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City adds to electric fleet
Vancouver's mayor says the addition of 13 more electric vehicles now means this city has the greenest municipal fleet in Canada with more than 60 battery-powered pieces of equipment.Gregor Robertson...
View ArticleWoman charged in Richmond murder
Homicide investigators say a second degree murder charge has been laid against the 35-year old wife of a man killed in a Richmond apartment building early yesterday.Pui Chun "Winnie" Poon appeared in...
View ArticleFire officials warn of possible fire activity in B.C.
With temperatures on the rise over the next few days, B.C.’s Wildfire Management branch is on alert. Fire information officer Alyson Couch says there is a chance we'll start to see an increase in fire...
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Landlord faces serious criminal charge
A landlord in Maple Ridge has been charged with counseling someone to commit murder. Ridge Meadows RCMP say Jagdev Singh "Jack" Athwal has been charged in connection with what they call a a disturbing...
View ArticleFive-year-old calls 9-11 when mom doesn't get up from fall
Mounties are commending a five-year-old girl on Vancouver Island for calling 9-11 and helping to save her mother's life. West Shore RCMP say a dispatcher took a call this morning from a frantic young...
View ArticleBeware the Ides of September?
BC Conservative Party leader John Cummins may be facing trouble from within. Party director John Crocock denies there was an effort made last weekend at a board meeting to oust Cummins. "Well no. I...
View ArticleMore trouble brewing over the Marpole Midden
Members of the Musqueam band are threatening to escalate their protest over a housing project on top of an ancient burial ground in Vancouver. Work permits set to expire Wednesday have been extended...
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Time for a re-think on our forest practices
A Government report looking at the pine beetle's impact in BC's central interior has taken the wrong approach in urging more logging. That's according to the Executive Director of Ancient Forest...
View ArticleRecycled bridge becomes North Shore cycling path
Cyclists may want to check out a new loop on the North Shore made out of a recycled bridge. Metro Vancouver spokesman Bill Morrell says a bridge in the Coquitlam watershed was decommissioned back in...
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Protect your children at ALL times
Health authorities are reminding parents to secure their windows, after recent reports of toddlers falling out. Dr. Shelina Babul at BC Children's Hospital says at least 10 kids have been taken to...
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No immediate plans for another Pattullo shutdown
The senior project manager for this weekend's repair work on the Pattullo Bridge says the 75-year old crossing still needs to be replaced, but there are no immediate plans to shut it down for more...
View ArticleUpdate expected soon on North Vancouver remains
We should learn more later this morning about human remains found over the weekend in North Vancouver. Homicide investigators have been in a wooded area behind a motel and restaurant on Curling Road...
View ArticlePolice continue to investigate suspicious death
Police say more testing will be needed to determine cause of death. But they say cause of death does appear to be suspicious after a body was found on the North Shore this weekend. It was discovered...
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Fire near Abbotsford elementary school
Abbotsford firefighters knocked down a grass fire at an elementary school over the noon hour. Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Adams says the cause may be a discarded cigarette butt. Adams says the fire at...
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Crown lays charge in 18 month old murder
Vancouver's murder tally for the year 2010 has been increased by one...going from nine to ten. Vancouver Police say after a year and half long investigation Jae Hyuck Richard Kim is facing two charges...
View ArticleWoman Sues after Botched Surgery
A lower mainland woman's suing a doctor and nurse after a surgical instrument was found inside her chest following reast augmentation. The woman knew there was something wrong following the surgery...
View ArticleCity Cracks down on Illegal PNE Parking
Residents around the PNE who offer their driveway as pay parking spots to fair-goers beware: the city is sending out teams to make sure it's legal. Under city bylaws homeowners - unless they have a...
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A rough draft is coming of changes pending in the classroom
A rough draft of proposed changes to the curriculum for Kindegarten to Grade 12 students will be posted by the Ministry of Education soon. Vancouver school board chair Patti Bacchus says the changes...
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A former federal Liberal leader throws his weight behind BC's carbon tax
BC's beleaguered carbon tax is getting a vote of confidence from a former federal Liberal leader. MP Stephane Dion says the carbon levy has provided the lowest income tax in Canada for those who earn...
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We move attention from gas and oil to electricity
First it was opposition to the Northern Gateway Pipeline and now a couple of environmental groups are trying to head off construction of a hydro-electric project in BC's interior. Holmes Hydro is...
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