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Deadly East Van fire now homicide investigation
Vancouver Police say a fire at an East Vancouver home on June 15th was arson.Edward Billy was found dead in the home on East 63rd avenue, and his death is being treated as a homicide.Police say there...
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Abbotsford senior facing kidnapping charge
A 71 year old Abbotsford man is facing attempted kidnapping charges.Patrick Marini is accused of trying to walk away with a 12 year old boy at the Clearbrook library on George Ferguson Way.The boy...
View ArticleWoman sexually assaulted on Selkirk Street
Vancouver Police are issuing a warning after a woman was sexually assaulted as she returned home on Tuesday morning.Police say the woman was attacked on her doorstep in the 76-hundred block of Selkirk...
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Woman killed in freak accident in East Vancouver
A 52 year old woman has been killed in a freak accident in East Vancouver.Just before 1:30 this afternoon, the woman was found trapped under her car in the south lane of East 13th Avenue near...
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Top doctor says measles cases no cause for alarm
Three cases of measles have popped up on the North Shore and Bowen Island.But Doctor Patricia Daly with Vancouver Coastal Health says there's no "outbreak" and no cause for alarm."These three cases are...
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Teachers and government at odds again
96% of B.C. Teachers union members who voted have cast a ballot to tell the government to butt out of contract negotiations.BCTF out going president Susan Lambert says it is a rebuke of the government...
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BC Civil Liberties Association calling on EU to increase data protection
The BC Civil Liberties Association and several other organizations promoting the protection of internet privacy have signed a 'Washington Statement' calling on the European Union to increase data...
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Vancouver Police launch "Operation Dry Water"
Vancouver cops will be on the high seas this weekend looking for drunken boaters as part of what they call 'Operation Dry Water.'Constable Brian Montague reminds boaters that operating a boat while...
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IIO investigating after man falls nine metres
Investigators with BC's Independent police watchdog have been sent to Nanaimo after an incident early Saturday morning.The office says mounties report an officer out on a foot patrol came across a man...
View ArticleHigher temperatures mean heightened fire danger rating
With a scorching long weekend anticipated, the provincial Wildfire Coordination Centre is asking for the public to exercise vigilance when lighting fires.Fire Information Officer, Erin Catherall says...
View ArticleFormer Oakalla inmates take one-time corrections officer, province to court...
Thirty four former inmates are bringing the B.C. government and a corrections officer to court, claiming they were sexually abused behind bars -- mainly at a Burnaby-based institution.In their civil...
View ArticleDEVELOPING: Four dead after mid-air collision near Pemberton
Four people are dead after a mid-air collision between a Cessna airplane and a glider near Pemberton.The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre says the collision occurred sometime around 1 p.m. near the...
View ArticleCanucks shopping goaltender Schneider
It's official.The Vancouver Canucks are shopping goaltender Cory Schneider.On the hockey team's official Twitter account this afternoon, general manager Mike Gillis is quoted as saying “we'll see what...
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BC Wildlife Federation concerned over rusty White Rock bridge used to...
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is bringing attention to a rusting bridge in White Rock used to transport chlorine gas by rail.Larri Woodrow, a director for the Lower Mainland region of the B.C. Wildlife...
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Police Watchdog investigating VPD incident
The Independent Investigations Office is now looking into why a man needed to be hospitalzed after being taken into custody by the Vancouver Police Department.The incident they are investigating...
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Dozens rally in hopes of a Park Board take over of Hastings Park
With City Council expected to decide whether to hand over control of Hastings Park to the Park Board in a couple of weeks, a couple of dozen people gathered at the corner of Hastings and Renfrew to...
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Mom and son need helicopter rescue after getting lost during hike
A mother and son needed a helicopter rescue after getting lost during a hike this afternoon.Michael Coyle with the Coquitlam Search and Rescue Team says they got a call around 4:00."They needed help to...
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15 year old boy suffers serious burns when model rocket ignites
A 15 year old boy is suffering from second and third degree burns after a model rocket he was building caught fire.The teenager was with a friend when the rocket ignited, burning his face, arms, and...
View ArticleTwenty more Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team members sent to Calgary
Vancouver's contribution to the recovery effort in Calgary got a little bigger today.Team Leader Jim Young says the boosted contingent of Vancouver's Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team departed from...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing senior found
The Vancouver Police say 70-year-old Francis Wong has been found.He is safe and back with his family.
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