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BC Hydro non-current line falls on cars, shopping centre
A BC Hydro line came down in New Westminster across Stewardson Way, a Queensborough shopping centre, some cars and into the Fraser River Sunday morning.Spokesperson Simi Heer says they're not sure why...
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Norovirus outbreak continues in Lower Mainland
Norovirus continues to hamper operations across the Fraser Health Authority.Chief medical health officer Dr. Paul Van Buynder says staff at Port Moody's Eagle Ridge Hospital have been dealing with a...
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Province announces replacement for BC Carecard
The provincial government has announced the new BC Services card will replace the Carecard, starting February 15th.Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says over the next five years, eligible British...
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Public warning about high-risk offender
The B-C Corrections branch is issuing a warning about the release of Kayla Bourque.Bourque is considered a high risk violent offender.She plans on living in Vancouver.Authorities say Bourque has an...
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Premier's Office says Doyle decision not political
BC'S opposition leader, Adrian Dix, is blaming the ruling government's refusal to listen to critics for a controversial decision to fire Auditor General John Doyle."It makes no sense for the public to...
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Wards reopen at Royal Columbian Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster has reopened all of its wards closed last week because of a norovirus outbreak.Meanwhile, a ward at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody remains closed because...
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Oppal refused manslaughter deal from accused wife-killer
New details today in the case of a Surrey man who murdered his pregnant wife.Then-Attorney General Wally Oppal made the case go in a different direction than planned.Muhktiar Panghali originally faced...
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Beauty queen pleads guilty in Stanley Cup riot
Thanks to another Stanley Cup rioter's guilty plea, taxpayers are no longer on the hook for her trial.In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors will drop a second charge of break and enter against...
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Heroes honoured by VPD
Dozens of civilian and police heroes have been honoured by Vancouver's police chief for their bravery and hard work.Many recipients of the commendations and certificates of merit took action while...
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Rescue boat to be stationed at HMCS Discovery
The federal government has revealed the location of the rescue boat station which will replace the Kitsilano Coast Guard base.The rescue boat station will be staffed 24/7 from May through Labour Day...
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Another step toward return of PST
The BC government has taken another step in the long process of switching back to the old Provincial Sales Tax.Love it or hate it, the 12 per-cent Harmonized Sales Tax will be officially replaced by...
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More charges laid in daycare sexual abuse case
New charges have been laid against a Maple Ridge man accused of sexually abusing children at his wife's home daycare.Six additional charges have been aid against 37-year-old Latif Hamad Tata.The...
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MLA denies reno wrong doing and wants info leak investigated
The Liberal MLA who chairs the committee that may fire BC's Auditor-General is denying any wrong-doing in some pricey renovations to his constituency office - and now he wants an investigation into a...
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UPDATES: Waldorf hotel faces closure
East Vancouver's Waldorf Hotel is closing down.The Waldorf has been sold to a real estate company that plans to put up condos.The hotel was built back in 1947, and after some pretty run-down years,...
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BC Lottery Corporation faces class-action lawsuit
A BC Supreme Court judge has agreed to certify a class action lawsuit against the BC Lottery Corporation.The issue: people who enrolled in BCLC's "self-exclusion" program for problem gamblers.Two men...
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Bus company lawyer speaks about Oregon crash
While governments on both sides of the border investigate if a bus crash that killed nine people on December 30th could have been prevented, a lawyer for Mi Joo travel is finally talking.Mark Scheer...
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Surrey proceeds with poverty reduction plan
The City of Surrey is moving forward in reducing poverty by implementing an ambitious plan.Councillor Judy Villeneuve says nearly 71,000 surrey residents are below the poverty line - almost one in...
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Mayor brushes off survey ranking Vancouver at the bottom
Vancouver's Mayor is dismissing a report ranking his city as the worst in Canada for traffic congestion, but he admits there's room for improvement."We certainly have some challenges, but you know,...
View ArticleFirst Nations disappointed in pipeline proposal expansion
The Tseil-Wauthuth First Nation is disappointed but not suprised at the announcement that Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion proposal has grown.Council member Carleen Thomas says the announcement begs...
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NDP question new Liberal ad
There's a new BC Government commercial hitting the airwaves - once again, at your expense and that has the NDP crying foul. Gone are the claims of being number one in job creation--but the latest...
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