Renewed push to find Michael Dunahee who disappeared 34 years ago in Victoria
It’s one of the country’s best-known missing persons cases. Now, police in Victoria are once again making a public appeal for help to solve the disappearance of Michael Dunahee. Monday marked 34 years since the then-four-year-old vanished from a playground...
Vancouver General Hospital nurse strangled by patient, rescued by colleagues: union
The BC Nurse’s Union says it’s outraged after an incident earlier this month in which a nurse was violently attacked while on the job at Vancouver General Hospital. Union president Adriane Gear says on March 13, the nurse was strangled...
BC Ferries says it had no involvement in 6 sick passengers on Saturday
BC Ferries says it has nothing to do with a medical incident that left six passengers sickened, including two who had to be taken to hospital. The incident occurred Saturday on an afternoon sailing preparing to leave from Swartz Bay...
Tensions rise in Surrey over city contract with U.S. company
Drama is brewing in Surrey over the city’s decision to continue its $500,000 consulting contract with a U.S. company. Some local officials argue the decision goes against the spirit of supporting Canadian businesses amid a trade war. The contract was...
B.C. distillery pleads for gov’t support to get on shelves amid ‘buy Canadian’ movement
The provincial government is asking residents to buy Canadian at their local BC Liquor Store (BCL), but it isn’t making it easy on local producers and manufacturers. A local craft distiller says markups at government-run liquor stores mean it’s virtually...
Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark will not run as MP
Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark says she will not run in the federal election. Clark took to social media Monday, saying she’s received lots of encouragement from Liberals and friends around the country, but “won’t be running as a candidate.”...
Man arrested after early morning Surrey strip mall fire
The Surrey Police Service says an arrest has been made following an early morning fire on Monday. According to police, shortly after 2:30 a.m., officers were patrolling the City Centre neighbourhood when they “noticed smoke and a burning smell coming...
Muslim Food Bank sees significant decline in donations as need increases
As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, the Muslim Food Bank says it is facing an unexpected challenge: a sharp decline in donations. This is the time of year when the food bank typically sees the most...
Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson to run as Liberal candidate in federal election
Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson will be running in the upcoming federal election. Robertson, who served as mayor between 2008 and 2018, announced Sunday he will be running as the Liberal candidate in the Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby riding. The seat...
Demko nears another return from injury as Canucks gear up for final playoff push
The way Thatcher Demko explains it, the two injuries he suffered this season are related to his major knee injury from last summer only in the context of preparation. Spending an entire off-season wrestling with a torn popliteus muscle in his knee,...
