John Copsey

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• Tent fire quickly snuffed in Beacon Hill Park homeless camp in Victoria

  No one was hurt after a tent in Victoria's Beacon Hill Park caught fire Thursday evening.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2021
• Richmond RCMP locate wanted man missing his monitoring ankle bracelet

  57-year-old Woon Chan, described as a 'risk to the public', is wanted by Richmond RCMP after he allegedly removed his ankle monitoring bracelet Thursday.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2021
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• Montreal Canadiens defeat Vancouver Canucks 7-3

  The Vancouver Canucks fell 7-3 to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

  Sports

  Jan 22, 2021
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• Canucks edge Montreal Canadiens 6-5 in Vancouver home-opener

  The Vancouver Canucks earned a 6-5 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Centre Wednesday night.

  Sports

  Jan 21, 2021
• Burnaby standoff ends with tear gas deployed; man taken into custody

  An hours long standoff ended without incident at a North Burnaby home Thursday night, with a man wanted on outstanding warrants taken into custody.

  Crime

  Jan 15, 2021
• Tragic end to search for missing Ontario snowshoer on B.C.’s North Shore Mountains

  The woman in her 20s went missing Thursday afternoon in the St. Mark's Peak area of Cypress.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2021
• Man stable in hospital after being run over by transit bus in Burnaby

  A man is in hospital in stable condition after he was struck and run over by a transit bus Wednesday evening.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2021
• BC Hydro restores power to nearly all 220,000 customers impacted by windstorm

  Wind warnings were in effect for Victoria, the Southern Gulf Islands, the North Shore, as well as central and southwest Metro Vancouver.

  Weather

  Jan 13, 2021
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• Coyote captured in Stanley Park could be culprit in attacks on joggers

  Conservation officers caught a coyote in Stanley Park Monday morning; possibly the animal that's nipped five joggers in the last month.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2021
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• Suspected drunk driver shears off fire hydrant, flooding two Burnaby homes

  A suspected impaired driver of an SUV struck and sheared off a fire hydrant in a Burnaby neighbourhood last night, resulting in the flooding of two homes.

  Crime

  Jan 9, 2021
• Highway 1 re-opened between Hope and Boston Bar after trucks collide Friday

  A collision between two transport trucks and a train has sent three people to hospital and closed Highway 1 between Hope and Boston Bar Friday night.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2021
• Richmond shooting victim has gang ties: IHIT

  A man has died in a fatal shooting in Richmond Thursday evening.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2021
• Snowboarder dies after falling off cliff at Whistler Blackcomb

  It was B.C.'s third ski-hill fatality in the space of a week, after incidents at Big White resort in the Okanagan and Mount Washington on Vancouver Island. 

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2021
• BC Ferries cancels most Tuesday sailings with wind warning in effect

  Environment Canada called for damaging winds of up to 90 kilometres an hour and issued warnings for the Southern Gulf Islands and east Vancouver island.

  Weather

  Jan 5, 2021
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• Surrey high school records 50 COVID-19 cases across five classes

  Earl Marriott Secondary School in Surrey is reporting that affected individuals have been told to self-isolate.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2021
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• Second pedestrian struck by vehicle in Richmond in four days

  A 70-year-old woman is recovering from serious injuries in hospital after she was struck by a vehicle in Richmond Tuesday afternoon.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2020
• 14-year-old killed in targeted Surrey shooting, investigators say

  Just after 7:30 p.m., officers were called to the area of 110 Avenue and 148A Street for reports of a male suffering from gunshot wounds.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2020
• Female pedestrian killed in Richmond crosswalk collision

  A female pedestrian has died after she was struck by a vehicle at a Richmond crosswalk late Saturday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Dec 27, 2020
• Langley collision sends 2 to hospital on Boxing Day

  One driver was airlifted to hospital in serious condition. The second driver was sent to hospital with minor injuries.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2020
• VPD locate missing man with brain injury last seen on Christmas Eve

  Police said Saturday that the man was found safe and unharmed.

  Dec 26, 2020
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• Multi-vehicle collision involving Vancouver police cruiser sends several to hospital

  A multi-vehicle collision near West Broadway and Burrard St. involved a VPD cruiser on its way to a domestic assault in progress, police said.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Trans Mountain expansion work halted across Lower Mainland after worker injury

  Trans Mountain did not elaborate on the nature of the incident or what injuries were suffered, other than to say the worker is in stable condition in hospital.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2020
• Pedestrian in hospital with serious injuries after Surrey accident

  A pedestrian struck by a vehicle at a Surrey intersection Monday night is fighting for their life in hospital.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2020
• Abbotsford Police remain at scene of stand-off outside bullet-riddled home

  Abbotsford Police say one man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries during the course of a stand-off that began Thursday at noon.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2020
• RCMP-involved collision in Surrey sends two to hospital

  A collision between an RCMP and a civilian vehicle Monday night in Surrey has sent two people to hospital in stable condition.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2020