How much will the World Cup really cost B.C.? Government promises update before kickoff
Breadcrumb Trail Links How much will the World Cup really cost B.C.? Government promises update before kickoff The province and the City of Vancouver still have not provided cost information with the event only a month away Author of the...
B.C. to settle class action over birth alerts that separated newborns from mothers
Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. to settle class action over birth alerts that separated newborns from mothers The proposed settlement is valued at $66 million. B.C. has a list of about 2,842 people it has identified as potentially being the subject of...
Housing for women and children fleeing violence latest B.C. budget causality
Local officials in Port Moody say they were blindsided after finding out, almost two months after the fact, that provincial funding for a transitional women’s housing project is being withheld. The transitional housing project was designed to create up to...
B.C. police women want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
A lawyer for a group of female police officers in a proposed class-action lawsuit against municipal forces in B.C. says their sex discrimination and harassment claims should be dealt with collectively in court, not individually through labour arbitration. The group...
24-year-old’s suspicious death in Langley sparks homicide investigation
The Lower Mainland’s Integrated Homicide Investigative Team (IHIT) is looking into the suspicious death of a young woman in Langley this weekend. IHIT says the Langley RCMP was called to a home on 87 Avenue near 208 Street around 3...
17-year-old hiker rescued from West Lion viewpoint
The Lion’s Bay Search and Rescue (SAR) has rescued a 17-year-old hiker from the West Lion viewpoint in North Vancouver after he sustained a serious leg injury. According to rescuers, the teenager was descending from the lookout, just past Harvey...
Pedestrian strike in Surrey sending 79-year-old man to hospital
A 79-year-old man was transported to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Surrey on Monday. According to Ian MacDonald, media liaison person with the Surrey Police Service, the incident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. near the intersection...
Filipino Canadian basketball player signs with Vancouver Bandits
21-year-old basketball forward Shadynn Smid made history. The 6’7 athlete is the second player of Filipino descent to join the Vancouver Bandits in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! In an interview...
Vancouver’s Oakridge Park mall to open May 28, part of 5-million-square-foot project
The Oakridge Park shopping mall in Vancouver, which is part of a massive retail and residential project, has set May 28 as its opening date. The project has been one of North America’s biggest retail and residential construction sites, with...
Man charged after West Vancouver police stop in-progress break-in
A man has been charged in connection with a break-in at a West Vancouver home last month. The West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) says the homeowner claims to have witnessed someone trespassing on the morning of April 23. CLICK HERE...
