Driver in hospital, block evacuated after car crashes into daycare fence, damaging gas line
An entire block was evacuated after a vehicle crashed into the fence of a Vancouver daycare, located at West 33rd and Mackenzie, just after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. Vancouver Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Keith Stewart tells 1130 NewsRadio the evacuation...
Douglas Todd: Jarring 18-storey tower on leafy Vancouver street a sign of the out-of-scale times
Breadcrumb Trail Links Douglas Todd: Jarring 18-storey tower on leafy Vancouver street a sign of the out-of-scale times About 10 steel-and-glass highrises, much like the one proposed for Yukon and 14th, are set to arise among character homes within the...
North Vancouver District faces big bill for girl injured in crosswalk obscured by greenery
Breadcrumb Trail Links North Vancouver District faces big bill for girl injured in crosswalk obscured by greenery B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled district was 70 per cent responsible because it was negligent for not properly clearing branch growth around crosswalk,...
Vancouver Mayor proposes one-night only summer fireworks show
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is pushing to give the city a night of fireworks this summer after the iconic Celebration of Light Festival was cancelled indefinitely last year. The Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society announced in November that it would be...
Loaded gun, cannabis, pills found in car driven by teen
Three teens were arrested Sunday evening after a loaded handgun was found in the vehicle they were travelling in. Vancouver Police Deputy Chief Alison Laurin said in a post on X that officers were patrolling near Gastown when they stopped...
Surrey mayor heads to Ottawa urging immediate federal action on extortion
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke is in Ottawa this week to push for federal action on the national extortion crisis. Locke will meet with federal ministers, senior officials, and municipal leaders, calling for an immediate response to the situation, which she...
Vancouver home sales continue sluggish pace to kick of 2026: real estate board
Real estate activity in the Vancouver area started slow start this year as residential sales in the region totalled 1,107 last month, down 28.7 per cent from January 2025. Greater Vancouver Realtors says the number of properties that changed hands...
B.C. man feared ‘hit’ because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths
BURNABY — A former RCMP officer says a man found dead with his wife and two young sons in Prince Rupert, B.C., told him days before that he had a “feeling” that someone was trying to kill them, not because...
Premier announces increased response to extortion crisis south of the Fraser River
Premier David Eby has announced a number of changes to address the province’s response to the ongoing extortion crisis, which he referred to as a “slow-motion terror attack.” Eby met with Surrey business leaders Tuesday to hear their concerns and...
Former B.C. lawyer guilty of first-degree murder
KAMLOOPS — A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer who stole almost $800,000 from a client, stabbed him to death then smuggled the body out of his office in a plastic tote has been convicted of first-degree murder. Rogelio “Butch” Bagabuyo was...
