Abbotsford Police investigating double shooting
Two young men are in hospital in serious condition after a targeted shooting in Abbotsford Thursday night. Abbotsford Police received several 911 calls about 9:20 p.m. reporting shots fired in the...
View ArticleBieber stiffs Seattle pizza joint on a tip, annoys bar owner
Vancouver pizza guys take note: Don’t expect a tip from Justin Bieber. Seattle’s Big Mario’s NY Pizza complained on Facebook that the Canadian pop singer’s crew ordered 21 pizzas to go and left no tip....
View ArticleSheriff shortage means forced overtime at courthouses, union says
A chronic shortage of sheriffs has the B.C. government declaring “emergencies” in order to force overtime on courthouse staff, a union official said Friday. At both the Vancouver Law Courts and...
View ArticleHomicide squad called to investigate suspicious death in Surrey
What looked like a fatal car crash in Surrey last night is now being investigated as a “suspicious death.” The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now in charged of the case. Surrey RCMP was...
View ArticleGame of Thrones The Complete Fifth Season on Blu-ray (with video)
HBO has sent me Game of Thrones on Blu-Ray on two separate occasions, the first product was the Steelbook Season 1 and the second was the complete 5th season. Although I’ve only watched a handful of...
View ArticleRCMP releases details of a Sunday night shooting
For the second time this weekend, a man was shot in Surrey. Mounties were on the scene Sunday night of the shooting in the intersection of 142 Street and 64 Avenue. The 911 calls came about 8:30 p.m....
View ArticleBerdahl resigns from presidential search committee
Professor Jennifer Berdahl has resigned from the UBC committee that is searching for a new president. Berdahl announced her resignation on her blog, saying that she has “lost confidence in the...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks rookie Jake Virtanen pals around with Justin Bieber
While Canadian pop star Justin Bieber thrilled his legions of fans with a soulful show at Rogers Arena Friday, at least one lucky Belieber was treated to a private performance from his Royal Biebs in...
View ArticleIHIT takes over probe of Abbotsford double shooting
One of two men wounded last week in a targeted Abbotsford shooting is not expected to survive. So the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case. IHIT is not identifying the victim...
View ArticleAbbotsford tries for second injunction against pot store
For the second time this year, the City of Abbotsford is going to court to try to stop pot activist and businessman Don Briere from operating a marijuana store inside the Fraser Valley city....
View ArticleVSB shortfall now nearly $28 million
The Vancouver School Board says it is now facing a $27.78-million shortfall, up $3.1 million from their estimate made last month. The increase is due to a $2.15-million reduction in grants from the...
View ArticleUBC law profs debunk divestment decision
Two University of British Columbia law professors have written an opinion piece that is critical of the university’s logic in rejecting a student and faculty call to divest its endowment of fossil fuel...
View ArticleUN-linked Canadian busted in Thailand on drug charges
A mysterious Canadian with links to the United Nations gang has been arrested in Thailand on local drug trafficking charges. Khamla Wong, also known as Khamla Siharaj, is also accused in Canada of...
View ArticleKiller allowed to leave prison to attend counselling program
MISSION – A killer and long-time gang associate who says he has changed his life will be allowed out of prison to attend a two-month counseling program in Metro Vancouver, the Parole Board of Canada...
View ArticleDelta Police announce charges in fentanyl case
Two Metro Vancouver men are facing 17 charges after Delta Police uncovered a large fentanyl lab in Burnaby. Scott Pipping of Surrey, 34, and Adam Summers, 26, of Richmond, are charged with trafficking...
View ArticleA look at Anime Revolution’s first White Day with Tokimeki Maid Cafe at Ki...
Anime Revolution, a popular anime convention with a maid cafe (Tokimeki Maid Cafe) in Vancouver, celebrated their first White Day, and I got invited to enjoy this romantic affair. White Day is...
View ArticleViolence in Surrey and Vancouver over the weekend
Shootings, stabbings and murders kept police in both Vancouver and Surrey busy over the weekend. The most recent event was a fatal stabbing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Sunday afternoon about 4:30...
View ArticleWhistler-Blackcomb has so much snow that they are extending season
Whistler-Blackcomb is so packed with snow that they are extending ski season by an additional week, pushing the closing date on Blackcomb Mountain to May 30. Whistler Blackcomb has received 1,177 cm of...
View ArticleTwo schools to close in Campbell River
The Campbell River School District has closed two schools, effective June 30. Oyster River and Discovery Passage elementary schools will both close at the end of this school year. Students from both...
View ArticleThree schools to close in Summerland and Penticton
Earlier this month the Okanagan Skaha board approved the concept of closing one elementary school in Summerland, another in Penticton and a middle school in Penticton. The closures won’t be official...
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