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Protestors rally in Vancouver after Israel launches deadly airstrikes on Gaza

Protestors gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Tuesday afternoon to voice their opposition to the actions of the Israeli government. Israeli Defense Forces launched airstrikes into Gaza Tuesday morning, subsequently ending a 2-month-long ceasefire. Palestinian community organizer Tamer Aburamadan, with...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

More than 200 UBC applicants received incorrect admission emails

Opening up a post-secondary acceptance letter can be one of the most exciting moments in the lives of young adults. For some soon-to-be high school graduates who applied to the University of British Columbia, that moment quickly turned sour. “I...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

Canucks, Boeser get massive dose of positivity at key time: ‘A building block’

Brock Boeser said the week of the National Hockey League trade deadline earlier this month was the second-longest week of his life. “The first was the week my dad passed away,” Boeser said Tuesday night. “And the second was that. I...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

16-year-old arrested after taxi driver stabbed in Downtown Eastside

The Vancouver Police Department says it’s investigating an alleged stabbing of a taxi driver in the Downtown Eastside on Tuesday night. In a statement to 1130 NewsRadio, Sgt. Steve Addison says the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. at Main and...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

B.C. clam exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom

B.C. seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

Man arrested after allegedly impersonating police: North Vancouver RCMP

A man accused of impersonating a police officer was arrested by the North Vancouver RCMP earlier this month. Mounties say they got reports of a Ford F-150 with flashing red and white lights that pulled over a Tesla on March...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector

The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms across the province, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. Jobs Minister Diana Gibson says money from the province’s manufacturing jobs fund...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

No charges for Vancouver officer involved in fatal 2022 shooting: prosecutors

A Vancouver Police officer will not be charged over a fatal shooting in a city SRO in May 2022.  The British Columbia Prosecution Service says in a statement the shooting happened at the Patricia Hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside shortly...

Mar 19, 2025 | Local

B.C. man who loses testicle after hernia surgery sues doctor

Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. man who loses testicle after hernia surgery sues doctor The Burnaby man told the surgeon that he was worried about the testicle and was told it would take two months to descend, the lawsuit said. Author...

Mar 17, 2025 | Local

David Eby responds to Alaskan senator’s threat to have cruise ships bypass B.C. ports

Breadcrumb Trail Links David Eby responds to Alaskan senator’s threat to have cruise ships bypass B.C. ports Eby’s comments come after Sullivan called Canadian countermeasures to U.S. tariffs “a bit of a dangerous game.” Author of the article: The Canadian...

Mar 17, 2025 | Local