Extortion: B.C. premier blasts Senate over delay, proposed changes to federal immigration bill
Premier David Eby is calling on senators to urgently pass the federal government’s proposed border bill without major changes, saying delays and any modifications will put the safety of families at risk. Premier David Eby is calling on senators to...
Delays out of North Shore continue after truck stalls for hour on Lions Gate Bridge
Southbound traffic out of North Vancouver and West Vancouver was snarled Tuesday morning after a dump truck stalled midspan on the Lions Gate Bridge. Callers to 1130 NewsRadio first reported the stall in the right lane just before 9 a.m....
B.C. man arrested on allegations of distribution of child exploitation material
A Metro Vancouver man has been arrested for allegedly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse and exploitation material. Mounties say the 52-year-old man from Surrey was arrested last Wednesday in Maple Ridge. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER...
Opposition councillors claim to be target of ‘extraordinary’ rhetoric in video by ABC member
Four Vancouver city councillors claim to have been unfairly characterized by another councillor in a Chinese-language video circulating widely online. Couns. Rebecca Bligh, Pete Fry, Lucy Maloney, and Sean Orr held a media event Tuesday afternoon, expressing their concerns with...
Union behind 26,000 B.C. community health workers reaches tentative deal with employers
The union representing more than 26,000 B.C. community health workers says it has reached a tentative deal with the province after the last agreement expired almost a year ago. The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU), the biggest member of the...
Report details B.C. First Nation, Vancouver Police Board collaboration breakdown
British Columbia’s human rights commissioner says a lack of collaboration between the Vancouver Police Board and First Nations is hampering progress to end anti-Indigenous racism in policing, years after the handcuffing of a man and his granddaughter put a spotlight...
Man arrested in Alberta attempted murder case identified as Tumbler Ridge shooter’s half-brother
A man arrested in Alberta previously described as being related to the Tumbler Ridge shooter has been identified as the killer’s older half-brother. Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar was arrested last Thursday in Sylvan Lake, Alta., on a Canada-wide warrant in...
Why some Canadian snowbirds are ditching the U.S.
Amid growing political tensions and a strained relationship between the U.S. and Canada, it appears some snowbirds are looking to flock elsewhere. Kyle Sparkman, managing director and head of Allianz Global Assistance Canada, a travel insurance company, tells 1130 NewsRadio...
Advocate shares passenger rights for Canadians who were stuck in Mexico
With many Canadians trying to return home from Mexico, one air passenger rights advocate expects plenty of airline customer claims in the days ahead. After violence broke out on the streets of Puerto Vallarta, multiple airlines, including Air Canada, cancelled...
High cost of court transcript makes appeal difficult for B.C. man seeking religious rights
Breadcrumb Trail Links High cost of court transcript makes appeal difficult for B.C. man seeking religious rights Divorced Jewish man ordered by B.C. Supreme Court to agree to religious divorce says cost of his hoped-for appeal is prohibitive, but Appeal...
