BCLC warning public of fake casino ads
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is warning residents to be cautious of social media scams that involve websites posing as casinos. The Crown corporation says scammers share fraudulent posts and ads, using the logos, names, and photos of real...
First Nation report says communication shortfalls hampered B.C. landslide response
A report from a First Nation says the massive Chilcotin River landslide in the B.C. Interior last year revealed shortfalls in communication and co-ordination of the emergency response from provincial and federal governments. The Tsilhqot’in National Government’s report says it...
Vancouver pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car, police investigating
Cambie Street near West Broadway in Vancouver was closed temporarily Monday morning after a pedestrian was hit by a car before 6:30 a.m. 6:35 – #Vancouver – Collision – Cambie Street southbound just past the lights at Broadway. Traffic is...
B.C. Opposition Leader Rustad wants to hit U.S. with ‘carbon tax’ on coal shipments
British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad is proposing a “carbon tax” on U.S. thermal coal that is shipped out of B.C. ports to use as leverage against threats of American tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. Rustad says such a tax would be a...
Violent offender re-arrested by Vancouver police after ‘incident’ while on release
A man who moved to Vancouver after obtaining statutory release in Alberta in December has been rearrested by police after what officials are calling an “incident” in the Downtown Eastside on Sunday. In a statement on Monday, the Vancouver Police...
B.C. watchdog warns of obituary scams
Consumer Protection BC is warning the public about a scam involving pirated obituaries. The not-for-profit NGO, which acts as the regulator for the funeral, cemetery, and crematorium industry in B.C., says it’s received reports of websites copying information from real...
Vancouver police locate missing man with autism
The Vancouver Police Department is thanking the public for help finding an missing man with autism. Police say the man had been in the hospital when he left on his own without taking required medication. He has been located and...
Vancouver’s Jewish Book Festival returns amid rising antisemitism and the fragile Gaza ceasefire
Vancouver’s Jewish Book Festival returned this weekend for its 40th year amid the backdrop of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Festival director Dana Camil Hewitt says, much like last year, security around the event has been stepped up as the...
Multi-vehicle collision in Surrey sends 2 to hospital; intersection closed for several hours
A three-vehicle crash in Surrey sent two people to hospital with serious injuries Sunday morning, police say. Police responded to the scene of the crash at the intersection of 96th Avenue and 140th Street just after 10:30 a.m. The driver...
Delta emergency room to close for the second consecutive night Sunday
Delta Hospital’s emergency room will be closed overnight Sunday, Fraser Health announced late afternoon, citing staffing challenges. This will be the second night in a row that the facility’s ER is shuttered. “Emergency-trained nurses will be on-site and available to...
