Surrey police release photos of accused in firearm-related investigation
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it is releasing photos of two men charged in a firearm-related incident that took place Monday, hoping additional witnesses, victims, or associates will come forward to help with the investigation. Police were called to...
Large plume of smoke visible near warehousing facility in North Burnaby
A warehouse fire is causing a huge plume of smoke in the area near the Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station SkyTrain station. The Burnaby Fire Department says that 40 of its firefighters are on scene. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO...
‘Missing safeguards’ compromising legal rights of B.C. involuntary care patients: report
58 per cent of all patients receiving involuntary care in B.C. have access to key legal safeguards in the form of medical documentation on their detention, according to a new report by the province’s ombudsperson. But missing documents are compromising...
Tuesday’s sunset first one past 5 p.m. in Metro Vancouver this year
Metro Vancouver has passed a winter milestone: On Tuesday, the sun set on the Lower Mainland past 5 p.m. for the first time this year. According to today’s weather forecast, sunset happened at exactly 5:01 p.m. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN...
Judge orders fitness trial for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie in 2022
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered a three-day fitness trial for the man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago. Jongwon Ham — who appeared virtually at a hearing in Vancouver — is...
Hearing into Myles Gray’s beating death halted for 4 weeks over obscenity resignation
A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation of counsel for the proceeding in Vancouver. Counsel for the...
Artifacts on ‘failure’ on display at Vancouver pop-up museum
People often celebrate their successes in life, but the curator of a new pop-up museum in a Vancouver mall is proudly flaunting failures. A broken typewriter, an unsuccessful demo CD, and a wall of job rejection emails are among the...
B.C. man gets 5 months in jail over videos, images posted to Pornhub without consent
The B.C. provincial court has sentenced a 42-year-old man to five months in jail for posting 18 videos and 80 photographs to Pornhub without his ex-partner’s consent. Judge Robin McQuillan’s ruling this month says the accused, whose name is covered...
B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
British Columbia’s attorney general says business leaders in the province need to consider whether their decisions could contribute to an immigration crackdown in the United States that she and others are watching “in horror.” Niki Sharma’s remarks come after it...
