Peter Meiszner

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• UPDATE: RCMP Inspector Tim Shields suspended with pay

  RCMP Inspector Tim Shields has been named in a civil lawsuit by a former senior communications officer.

  Jun 2, 2015
• 14-year-old Marcus Larabie fatally struck by off-duty Abbotsford police officer

  A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Abbotsford.

  Dec 27, 2014
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• UPDATE: Highway 1 reopened south of Cache Creek after car fire

  RCMP have now confirmed two people died in the collision that closed the road.

  Dec 24, 2014
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• Police issue warning after fentanyl patches stolen

  Vancouver Police are warning local drug users after a quantity of drugs were stolen in a pharmacy robbery.

  Dec 24, 2014
• Prisoner on the lam in Nanaimo after escaping from police interview

  Nanaimo RCMP are searching for a 25-year-old prisoner who escaped during an interview Tuesday afternoon.

  Dec 23, 2014
• IIO investigating in-custody death involving Vancouver Police

  Vancouver Police say the Independent Investigations Office and coroners service are looking into the death of a 58-year-old woman while in police custody.

  Dec 23, 2014
• WATCH: Victoria toy store wants to open permanent museum

  A Victoria toy store has grand plans to build a giant toy museum, and they want your help.

  Dec 23, 2014
• Burrard Place development to replace former car dealership

  Almost an entire city block in downtown Vancouver is being prepped for the largest single real estate development in the city centre.

  Dec 22, 2014
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• Packed malls, busy airports all hallmarks of the holiday season

  The average Canadian is expected to spend between $700 and $1,500 this Christmas and it's pretty certain a good part of that will be spent over the next two or three day

  Dec 19, 2014
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• Condos may replace iconic Vancouver brewery

  An iconic Vancouver brewery is facing big changes.

  Dec 19, 2014
• H3N2 flu strain hitting B.C. hard

  The flu has arrived a little earlier and with more vengeance this year.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2014
• Police investigate series of purse snatchings in downtown Vancouver

  Vancouver Police say they are investigating nine purse snatchings in the downtown core over the past month and a half.

  Dec 18, 2014
• Rebel with a Claus: Bus driver in Santa suit returns to the road

  Kirk Rockwell has been a bus driver for 20 years, and every December, he tries to spread a little bit of holiday cheer by driving in a Santa costume.

  Dec 18, 2014
• WATCH: Youth outreach van wrecked by thieves

  A Vancouver youth outreach society is scrambling after their van was stolen and totaled.

  Dec 17, 2014
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• Translink ridership down, higher fares blamed

  It appears Translink is dealing with the same fallout that BC ferries has for raising fares.

  Dec 17, 2014
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• Dead orca whale found off the coast of Courtenay

  A dead southern resident orca has been discovered off Vancouver Island.

  Dec 5, 2014
• Canada Post cutting door-to-door delivery to 4,900 Delta homes

  Canada Post announced today that the postal code of 4,900 Delta homes will be the first in Metro Vancouver to lose door-to-door service.

  Dec 5, 2014
• More discussions with First Nations around Jericho Lands

  An iconic slice of the Vancouver landscape may soon be changing hands.

  Dec 4, 2014
• WATCH: Police officers start crowdfunding campaign for family burnt out of home

  Vancouver Police officers are stepping up to help a young family burned out of their home.

  Dec 4, 2014
• Shared spaces taken to new extremes in downtown Vancouver rentals

  It's no secret that finding a place to live in Vancouver on a budget is tough. Vacancy rates are hovering around 1.8 per cent, down more than one percentage point from 2013.

  Dec 3, 2014
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• Surrey woman says cab company refused her taxi chit, threw her out of cab

  A Surrey woman says her taxi chit was refused and she was kicked to the curb after trying to redeem it.

  Dec 2, 2014
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• UPDATE: Police arrest suspect after shooting in downtown Vancouver

  Police say a woman in a mobility scooter was the target of a public shooting in downtown Vancouver Monday night.

  Dec 2, 2014
• WATCH: World AIDS Day marked in British Columbia, and around the world

  People around the world marked World AIDS Day on Monday.

  Dec 2, 2014
• WATCH: Crime Stoppers: Kim Fofonove

  It's a mysterious and violent death that happened more than three decades ago.

  Dec 1, 2014
• Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Lower Mainland, Island

  Snow began falling across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Friday night, catching many people off guard.

  Nov 29, 2014