Woman dies after Vancouver e-scooter crash
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says a 30-year-old woman who was badly hurt in an electric scooter crash has tragically died. Police say she was struck by a vehicle near Commercial and Venables around 10 a.m. July 3, and she...
Campfire ban for B.C.’s South Coast takes effect Thursday
A campfire ban is coming into effect this week for B.C.’s south coast. The BC Wildfire Service says the move is intended to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Open Gallery 5 items The ban is in effect for the...
Surrey police investigating after ‘suspicious’ fire at city hall
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it is investigating a suspicious fire at city hall in the early morning hours Monday. Police say they responded to a report of the blaze from fire crews around 3:30 a.m. When officers arrived,...
Metro Vancouver outdoor workers’ union says job action paused as talks begin
The union representing Metro Vancouver’s outdoor workers says there has been “significant movement” in its mediation at the Labour Relations Board, and job action and a full-scale strike are being paused temporarily as talks continue. Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’...
B.C. crews fight to prevent Brunswick wildfire from moving east toward Merritt
Wildland firefighters in British Columbia are planning to conduct “heavy helicopter bucketing” today to prevent an out-of-control blaze near Boston Bar from moving east toward Merritt across an area inaccessible to groundcrews. The efforts to combat the Brunswick complex of...
Vancouver police praise teen victim’s family after Kane Carter murder sentencing
Vancouver police are lauding family members, investigators and prosecutors who “did not give up” in finding justice for teenager Alfred Wong, who was killed by a stray bullet in 2018. The police reaction comes after Kane Carter was handed concurrent...
B.C. nurses to pause picket lines as mediation begins
The BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) says it plans to pause its picket lines at the end of day on Tuesday “as a demonstration of good faith and a commitment to the mediation process” now that bargaining has officially begun. BCNU...
Ken Sim pushes to end Kits Pool reservations; ABC to run park board candidates
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim spoke at a popular outdoor pool Monday to discuss the facility’s current reservation system and his ABC Party’s plans to run their own park board candidates in the upcoming municipal election. The reservation system was put...
B.C. helicopter pilot helping to fight Colorado wildfire killed in weekend crash
Police in southwestern Colorado say a man from British Columbia has died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed while battling a wildfire. Adam Murdie with Colorado’s Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 56-year-old Nicholas Dale of Sooke,...
‘It is an outrage’: FortisBC allowed to discharge more polluted water
Breadcrumb Trail Links ‘It is an outrage’: FortisBC allowed to discharge more polluted water The amendment quadruples the amount of wastewater the energy company is allowed to discharge into nearby East Creek, which feeds into Howe Sound — one of...
