Driver’s licenses could soon be renewed online in B.C.
Renewing your B.C. driver’s license could become that much easier. The province says its proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act would make it possible to renew or replace driver’s licenses, BC Identification (BCID), and photo BC Service Cards online,...
Vancouver hockey fans heartbroken at watch party after loss against Team USA
Vancouver hockey fans’ hopes were crushed after Team Canada’s women’s hockey team lost to the United States. Many excited fans attended a watch party downtown at the Shark Club to support their athletes on the ice at the Milano Cortina...
Abbotsford police stopped impaired driver with his four children in car
A 27-year-old man is facing several charges after he was arrested for impaired driving with his four children in his car. The Abbotsford Police Department (Abby PD) says that officers stopped the man on Feb. 12 around 6 p.m. on...
Grouse Grind re-closes after winter weather on North Shore
After opening unseasonably early this month, the North Shore’s Grouse Grind has closed again. As of Thursday, the Metro Vancouver Regional District says the notoriously challenging trail is shut, citing “hazardous winter conditions.” CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO...
B.C. to spend $50 million expanding access to anti-overdose nasal naloxone kits
British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is spending $50 million to expand availability of anti-overdose nasal naloxone across the province. She says the expansion is an important response to the overdose crisis, which was declared 10 years...
B.C. paramedics union could strike, could reach deal after vote; negotiations ongoing
The union representing B.C.’s ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers will not strike Thursday, but says it’s poised to do so after members overwhelmingly voted in favour of job action this month. On Wednesday, the Ambulance Paramedics of BC – CUPE...
B.C. facing lack of OBGYNs, midwives and maternity nurses
As of 8 a.m. Thursday, the maternity unit at White Rock’s Peace Arch Hospital will be closed, again, for four days because of what the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) describes as “unexpected departures.” This is the fourth time this year...
16 Lapu-Lapu Day victims had medical privacy breached: investigator
Half of the victims taken to hospital for medical care after Vancouver’s tragic Lapu-Lapu Day attack had their privacy breached, a new report finds. On Wednesday, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) published the...
Coquitlam RCMP investigating after driver strikes pedestrian
Sections of a major Coquitlam intersection was closed Thursday morning after a driver struck and injured a pedestrian. The Coquitlam RCMP says it responded to the scene of the collision at the intersection of Guildford Way and Lansdowne Drive shortly...
Advocates, providers react to B.C. pausing $10-a-day child-care program
As part of B.C.’s Budget 2026, announced Tuesday, new enrollment to the province’s $10-a-day child-care program has been paused, bringing relief to some advocates. At the time of its launch in 2018, the program was celebrated as a significant step...
