating two incidents of shots fired that came just hours apart late Sunday and early this morning. The latest shooting occurred at 12:13 a.m. in the 31500-block of...
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Prosecution bill for Stanley Cup riot nearly $5 million
It cost nearly $5 million to prosecute the criminal cases arising from the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot, according to a B.C.’s Prosecution Service report. According to the just released report, 2011...
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Mohammed Sharaz, one of the ‘Pacific Centre Three’, Tweets out love for...
Mohammed Sharaz, a U.K. man whose innocent visit to Vancouver’s Pacific Centre mall with his son and friend prompted a police bulletin and media feeding frenzy, says he loves the people of Vancouver...
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