VPD warns of distraction thefts in Lower Mainland
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says that distraction thefts — targeting seniors — are becoming more common and more prevalent across the Lower Mainland. According to police, there were 20 such thefts in November alone, with East Vancouver being a...
B.C.’s new gambling regulations targeting illegal activities coming in April
The British Columbia government is introducing new gaming regulations in a bid to curb money laundering and fraud. The Public Safety and Solicitor General’s Ministry says in a statement that the new Gaming Control Act will address the recommendations of...
Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most of the community of Lytton, B.C. The ruling released Tuesday from...
WorkSafeBC warns of ladder injuries ahead of holidays
The provincial agency promoting the prevention of workplace injury is urging British Columbians to be careful when using a ladder around the holidays. WorkSafeBC says that ladder-related injuries increase at homes and workplaces during December. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO...
Rubber duck museum waddles across Washington-B.C. border
Thousands of ducks have arrived in B.C., but they didn’t fly or swim. The Rubber Duck Museum opened its doors in Delta Monday after migrating a short distance across the U.S. border. Neil and Krystal King opened the museum and...
B.C. man arrested after Alberta man scammed out of almost $600,000
A man from Delta has been charged after police in Lethbridge, Alta., say a local was defrauded of nearly $600,000 in a months-long investment scam. The Lethbridge Police Service says the 59-year-old victim reached out to investigators, claiming he had...
B.C. home share providers say they make as little as $4 an hour as new...
A program that allows adults with disabilities to live with a dedicated care provider is underfunded, understaffed and has a waitlist hundreds of clients long, according to an external review ordered by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction....
Premier Eby hints at being open to second oil pipeline to Vancouver
Premier David Eby would be less hostile to the prospect of a new pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast if it were to a port that didn’t require lifting Canada’s moratorium on oil tanker traffic off the North Coast,...
UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal shooting near Surrey’s Guildford Town Centre
A Chilliwack man has been identified as the victim killed in a targeted shooting Friday evening near Surrey’s Guildford Town Centre. On Friday just before midnight, Jaskaran Birring, 26, was found suffering from life-threatening injuries on 105 Avenue, between 152nd...
Potash mine was openly seeking a port, so why was Eby government in the dark?
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby is pleading ignorance about the recent decision by Nutrien, the Saskatchewan-based potash producer, to choose Longview, Washington, over B.C. ports for a $1 billion export terminal. “I had no idea that this company would consider putting...
