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Vancouver residents concerned following recent border crossing horror stories

There are renewed travel concerns in Vancouver after a series of horror stories of Canadians and tourists being thrown into immigration detention centres. Last month, Canadian resident Jasmine Mooney was released by U.S. immigration authorities after being detained for almost...

Apr 8, 2025 | Local

Global markets driving oil demand, Vancouver gas prices down: analyst

Vancouver drivers may want to keep a lookout for a good deal on gas Monday morning. The price at the pump seems to vary widely around Metro Vancouver, but 1130 NewsRadio has noted prices as low as $1.61 per litre...

Apr 8, 2025 | Local

Slumping Canucks all but out of playoff race after loss to Golden Knights

It’s down to the math for the Vancouver Canucks, and, as with stock markets amid a tariff war, all the numbers are bad. With Sunday’s 3-2 loss at home against the Vegas Golden Knights, Vancouver’s fourth in five games, the Canucks have...

Apr 8, 2025 | Local

ICBC apologizes as people face long waits for driver licensing tests

In a rare move, ICBC is saying ‘sorry’ to its customers as some people are seeing months-long wait times to book a driver’s test. One mother from Maple Ridge tells 1130 NewsRadio she looked on the public insurer’s website in...

Apr 8, 2025 | Local

Update: Vancouver byelection results a blow for Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC party

Breadcrumb Trail Links Update: Vancouver byelection results a blow for Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC party Meanwhile, Vancouver’s city manager acknowledged that one-to-two-hour wait times during Saturday’s byelection were “unacceptable” Author of the article: By Denise Ryan, Joseph Ruttle Published Apr...

Apr 7, 2025 | Local

Canadians warned their electronic devices can be searched as new travel advisory issued

Breadcrumb Trail Links Canadians warned their electronic devices can be searched as new travel advisory issued The government says expect heightened scrutiny at the border and that if you are denied entry you could be detained. Author of the article:...

Apr 7, 2025 | Local

B.C. crime news: Fatal shooting in east Vancouver | Sketch released after sexual assault in...

Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. crime news: Fatal shooting in east Vancouver | Sketch released after sexual assault in Abbotsford park Here’s a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Sunday, April 6, 2025 Author of the...

Apr 7, 2025 | Local

ICBC only gets $150 after suing driver for $4,300 for bumper repair

Breadcrumb Trail Links ICBC only gets $150 after suing driver for $4,300 for bumper repair Driver admitted he broke a tail light cover worth no more than $200. B.C.’s civil resolution tribunal cut the payment to $150 to ICBC due...

Apr 7, 2025 | Local

Vancouver General Hospital nurse strangled by patient, rescued by colleagues: union

The BC Nurse’s Union says it’s outraged after an incident earlier this month in which a nurse was violently attacked while on the job at Vancouver General Hospital. Union president Adriane Gear says on March 13, the nurse was strangled...

Mar 25, 2025 | Local

BC Ferries says it had no involvement in 6 sick passengers on Saturday

BC Ferries says it has nothing to do with a medical incident that left six passengers sickened, including two who had to be taken to hospital.  The incident occurred Saturday on an afternoon sailing preparing to leave from Swartz Bay...

Mar 25, 2025 | Local