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3.9-magnitude earthquake hits U.S. south of Victoria

An inland earthquake struck near the city of Port Angeles, Wash. Wednesday afternoon, just 59 kilometres southeast of Victoria, B.C. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE! Earthquakes Canada originally reported a 3.9-magnitude quake around 4:18 p.m. in...

Mar 6, 2025 | Local

Hazel Trembath Elementary to be rebuilt: Port Coquitlam mayor

Port Coquitlam says the province has approved plans to rebuild an elementary school that was destroyed in a massive, suspicious fire in 2023. Mayor Brad West took to social media Wednesday to announce that Hazel Trembath Elementary will be rebuilt...

Mar 6, 2025 | Local

3 injured in possible impaired-driving crash in Delta

Three people are in hospital, including one in critical condition, after a head-on collision in Delta Wednesday afternoon. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER’S LIVE TRAFFIC UPDATES The Delta Police Department says 62B Street has been closed since...

Mar 6, 2025 | Local

In control of fate, Canucks ramp up intensity: ‘We’re in a race’

He was speaking about Elias Pettersson when Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet told reporters on Tuesday that if the struggling centre is good enough over the final 22 games, people might not remember the first 60. To an extent, the same applies to the...

Mar 6, 2025 | Local

Woman hospitalized after driver strikes pedestrian in Burnaby

A woman is in hospital, and a section of Imperial Street in Burnaby is closed Wednesday afternoon after a driver struck a pedestrian. The Burnaby RCMP says the collision occurred around 1:15 p.m. While details remain limited, Mounties report, “The...

Mar 6, 2025 | Local

Two B.C. earthquakes in two weeks: Is the Big One coming?

Initial reports had the quake at a magnitude of 4.6, but it was revised a short time later to 4.1, according to the Natural Resources Canada website. Article content Emergency Info B.C. took to social media to say the quake...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Job cuts at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Vancouver office

Breadcrumb Trail Links Job cuts at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Vancouver office Entertainment giant has axed the longform Tiana series being developed in Vancouver Author of the article: By David Carrigg Published Mar 04, 2025 Last updated 21 hours ago 1...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Couple lives in garage after Quesnel orders home demolished

Breadcrumb Trail Links Couple lives in garage after Quesnel orders home demolished The lawsuit alleges negligence by the sellers, Michelle and Edward Sankey, plus the inspector who gave the all clear to buy the $549,000 house in Quesnel Author of...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

Life sentence for man who killed B.C. couple in 2010 mistaken-identity murders

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life sentence for man who killed B.C. couple in 2010 mistaken-identity murders Cranbrook’s Leanne MacFarlane and Jeffrey Taylor were shot in a home that had previously been rented by the killer’s drug-trade rival Author of the article:...

Mar 5, 2025 | Local

‘Most favourable conditions in years’: experts note buyer’s market in Metro Vancouver

Experts in the housing market are calling Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley a buyer’s market, with more properties on the market and prices weakening. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says through February, buyers had more leverage and more...

Mar 4, 2025 | Local