All aboard: Metro Vancouver SkyTrain service to run Tuesday as 11th-hour deal averts strike
Vancouver police change tone on rise in violent shoplifting incidents
World’s first electric seaplane makes maiden flight, B.C. company makes history
Provincial government provides additional speculation tax exemptions
Vancouver councillors send budget with 8.2% tax hike back to the drawing board
Man on mobility scooter falls 30 feet down Canada Line elevator shaft
Carolina visits Vancouver after Aho’s 2-goal game
Carolina Hurricanes (19-11-1, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (15-12-4, fifth in the Pacific Division) Continue reading
Millions falling for online rental scams, says Better Business Bureau
By Anne Drewa Anchor / Consumer Reporter
An indepth investigative study by the Better Business Bureau has found online rental home and vacation scams are overwhelmingly widespread Continue reading
Trump blasts Democrats for announcing impeachment articles, CUSMA agreement on same day
Speaking to a boisterous crowd in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Trump said House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to use the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact to deflect attention from the impeachment effort. Continue reading
Striking Vancouver Island forestry workers, Western Forest Products return to bargaining table
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The strike has dragged on since July 1, and some families affected by the dispute have been reduced to feeding themselves with gift cards. Continue reading
Defence in Curtis Sagmoen threat-uttering trial challenges lawfulness of arrest
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
It’s expected to be the defence’s final legal argument ahead of the main trial. Continue reading
Jarry’s shutout streak ends as Montreal beats Penguins 4-1
Tomas Tatar’s 10th goal of the season ended Tristan Jarry’s franchise-record shutout streak and sparked the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Continue reading
Stolen car crashes into parked vehicle in Kelowna, and it’s all caught on video
A man and a woman were arrested by Kelowna RCMP after the incident, with police stating they were located near the scene. Continue reading
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou wins battle over documents ahead of extradition trial
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Meng was arrested at Vancouver International Airport on Dec. 1, 2018 on an extradition warrant. U.S. officials allege she violated sanctions against Iran. Continue reading
Parliament passes Conservative motion to create committee on Canada-China relations
Members of Parliament voted 171 to 148 in favour of a creating a special committee to re-evaluate virtually all aspects of Canada’s relationship with China, Continue reading
Vaccinate or mask up: Vancouver Coastal Health rolls out flu season policy
By Simon Little Online Journalist
VCH says about 3,500 people die of the flu every year in Canada, with people in hospitals and long-term seniors’ care facilities the most vulnerable. Continue reading
Metro Vancouver Transit Police arrest alleged repeat TransLink groper
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Grant Lionel Houle, 39, was arrested last Tuesday after allegedly groping a woman on a SkyTrain. Continue reading
Indigenous activists protest proposal of massive oilsands mine at COP25 in Madrid
A pair of protests were held this week at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid that saw Indigenous activists speak out in opposition to a massive oilsands mine proposed for northern Alberta. Continue reading
BC Ferries adds 171 extra sailings in anticipation of holiday crowds
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The extra BC Ferries sailings will be scheduled between Dec. 19 and Jan. 1, serving Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. Continue reading
Police appeal for tips 1 year after Surrey man’s murder
Police say 26-year-old Bradley Kline had “injuries consistent with foul play.” Continue reading
Liberals survive the first confidence vote of their minority government
The Liberals, with the support of all opposition MPs but the Conservatives and one Green MP, passed a series of votes on supplementary spending estimates. The estimates passed on a vote of 205-116. Continue reading
Multiple fatalities reported after plane crashes on northern Gabriola Island, B.C.
By Simon Little Online Journalist
BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said multiple units have been mobilized, some from Gabriola and some from Vancouver Island. Continue reading
American newlyweds found alive with severe burns after New Zealand volcano eruption
Lauren and Matt Urey were on their honeymoon in New Zealand when they were caught in the White Island eruption. Continue reading
Deep freeze, extreme cold to spread across much of Canada this week
Temperatures could hit the low -20s C, which, combined with wind, creates a wind chill approaching -40 C. Continue reading
Here’s what’s going to change with the newly signed CUSMA trade pact
More than anything, though, USMCA would just restore certainty to US$1.4 billion worth of annual trade between the three countries more than two years after Trump began contentious negotiations on a new regional trade pact. Continue reading
Millions falling for online rental scams, says Better Business Bureau
By Anne Drewa Anchor / Consumer Reporter
An indepth investigative study by the Better Business Bureau has found online rental home and vacation scams are overwhelmingly widespread Continue reading
Carolina visits Vancouver after Aho’s 2-goal game
Carolina Hurricanes (19-11-1, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (15-12-4, fifth in the Pacific Division) Continue reading
Millions falling for online rental scams, says Better Business Bureau
By Anne Drewa Anchor / Consumer Reporter
An indepth investigative study by the Better Business Bureau has found online rental home and vacation scams are overwhelmingly widespread Continue reading
Multiple fatalities reported after plane crashes on northern Gabriola Island, B.C.
