Commuter challenges continue along West Broadway in Vancouver
The Broadway Subway Project is continuing to disrupt commuters. West Broadway is now closed to vehicle traffic between Alberta and Cambie Streets for the next six months. New signage in the area has been put up to let people know...
Richmond city council votes to extend temporary supportive housing
It wasn’t quite a unanimous vote on Monday night. “All those in favour, all those opposed? Carried – with Councillors Loo and Heed opposed,” said Mayor of Richmond, Malcom Brodie at Monday’s council meeting. Richmond City Council voted to extend...
Abandoned seal pup rescued near Bowen Island
An abandoned harbour seal pup has been rescued by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) Marine Unit and the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR). The pup was found after a visitor to Bowen Island saw it alone and in...
Man dies after police shooting at shopping centre in North Vancouver
British Columbia’s police watchdog says officers in Metro Vancouver shot and killed a man after he tried to get into a police vehicle and there was a confrontation. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating the shooting that happened...
Fire crews investigating after blaze at Vancouver house
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) was called to a house fire around 8 a.m. Wednesday. When crews arrived on scene, there was heavy fire coming out of one of the windows, says Acting Assistant Chief Jeff Bryant with VFRS. The...
Man charged following English Bay bathroom attack: VPD
A 50-year-old man has been charged with groping another man in an English Bay beach bathroom, according to Vancouver Police. The attack allegedly happened on July 20th, around 3 p.m. The accused was arrested and remains in custody pending a...
Maple Ridge RCMP respond to report of shots fired
The Maple Ridge RCMP said Tuesday evening it was responding to reports of shots fired. Mounties posted on social media shortly after 9:30 p.m., saying they were in the area of Lougheed Highway near Carshill Street. No further information has...
Metro Vancouver bus drivers reach second tentative deal
A second tentative contract deal has been reached between the Coast Mountain Bus Company and transit operators across Metro Vancouver. The union and the company both confirmed reaching the agreement, which comes about a month after the last proposed deal...
Man wanted for Quebec murder is arrested in Burnaby, B.C.
British Columbia’s organized crime agency says collaboration between police forces across Canada has led to the arrest of a man who is wanted in Quebec for murder. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says in a news release that three...
B.C. group says new gender-based violence funding must reach survivors
Hundreds of millions more in federal funding is coming to help fight gender-based violence, but there is growing pressure to make sure the money actually reaches survivors. Angela Marie MacDougall, executive director of Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS), tells CityNews...
