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BC Attorney General: high risk offender under extraordinary measures
Attorney-General Shirley Bond says authorities are taking extraordinary measures to keep an eye on a high-risk violent offender recently released from jail.Bond says privacy law limits what she can say...
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BC A-G re: Kits Base closure: "It's not good enough!"
That's the reaction of BC Attorney-General Shirley Bond to the federal government's latest announcement on the closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard Base in Vancouver.While this is a step in the right...
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Seaspan begins hiring process on shipbuilding contracts
The Metro Vancouver company awarded an eight-billion dollar shipbuilding contract by the federal government has started hiring. The President of Seaspan Shipyards, Brian Carter, says 35 senior...
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Vancouver city councillor wants to move towards mobile business licensing
A Vancouver city councillor says it could be cheaper for small businesses and less of an administrative burden for municipalities.Geoff Meggs is bringing a motion before council next week, hoping to...
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Casino proposal goes to Council Monday evening
It's expected to be a marathon meeting Monday night when a casino proposal goes before Surrey Council.City staff estimate more than one hundred people will want to speak on the issue. Mayor Dianne...
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Aggravated and sexual assault charges laid in Prince George case
Charges have now been laid against six people in a case of aggravated and sexual assault in Prince George against a young man.The victim was found Monday, unconscious and lying in a snow bank behind an...
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Idle No More demonstrations set for Vancover
Local supporters of the Idle No More movement plan to hold demonstrations today in Vancouver.Protesters are set to meet at the Native Education College on East 5 Avenue near Main Street at...
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Defence Minister says troops will not likely bill communities for services
Federal Defence Minister Peter MacKay is offering assurances the Canadian Armed Forces will continue providing help in the event of a natural disaster.He says communities needing assistance will not...
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Transportation Ministry monitoring Greyhound bus complaints
BC's Ministry of Transportation is monitoring complaints about Greyhound Canada in the wake of more customers being left stranded. Government staff say they've been assured the private bus operators...
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Government suspends Mi Joo Tour operations
The BC government has suspended bus operations by Mi Joo Tour and Travel of Coquitlam after one of its buses crashed in Oregon last month, killing nine people, and injuring dozens more.The...
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DJ at the centre of MILF question controversy speaks out
The DJ who asked the Premier about being a MILF in December and was let go from his Courtney station yesterday is finally speaking out. Speaking on CKNW's Simi Sara show Justin ‘Drex’ Wilcombes...
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Pickton family drops lawsuit against government
Almost four years after it was launched, the family of serial killer Robert Pickton has dropped a lawsuit filed against the federal and BC governments.In early 2009, Pickton's brother Dave and sister...
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UPDATED: Vancouver Idle No More protests
An Idle No More rally brought traffic to a halt at Robson and Burrard Friday evening for about half an hour just past six o'clock in Vancouver."We are all here together in peace. Let's help change the...
View ArticleBC health expert says get vaccinated for the flu
The Chief Medical Health Officer for the Fraser Health Authority says the current flu season could be the worst in recent years."I have an outbreak of outbreaks of influenza."Doctor Paul van Buynder...
View ArticleSenior care provider working to halt spread of Norovirus
In addition to trying to keep this year's nasty flu from spreading, an organization responsible for more than ten thousand seniors across BC is also working to contain numerous Norovirus outbreaks....
View ArticleCoroner's Service investigating after remains found off Cypress Bowl Road
The BC Coroners Service has been called in after a body was found Friday afternoon in West Vancouver."A dog walker out in the wooded area just north of the houses in West Vancouver discovered some...
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Police dog slashed while helping to apprehend robbery suspect
A Vancouver Police Dog is recovering from stab wounds in an emergency animal clinic after helping apprehend a robbery suspect.The dog was tracking the suspect who had attempted to hold up the Esso gas...
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DEVELOPING: One man shot in downtown Vancouver
Yellow tape is up in downtown Vancouver following a shooting near Granville and Smithe streets.Police say they responded to a call of a fight shortly before seven this morning.When they got there they...
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RCMP investigating after Surrey man accidentally shoots himself outside home
A man ended up accidentally shooting himself with his own gun while chasing what he believed to be a suspicious vehicle in his Surrey neighborhood.RCMP Staff Sergeant Blair McColl says they were called...
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Man in serious condition after stabbing outside Langley Bowling Alley
RCMP do not have any suspects after a man was stabbed outside a Langley bowling alley early Sunday morning.The man suffered serious injuries, and was taken by air ambulance to hospital.Police were...
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