By Simon Little Online Journalist
BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said multiple units have been mobilized, some from Gabriola and some from Vancouver Island. Continue reading
Striking Vancouver Island forestry workers, Western Forest Products return to bargaining table
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The strike has dragged on since July 1, and some families affected by the dispute have been reduced to feeding themselves with gift cards. Continue reading
Vancouver police change tone on rise in violent shoplifting incidents
By Simon Little Online Journalist
“We are seeing an increase in people being brazen and violent during shoplifts,” said Sgt. Aaron Roed, nearly two weeks after the department suggested it hadn’t seen an uptick in thefts. Continue reading
Vancouver councillors send budget with 8.2% tax hike back to the drawing board
“We’re hearing loud and clear that the increase is too high,” said NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung. Continue reading
Defence in Curtis Sagmoen threat-uttering trial challenges lawfulness of arrest
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
It’s expected to be the defence’s final legal argument ahead of the main trial. Continue reading
Provincial government provides additional speculation tax exemptions
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
After nearly a year of pushing from owners in Belcarra, water-only access properties are now exempt from the province’s speculation tax. Continue reading
Stolen car crashes into parked vehicle in Kelowna, and it’s all caught on video
A man and a woman were arrested by Kelowna RCMP after the incident, with police stating they were located near the scene. Continue reading
Man on mobility scooter falls 30 feet down Canada Line elevator shaft
By Simon Little Online Journalist
“It’s quite a bizarre story, and I can certainly say I’ve never heard of anything like this in my nine years of policing,” said transit police Sgt. Clint Hampton. Continue reading
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou wins battle over documents ahead of extradition trial
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Meng was arrested at Vancouver International Airport on Dec. 1, 2018 on an extradition warrant. U.S. officials allege she violated sanctions against Iran. Continue reading
Vaccinate or mask up: Vancouver Coastal Health rolls out flu season policy
By Simon Little Online Journalist
VCH says about 3,500 people die of the flu every year in Canada, with people in hospitals and long-term seniors’ care facilities the most vulnerable. Continue reading
Metro Vancouver Transit Police arrest alleged repeat TransLink groper
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Grant Lionel Houle, 39, was arrested last Tuesday after allegedly groping a woman on a SkyTrain. Continue reading
World’s first electric seaplane makes maiden flight, B.C. company makes history
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Harbour Air hopes the cutting-edge aircraft will be carrying passengers in about two years. Continue reading
BC Ferries adds 171 extra sailings in anticipation of holiday crowds
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The extra BC Ferries sailings will be scheduled between Dec. 19 and Jan. 1, serving Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. Continue reading
Police appeal for tips 1 year after Surrey man’s murder
Police say 26-year-old Bradley Kline had “injuries consistent with foul play.” Continue reading
Deep freeze, extreme cold to spread across much of Canada this week
Temperatures could hit the low -20s C, which, combined with wind, creates a wind chill approaching -40 C. Continue reading
Body found in submerged truck in Lower Arrow Lake
Police say a body was found in a submerged pickup truck spotted in Lower Arrow Lake by operators aboard the Needles cable ferry on Dec. 7 just before 1 a.m. Continue reading
All aboard: Metro Vancouver SkyTrain service to run Tuesday as 11th-hour deal averts strike
The deal averts what would likely have been major commuter chaos in the region. TransLink estimates the SkyTrain system moves about 150,000 passengers every day. Continue reading
Owner of notorious illegal North Vancouver hostel ordered to sell
“Today is a reckoning day for Ms. Yu,” said lawyer Steve Hamilton, who represents the strata. Continue reading
‘The obvious question is how’: Family of CP Rail worker killed in Port Coquitlam seeks answers
“He was not the kind of guy who was going to step outside of procedures and is going to end up in this kind of an accident,” said Kirk McLean’s brother-in-law. Continue reading
Should Vancouver emulate San Diego’s response to the crisis of homelessness?
By Simon Little Online Journalist
“To just say let them sleep in a park or let them sleep on city sidewalks, I think that’s a bit of a cop out,” said Charles Gauthier with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association. Continue reading
Water supply at risk for nearly two billion people around the world: study
“This is one of the big cascading effects” of climate change, said one of the study’s authors. Continue reading
Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver says leader from Lower Mainland would ‘benefit’ party
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver says it would be beneficial to the BC Greens to find a leader from the Lower Mainland. Continue reading
New hospital on the way for Surrey but shovels won’t be in the ground until 2021 at the earliest
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
Premier John Horgan announced the new hospital after a transfer of land in Cloverdale beside the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus at 5500 180 St. Continue reading
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