Scuba diver dies off Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver
A 50-year-old has died in a scuba diving incident off Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver on Sunday. The West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) says that it received reports of a man in distress shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the waters...
Three flotilla activists detained in Israel arrive back in Vancouver
Three activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four days of continuous beatings and torture. Sebastian Tow, Michael France and Mary...
Metro Vancouver unionized workers announcing strike
The union for Metro Vancouver outside workers announced on Sunday that its members are starting to strike, effective immediately. The job action applies to all non-essential services workers. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! “Any non-essential services...
Helmet worn by Canadian F1 great Gilles Villeneuve sells for record US$1.25M
Gilles Villeneuve’s helmet from his final Formula One race in 1982 has sold for a record US$1.25 million ($1.727 million), according to a motorsports memorabilia collector. Darren Jack, president and CEO of Hall of Fame Collection based in Burlington, Ont.,...
Fatal motor vehicle collision under investigation in Langley
On Sunday morning, at about 1:57 a.m., Langley RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle collision at 202 Street and 48 Avenue. The pickup truck with one occupant that hit a shed on a residential property. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN...
Vancouver school set to open is already over-capacity
This fall marks the debut of a brand new and much-needed elementary school in Vancouver’s densely populated Coal Harbour. However, not all families who’ve applied for a spot at cəw̓as Ch’elxwá7elch Skwuláw̓txw Seaside Elementary for September have been granted one....
Bard on the Beach artistic director Christopher Gaze looks back in a new memoir
The 37th season of Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival kicks off June 9th with Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Windsor taking over the BMO Main Stage at Vanier Park. One man has been there since the very beginning, founding artistic director Christopher Gaze....
B.C. Conservative members begin to vote on new leader
Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. Conservative members begin to vote on new leader The party’s executive director Angelo Isidorou says there are 26,000 eligible voters. Results will be announced May 30. Author of the article: By Staff Reporter Published May 23,...
Five years after Kamloops graves announcement, not a single confirmed burial site has been found....
Breadcrumb Trail Links Five years after Kamloops graves announcement, not a single confirmed burial site has been found. Here’s what we know The announcement sent shockwaves throughout Canada and garnered global attention. But in the years since, the Tk’emlups te...
Vancouver man facing 227 days in jail after assaulting teen with feces
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver man facing 227 days in jail after assaulting teen with feces Judge says man’s actions ‘likely caused terror, created a fear of disease, hypervigilance, and concern about being out alone’ in the victim Author of the...
