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Ledcor VP resigns after having Cactus Club defamation suit tossed out
A B.C. construction company executive has resigned from his job, less than a week after having defamation suit against a Cactus Club restaurant and its employees tossed out in B.C. Supreme Court....
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Accused in fentanyl lab case has drug conviction in the U.S.
A man charged after Delta Police raided a major fentanyl lab last week has a previous history for smuggling drugs into the United States, The Vancouver Sun has learned. Scott Theordor Pipping, who is...
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Vancouver police encourage vigilance in wake of Brussels attacks
The Vancouver Police Department is encouraging the public and business owners/operators to remain vigilant following this morning’s attacks in Brussels, Belgium. Although the threat level in Canada...
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Man injured in Surrey shooting Tuesday night
Surrey RCMP investigators are at a residence in the 10800-block of 143 Street after another shooting Tuesday about 7:30 p.m. “Officers attended and located a male suffering from non-life threatening...
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VSB to update its aboriginal plan
The Vancouver School Board is set to update its plan for aboriginal students, with specific goals to improve students’ academic success, increase cultural awareness and to increase students’ sense of...
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UBC faculty to vote on non-confidence in board
Members of the University of British Columbia Faculty Association are taking a formal vote of non-confidence in the school’s board of governors. The faculty members met Tuesday and the electronic vote...
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Another Metro gangster ordered deported
A gang associate with a criminal history has been ordered deported to his native Vietnam – a country he left when he was just a toddler. Bi Dong (Adam) Lam appeared before the Immigration and Refugee...
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No injuries in latest Surrey shooting
There were more shots fired in Surrey overnight – this time near 128 Street and 56 Avenue in the Panorama Ridge area. Surrey RCMP said the latest shooting happened about 12:49 a.m. today. “Officers...
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Vancouver to host karaoke world championships
Weekend warblers take notice. Vancouver has been named the host city for the 2016 Karaoke World Championship. The world’s best amateur singers will belt out the hits, Nov. 1-6, at the Edgewater Casino....
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Sauder school profs urge colleagues to vote no on non-confidence vote
A group of Sauder School of Business faculty members are urging other faculty to vote against a motion expressing non-confidence in the University of British Columbia’s board of governors. Last week,...
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Someone stole Said The Whale’s backpack and MacBook!
Said The Whale, one of Vancouver’s favourite homegrown rock bands, were the victims of crime last night downtown. The band is asking fans to keep an eye out for a backpack containing a MacBook Pro that...
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Vancouver’s historic Railway Club closes its doors
The Railway Club, one of Vancouver’s most iconic music venues and watering holes, has closed its doors, according to post on the club’s official Facebook account. The Owners and Management of the...
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Coke dealer gets lower sentence due to possible deportation order
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has given a cocaine dealer a lower sentence so the non-citizen wouldn’t face automatic deportation to his native country. Justice William Ehrcke noted in his ruling, released...
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UBC faculty votes in favour of non-confidence motion
The University of British Columbia has voted to express its lack of confidence in the school’s board of governors. UBC’s board has been criticized by the faculty after the abrupt departure of former...
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Daily Diversion | Whale splashes around English Bay
A group of friends boating in English Bay on Sunday had an Easter outing that they’ll never forget . Stephen Elder, Zach Smith and Josh Giroux caught some amazing footage of a whale breaching not far...
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IHIT investigating suspicious death in Mission
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on the scene of a suspicious death near the Florence Lake Forest Service Road in Mission. Police were called to the area about 5 p.m. Monday after a report...
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Longshore denied security clearance fights in Federal Court
A Metro Vancouver longshoreman is appealing a decision by the federal government to deny him security clearance because of drug smuggling allegations against his brothers, who also work on the docks....
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Top Mountie says fewer officers dedicated to organized crime cases
About 500 Mounties who were working on organized crime investigations have been moved to national security and terrorism cases, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said Thursday. That means some major...
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Missing person case now a murder investigation
A Surrey man who went missing in early January has now been identified as the victim of a murder in Delta. The remains of Robinder Virk, 32, were found on March 3 in the 2000-block of Tsawwassen Drive...
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Family of murder victim Wendy Ladner-Beaudry desperate for closure
Peter Ladner choked back tears Friday as he described the impact of the loss of his sister Wendy Ladner-Beaudry to a killer seven years ago. And he announced that her family is offering a $30,000...
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