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B.C. climate news: Carney amends EV mandate for emissions, replaces with incentive for cars under...

Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. climate news: Carney amends EV mandate for emissions, replaces with incentive for cars under $50,000 | China to boost batteries sector in push for clean energy transition Here’s all the latest local and international news concerning...

Feb 8, 2026 | Local

Mild weather in Metro Vancouver will not last into weekend

The stretch of mild weather in the Lower Mainland is coming to an end and will stop before the weekend starts. 1130 NewsRadio Meteorologist Carl Lam says temperatures, which have been notably warm for winter, will drop on Saturday. CLICK...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

Surrey police start video campaign to dissuade people from getting involved in extortion crimes

The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it has published a series of videos on social media aiming to reach people who are being lured into committing extortion-related crimes. SPS Sgt. Tige Pollock tells 1130 NewsRadio that the videos will prevent...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

Pipeline protest created safety risks, but journalists were let in, says RCMP officer

The senior RCMP officer co-ordinating enforcement at a British Columbia pipeline protest in 2021 says journalists were permitted to go through an “access control point” set up by police, and anyone who claimed to be media was allowed in. Asst....

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

VPD arrests four suspects in North Vancouver home invasion

After a 45-year-old man was held hostage inside a home in North Vancouver, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says it has made an arrest of four suspects. The incident occurred on Thursday in a residence close to Dollar Road and...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

B.C. asks top court to hear DRIPA appeal, saying ‘core democratic values’ at stake

British Columbia has applied to the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal against a landmark court ruling that found the province’s mineral claims regime was “inconsistent” with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, embodied...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

CKWX celebrates 30 years of all news radio

It was 30 years ago this Sunday that Vancouver was introduced to a new radio service. At 8:00 a.m. on Feb. 8, 1996, CKWX became News1130, now known as 1130 NewsRadio Vancouver. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

Coquitlam high school safety protocols lifted Friday

Safety protocols have been lifted at Centennial Secondary. This comes after an earlier lockdown that got downgraded to a hold-and-secure, according to School District 43. “​Coquitlam RCMP have lifted emergency protocols after attending affected sites and determining that there is...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family’s death

A psychiatrist with British Columbia’s Northern Health authority called for a new mental health hospital in B.C. in her testimony to an inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family. The coroner’s inquest has heard that Christopher Duong was...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local

Fitness trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang in 2022

The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang is fit to stand trial has begun in the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the hearing Friday wearing a grey suit...

Feb 7, 2026 | Local