Vancouver police provide update on ‘barrage’ in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver police say violent crimes and assaults in the Downtown Eastside have decreased since it launched a specialized task force last month. ‘Task Force Barrage’ was launched on Feb. 13, with a purported focus on targeting organized crime, violent offenders,...
Trade war windfall for B.C. food bank — hundreds of kilograms of unsold U.S. produce
The trend toward buying Canadian has created a silver lining for a food bank in Nanaimo which has been flooded with hundreds of kilograms of American produce. Peter Sinclair, executive director of Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank, says a...
Upwards of 80 Tesla cars damaged at Hamilton dealership
Hamilton police said upwards of 80 Tesla vehicles were damaged at a dealership on Wednesday. Authorities were called to the Tesla dealership at 999 Upper Wentworth Street near Upper Sherman Avenue and Mohawk Road East for a report of damage...
Vancouver should not cancel contracts with U.S. suppliers, city manager says in memo
The City of Vancouver’s manager says that despite tariff impact uncertainty and the push to “Buy Canadian,” the city should not terminate any existing contracts it has with suppliers in the United States. The determination comes after city council directed...
TSB preliminary report cites ‘high rate of descent’ in Delta plane crash in Toronto
A preliminary report into a Delta Airlines plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport last month says the aircraft’s alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)...
3 in serious condition after early morning Burnaby apartment fire, 15 taken to hospital
A stretch of Kingsway in Burnaby is still closed as crews remain on the scene after an early morning fire at an apartment building sent 15 people to hospital. Burnaby Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Ian Hetherington tells 1130 NewsRadio...
Spring has sprung: Metro Vancouver warming up into next week
Spring was officially ushered in at 2:01 a.m. Thursday morning, turning the page on winter and welcoming in longer and warmer days ahead. While Thursday will continue to look grey and wet, 1130 NewsRadio meteorologist Carl Lam says Metro Vancouver...
B.C.’s free IVF program start date pushed back
After the B.C. government announced a free publicly funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) program during last year’s budget, there appears to be a setback. Originally, the application process was set to get underway in April, but now, the B.C. government...
B.C. housing program scrapped as NDP prepares for carbon tax losses
The BC NDP is starting to make cuts as it braces for looming financial losses from an unstable trade relationship with the U.S. and axing the provincial carbon tax, which is set to vanish within weeks. One of the first...
Lillooet ER closed until Friday; paramedics note troubling conditions
Patients needing emergency care in Lillooet are looking at a two-hour commute to the nearest hospital in Kamloops, with the town’s ER closed yet again for a two-day stretch until Friday morning. Ian Tait from the Ambulance Paramedics of BC...
