Rainfall warning issued for parts of Metro Vancouver
A rainfall warning has been issued for several communities around Metro Vancouver. According to Environment Canada, the warning applies to the North Shore, the northeast part of the Lower Mainland — including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge — and communities near...
Firefighters knock down industrial blaze in Chilliwack Friday
The Chilliwack Fire Department was kept busy Friday afternoon after a blaze broke out in an industrial building on Simpson Road near Unsworth. Crews responded to the call around 5 p.m. and found a fire in a material dryer and...
No damage to Vancouver bridges after Friday’s quake, city confirms
Two days after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook southern B.C., the City of Vancouver says its structural engineering consultants have inspected local bridges and found no damage. Dr. Tony Yang, a professor of civil engineering at UBC, says crews are likely...
Workers’ group calls for enhanced safety on anniversary of a woman’s death
A workers’ group is demanding better safety regulations at construction sites on the first anniversary of a fatal crane incident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park development. In a post to its website, the Workers’ United Front of Canada is calling for...
VPD officer who used Taser on man after 2024 hammer attack acted reasonably: IIO
B.C.’s civilian police oversight agency says a Vancouver Police Department officer who used a Taser on a man after a hammer attack last year acted reasonably. Just after 1:30 p.m. on May 9, 2024, the VPD responded to reports of...
Vancouver police locate missing man with autism
The Vancouver Police Department is thanking the public for help finding an missing man with autism. Police say the man had been in the hospital when he left on his own without taking required medication. He has been located and...
Vancouver’s Jewish Book Festival returns amid rising antisemitism and the fragile Gaza ceasefire
Vancouver’s Jewish Book Festival returned this weekend for its 40th year amid the backdrop of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Festival director Dana Camil Hewitt says, much like last year, security around the event has been stepped up as the...
Multi-vehicle collision in Surrey sends 2 to hospital; intersection closed for several hours
A three-vehicle crash in Surrey sent two people to hospital with serious injuries Sunday morning, police say. Police responded to the scene of the crash at the intersection of 96th Avenue and 140th Street just after 10:30 a.m. The driver...
Delta emergency room to close for the second consecutive night Sunday
Delta Hospital’s emergency room will be closed overnight Sunday, Fraser Health announced late afternoon, citing staffing challenges. This will be the second night in a row that the facility’s ER is shuttered. “Emergency-trained nurses will be on-site and available to...
Proposed changes to Vancouver Aquatic Centre sparks petition
Planned upgrades to the Vancouver Aquatic Centre (VAC) have sparked community pushback due to the size of the pool. For half a century, the centre has been a hub for the local swimming community, but the crumbling structure is ready...
