Vancouver police and judge deny assault victim name of youth he wants to sue
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver police and judge deny assault victim name of youth he wants to sue A man was badly injured on April 20, 2024, when he was hit with pepper-spray to the head and neck and knifed on...
TransLink clarifies plans for FIFA World Cup in Vancouver after questions over station closures
TransLink is clearing the air after some confusion over whether some SkyTrain stations would close during FIFA World Cup match days in Vancouver. Officials say Stadium–Chinatown and Yaletown–Roundhouse SkyTrain Stations will remain open on match days, although pedestrian access to...
Canadian tourists revisiting Vegas trips with some casinos accepting CAD at par
More Canadians have been travelling to Las Vegas after some casinos in the desert city announced a currency parity program between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar. The Circa Resort & Casino, the D Las Vegas, and Golden Gate...
Province to tighten crane licensing after seven deaths in five years
The B.C. government announced a new crane licensing and permitting program on Tuesday after seven people had died in the province within the last five years. The mandatory program aims to improve standards and accountability and is based on recommendations...
Suspect charged after woman assaulted, man bitten in Surrey
One man has been charged for his suspected involvement in two assaults in Surrey’s City Centre area last month. The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says police responded to reports of the attacks at a business on City Parkway near 102...
Partner charged with murder after missing woman’s remains found in Maple Ridge
A man has been charged with second-degree murder after investigators found the remains of his partner, Jessica Cunningham, in their shared Maple Ridge home last August. Forty-three-year-old Cunningham was last seen in early June and first reported missing in July...
Vancouver Mayor Sim sends apology to Chinese media over drug slur of his opponent
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is filling the gaps left in his apologies to fellow Coun. Sean Orr, whom he falsely accused of distributing illegal drugs after being shown a photo that he didn’t verify. The mayor’s office says Sim’s apology...
Vancouver to create pedestrian zone along Granville Street during FIFA World Cup
The City of Vancouver will convert part of Granville Street in the city’s downtown core to a pedestrian zone during this summer’s FIFA World Cup between June 11 and July 20. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim made the announcement at a press conference...
Solomon tells OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that Tumbler Ridge deserves apology
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he met with the CEO of OpenAI and told him the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deserve an apology for the tech firm’s role in events leading up to the mass shooting there...
Maya, 12-year-old Tumbler Ridge shooting victim, showing small signs of improvement: parents
The parents of twelve-year-old Maya Gebala, who was shot in the head and neck during the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, say that their daughter is showing small but steady signs of improvement. David Gebala, Maya’s father, says in a...
