Provincial minimum wage increases not enough: Living Wage BC
Affordability advocates say the new minimum wage will not allow workers and their families to live dignified lives. Starting June 1, the minimum wage in B.C. will climb to $18.25 an hour. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER...
B.C. seeing fewer car break-ins and collisions: ICBC
ICBC’s most recent report includes some positive news for drivers in the province. Over the last 10 years, auto crime and crashes have decreased in B.C. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! According to the public insurer,...
Bear attacks jogger in Squamish
Conservation officers have issued a public safety advisory after a black bear attacked a jogger in Squamish Monday evening. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says the victim, a man, was running along a trail in the Wildlife Management Area...
Alberta Premier Smith blames B.C. for stoking separatist flames
It’s not me. It’s you. That’s the message from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to B.C. Premier David Eby as the two attend the Western Premiers’ Meeting in Kananaskis. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! The pair is...
Vaughn Palmer: World-Cup-boosting B.C. NDP ignores caveats in report on potential economic benefit
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vaughn Palmer: World-Cup-boosting B.C. NDP ignores caveats in report on potential economic benefit Opinion: A report the NDP relies on to crow about $1 billion in possible benefits contains key cautionary statements Author of the article: By...
Metro Vancouver company building a mega factory in Surrey to give new life to used...
Breadcrumb Trail Links Metro Vancouver company building a mega factory in Surrey to give new life to used EV batteries ‘This is about building the infrastructure needed to support the next generation of energy demand,’ Moment Energy CEO Edward Chiang...
Suspected homicide of ‘kind and gentle’ Vancouver-area actor a shock to friends and colleagues
Breadcrumb Trail Links Suspected homicide of ‘kind and gentle’ Vancouver-area actor a shock to friends and colleagues Stewart (Stew) McLean lived in Lions Bay, but was an active member of Vancouver’s Hollywood North community, and came frequently to Vancouver to...
Vancouver says camping overnight in parks will still be allowed during World Cup
The City of Vancouver has issued a human rights plan for the FIFA World Cup that begins next month, saying people who are homeless will still be able to shelter in parks overnight, but structures will have to be removed...
Three suspects arrested after alleged assault in Chilliwack’s Portage Park
The Chilliwack RCMP is investigating an alleged assault that took place on Friday in Portage Park. Mounties say that the officers were called to the scene shortly after 11:40 p.m. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! They...
South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada’s fleet
The flagship of South Korea’s submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia, where it’s serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation’s pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho,...
