Mounties investigating after driver fatally strikes pedestrian in Burnaby
The Burnaby RCMP is asking for witnesses to come forward after a driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Monday evening. Mounties say officers responded to the crash on Kingsway near Edmonds Street shortly after 7 p.m. CLICK HERE TO...
Hundreds of Vancouver Island mill workers lose jobs ahead of Christmas
Pulp and paper giant Domtar is closing its Crofton paper mill, forcing 350 people out of work with Christmas just around the corner. On Tuesday, the company announced the mill would close permanently due to lack of access to affordable...
B.C. Supreme Court says CP and CN railways may be linked to devastating Lytton fire
The operations of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways might have sparked the devastating June 2021 Lytton fire, according to a B.C. Supreme Court judge . On Tuesday, Justice Ward Branch approved a class-action lawsuit — meaning the lawsuit can...
Retrial finds man guilty in murder of Vancouver teen passerby Alfred Wong
A man has been found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting deaths of a gangster and a teenager who was passing by with his family. On Monday evening, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found...
Bold decisions: Is Joy MacPhail the most powerful woman in B.C.?
When Vancouver Magazine recently published its “Power 50 List,” Joy MacPhail emerged as the highest-ranking woman. “Though she’s retired from politics, MacPhail remains a major influence on the NDP, being called on as a fixer for everything from ICBC to...
Fraser Health reaches resolution with ER doctor who sued health authority
An emergency room doctor who sued Fraser Health for bullying and unsafe conditions has reached a resolution with the health authority. Dr. Kaitlin Stockton says she finally feels heard. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! “I’m definitely...
AFN vote against northern pipeline shows there are better ideas to move oil, Dix says
British Columbia’s energy minister says a vote from chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa to uphold the oil tanker ban is more support for the provincial argument that there are better alternatives than a northern coast...
Fewer British Columbians drove across U.S. border for 10th consecutive month
From February to November, fewer British Columbians have driven into the United States compared to the same months in 2024. The Whatcom Council of Governments in Washington state released last month’s data Tuesday, showing that 38 per cent fewer vehicles...
Hundreds of international students in limbo after B.C. college shutdown
Hundreds of international students are now scrambling to figure out their future after the closure of Pacific Link College in Surrey, B.C. In a Notice of Cancellation by B.C.’s private-college regulator, the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU), the college...
Vancouver Island mill latest to close in B.C., 350 jobs lost
A pulp mill on Vancouver Island is permanently ending operations, the latest mill to close in the province, affecting around 350 employees. Domtar says in a statement that continued poor pricing for pulp and lack of access to affordable fibre...
