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Updated: Surrey murder victims identified
Police have confirmed at least two of the four murders recorded in Surrey recently were gang-related.Sgt. Jennifer Pound with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the latest victim was a...
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No layoffs planned as Life Labs agrees to purchase BC Biomedical Labs
Two of the Province's medical labs could be merging after Life Labs made an offer to buyout BC Biomedical.Managing Director of BC Biomedical Doug Buchanan says the purchase is subject to various...
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Vancouver looking at overhauling snow removal plan
The City of Vancouver has passed a motion to revisit their snow removal plan--but unfortunately, it won't affect response to ice and snow this winter.Councilor George Affleck says city staff will be...
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Company whose sawmill exploded last year promises upgrades for collecting...
The company whose sawmill in Burns Lake exploded last January, says they're still analyzing recommendations released by the BC Safety Authority Tuesday.Many of the recommendations were focused on...
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Inquest set in deadly RCMP shooting
Dates have been set for a coroner's inquest involving the shooting death of a troubled man in Surrey by an RCMP officer. Adam Brian Purdie was 28 when he died March 2nd, 2011.The mountie involved was...
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VSB wants money for seismic upgrades
The Vancouver School Board is asking the provincial government for 850 million dollars as part of its latest capital plan, to help make schools safer in the event of an earthquake.In a presentation to...
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Missing Women Special Report [audio]
In late December, nearly 11 years after serial killer Robert Pickton was finally stopped, BC's missing women commissioner published his findings. Oppal made 65 recommendations. Listen to CKNW reporter...
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Rioter escapes jail time
The latest Stanley Cup rioter to be sentenced has received no jail time.20-year-old Rag Gu Rock-Gue Kim of Kelowna pleaded guilty to taking part in a riot back in July. He has now been handed a...
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Vancouver protesters join Idle No More's national day of protest
Vancouver's noon hour 'Idle No More' rally Wednesday started slowly, but the crowd gradually grew to more than 100. Holding up signs and playing traditional ceremonial prayers on the drums,...
View ArticleHollywood North hurting
It hurts. That's how one of BC's top film executives is describing the Premier's refusal to consider increasing tax breaks for the billion-dollar industry. Pete Mitchell --who heads up Vancouver Film...
View ArticleFight for Kits Coast Guard station continues
There will be another last ditch rally this weekend to try and save the Kitsilano Coast Guard Base from being closed by the federal government. Union of Canadian Transportation Employees spokesperson...
View ArticleUnions win another battle in Temporary Foreign Worker fight
Trades unions say they have won another court battle in their efforts to get documents from HD Mining in the Temporary Foreign Worker Controversy. Union lawyer Charles Gordon says a judge has told...
View ArticleHealth Sciences Association says BCNU working on another raid
Fresh off of plucking licensed practical nurses from the Hospital Employees Union the BC Nurses union has launched another raid. Health Sciences Association President Reid Johnson says the BCNU is...
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Birthday party interrupted by gunfire
Two men are fighting for their lives in hospital and two others are also injured after a shooting in Richmond last night. RCMP Inspector Bryon Massie says shots rang out inside the Riverside Banquet...
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Government to install 'fast-charging' stations for electric cars
Environment Minister Terry Lake says more and more people are driving electric cars in BC, so the government is installing fast-charging stations around the province to help them out.The fast-chargers...
View ArticleNDP complains logging fee changes will boost exports but cost jobs
The Liberal government is making changes to forest policy in a bid to boost harvesting in the central coast area, but the NDP is crying foul.Forests Minister Steve Thomson says a combination of lower...
View ArticleHealth minister says province is doing well on prevention
Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid is defending the government's record on preventative health care. This after a report by the Auditor-General suggested flat funding for prevention measures did not...
View ArticleDisease control says flu bug will be in B.C. for a while longer
The flu continues to spread and experts say it'll be around for another few weeks. Doctor Bonnie Henry with the BC Centre for Disease Control says there's still a lot of Norovirus around especially in...
View ArticleAbby police say public will decide on Insite approach to addiction
As Abbotsford looks at whether or not to adopt Insite style harm reduction, city police say they support the public forums but will stay out of the decision making process. Constable Ian MacDonald...
View ArticleLiberal candiate to replace ousted MLA John Slater speaks out
It is official an Oliver City Councillor, and former Mayor, will replace John Slater as the BC Liberals candidate in Boundary Similkameen. In light of the controversy of the Liberals ejecting John...
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