Surrey police investigating extortion-related shots fired in Bear Creek
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it is investigating after shots were fired at a home in the Bear Creek neighbourhood overnight. Police were called to a residence on Galway Crescent near Tulsy Crescent shortly before 2:30 a.m. When they...
City approves zoning for expansion at Vancouver General Hospital
Breadcrumb Trail Links City approves zoning for expansion at Vancouver General Hospital The project, at 900 and 990 West 12 Avenue, will add long-term care beds for seniors and a new outpatient diagnostic clinic. Author of the article: By Tiffany...
B.C. daycare providers warn they may leave $10-a-day program if forced to cut wages
Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. daycare providers warn they may leave $10-a-day program if forced to cut wages The province is bringing in a new operating funding model that would cut salaries, benefits and sick days for certain centres Author of...
Surrey police investigate possible extortion link after shots fired at Bear Creek residence
Breadcrumb Trail Links Surrey police investigate possible extortion link after shots fired at Bear Creek residence At about 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 17, shots were reported fired outside a residence in the 8600 block Galway Crescent. The residence was occupied...
Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect’s brother calls festival attack a ‘ripple effect’
Content warning: The following story deals with the subject of suicide. If you or a loved one is at risk of self-harm, call Crisis Centre BC at 988. Translation services are available. The murderer of a man whose brother was...
Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds
The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal has upheld a $10,000 fine handed to the British Columbia ostrich farm whose flock of more than 300 birds was culled last fall, nearly 11 months after the confirmation of an avian influenza outbreak. The...
Insured flood costs estimated at $74M in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe weather and flooding that lashed southern British Columbia and parts of Alberta last month caused close to $90 million in insured damage, with B.C.’s Fraser Valley suffering the heaviest losses. A statement from...
MLA Milobar to join BC Conservative leadership race
The field of candidates to replace John Rustad as leader of the BC Conservatives continues to grow, with a high-profile name joining the race. MLA Peter Milobar has been in politics for over 20 years, serving first as a Kamloops...
Charges laid in connection with Abbotsford hotel homicide
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says charges have been laid in connection with a homicide in an Abbotsford hotel Thursday. The BC Prosecution Service says 26-year-old Abbotsford resident Sondeep Singh Gill has been charged with second-degree murder and indignity...
Vancouver city council approves massive 2-tower VGH expansion
Vancouver city council has approved a massive new project for the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). The project will see the redevelopment of a 1.4-acre property across from the hospital on the south side of West 12th Avenue, stretching between Oak...
