B.C. budget ignores TransLink service needs: mayor
The provincial budget set aside almost $16 billion for transportation and transit projects over the next three years, but none of it was direct funding for TransLink services. A Metro Vancouver mayor tells 1130 NewsRadio that it’s the second straight...
Eby says B.C. making contingency plans to reduce reliance on U.S. electricity
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the government is making contingency plans to reduce the province’s reliance on electricity from the United States after the start of the continental trade war. He says similar planning happens in the event of...
3.9-magnitude earthquake hits U.S. south of Victoria
An inland earthquake struck near the city of Port Angeles, Wash. Wednesday afternoon, just 59 kilometres southeast of Victoria, B.C. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! Earthquakes Canada originally reported a 3.9-magnitude quake around 4:18 p.m. in...
Hazel Trembath Elementary to be rebuilt: Port Coquitlam mayor
Port Coquitlam says the province has approved plans to rebuild an elementary school that was destroyed in a massive, suspicious fire in 2023. Mayor Brad West took to social media Wednesday to announce that Hazel Trembath Elementary will be rebuilt...
3 injured in possible impaired-driving crash in Delta
Three people are in hospital, including one in critical condition, after a head-on collision in Delta Wednesday afternoon. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER’S LIVE TRAFFIC UPDATES The Delta Police Department says 62B Street has been closed since...
In control of fate, Canucks ramp up intensity: ‘We’re in a race’
He was speaking about Elias Pettersson when Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet told reporters on Tuesday that if the struggling centre is good enough over the final 22 games, people might not remember the first 60. To an extent, the same applies to the...
Woman hospitalized after driver strikes pedestrian in Burnaby
A woman is in hospital, and a section of Imperial Street in Burnaby is closed Wednesday afternoon after a driver struck a pedestrian. The Burnaby RCMP says the collision occurred around 1:15 p.m. While details remain limited, Mounties report, “The...
Job cuts at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Vancouver office
Breadcrumb Trail Links Job cuts at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Vancouver office Entertainment giant has axed the longform Tiana series being developed in Vancouver Author of the article: By David Carrigg Published Mar 04, 2025 Last updated 21 hours ago 1...
Couple lives in garage after Quesnel orders home demolished
Breadcrumb Trail Links Couple lives in garage after Quesnel orders home demolished The lawsuit alleges negligence by the sellers, Michelle and Edward Sankey, plus the inspector who gave the all clear to buy the $549,000 house in Quesnel Author of...
Two B.C. earthquakes in two weeks: Is the Big One coming?
Initial reports had the quake at a magnitude of 4.6, but it was revised a short time later to 4.1, according to the Natural Resources Canada website. Article content Emergency Info B.C. took to social media to say the quake...
