Short-term accommodations company incentivizes Vancouverites to rent out homes for FIFA
Airbnb says people living in the Lower Mainland who decide to rent out their homes to visitors during the FIFA World Cup could receive up to $1,000 as an incentive. The newly launched program targets only new hosts signing up...
Slain Iran critic Masjoody said months ago that murder suspects wanted to poison him
An Iranian dissident found dead in British Columbia this month had accused the two people now charged with murdering him of being aligned with Iran’s government and trying to obtain poison to kill him last year. In an affidavit obtained...
B.C. MLA says Lapu-Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms
A legislator of Filipino descent who was at the scene of last year’s deadly ramming attack at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival is calling for this year’s event to be cancelled, saying it will trigger some in the still-traumatized community. Mable...
Abbotsford Hospital lockdown lifted, police made arrest
The Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) says officers responded to a “weapons call” at Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Monday afternoon and put the hospital temporarily under lockdown. The lockdown was lifted as of 3:15 p.m., and officers say they arrested a...
B.C. government says it is prepared for 2026 wildfire season
With warmer weather just around the corner, the B.C. government says it is ready to deal with the upcoming wildfire season. Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar tells 1130 NewsRadio on Monday that the province is “hoping for the best, preparing...
Surrey police investigating shots fired at a home in Newton
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it is investigating a shots-fired incident at a home in Newton on Monday. Police say they were called to the residence, located on 126A Street near 75th Avenue, after a homeowner found bullet holes...
Milobar polls ahead of other B.C. Conservative candidates, Eby
A new poll pitting potential B.C. Conservative leaders against Premier David Eby shows a clear frontrunner. After surveying over 1,000 British Columbians last week, Mainstreet Research says respondents prefer all Conservative candidates for party leader over the BC NDP, but...
Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL’s Hockeyville after deadly shootings
Tumbler Ridge is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were killed and dozens more hurt. Thirteen provincial and territorial winners...
North Shore Rescue transports climber injured on Vancouver Island
North Shore Rescue (NSR) says its volunteers were called across the Strait of Georgia this weekend to help rescue an injured rock climber near Nanaimo. In a post to social media, NSR says it provided mutual aid to Nanaimo Search...
Can Vancouver’s World Cup month be the next Expo 86? And five other burning questions
Breadcrumb Trail Links Can Vancouver’s World Cup month be the next Expo 86? And five other burning questions Expo 86 and the 2010 Winter Games both left indelible marks on Vancouver and B.C. Jessie Adcock and the Vancouver World Cup...
