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Hazmat crews believe hydrogen fluoride to blame for evacuation of downtown...
Hazmat teams are closing in on what was to blame for the evacuation of a downtown building Monday afternoon.Vancouver Fire's Lieutenant Carol Messenger says hazmat members believe the chemical,...
View ArticleEnergy Minister says NDP have it wrong on BC Hydro
BC's Energy Minister says it is just another case of NDP math after the opposition said BC Hydro is spending hundreds of millions of dollars for power it doesn't need. Rich Coleman says the argument...
View ArticleVancouver Park Board showdown over take over proposal
It's beyond standing room only at the Vancouver Park Board meeting in the Westend tonight. On the agenda is the controverisal proposal for the board to take control of the city's community centres. 73...
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Auditor-General heads for warmer climes (politically)
BC's controversial Auditor-General is leaving the Province to take a similar position in Melbourne, Australia. John Doyle says it just wasn't a good idea for him to stay after all the controversy...
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Marathon Park Bd meeting ends in anger
It took nine hours and went until 3:30am, but in the end the Vancouver Park Board voted to back a controverisal policy to centralize community centre services.All five Vision Commisioners voted for...
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Independent MLA's call for reform
Three independent MLA's are calling for democratic reform in Victoria.They want bans on union and corporate donations to political parties, moving the fixed election date to the fall, and...
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Bus boaster busted for bragging about breaches
A suspected car thief is back behind bars after having loose lips on a Vancouver bus.The man from Port Coquitlam was arrested after a fellow passenger told Transit Police he was overheard telling a...
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Truck and dogs stolen from Vancouver found in Agassiz
Police have recovered two dogs reported missing yesterday when the vehicle they were riding in was stolen in Vancouver.RCMP Corporal Tammy Hollingsworth says both dogs and the vehicle were found in...
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Police in California searching for missing Vancouver woman
A Vancouver woman is missing in Los Angeles and police aren't ruling out foul play.Elisa Lam is 21 and was last seen January 31st at a hotel in downtown L.A.The LAPD's Walt Teague says she was...
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BC liquor laws getting a makeover
Changes are coming to BC's archaic liqour laws just months before the next provincial election. Minister responsible Rich Coleman unveiled the first change today but promised more will be coming...
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Deputy Premier says people need to give Christy Clark a chance
The Deputy Premier is dismissing an Angus Reid poll which seems to show the public is none too fond of Christy Clark. Rich Coleman was asked if he was surprised respondants to the poll found the...
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New online database offers renters in Vancouver support
The city considered the most expensive in Canada is now offering help to people who can't afford to buy a home in Vancouver. The Rental Standards Database offers an online search of residential...
View ArticleDeputy Premier says rift rumour much ado about nothing
There is nothing to see here as the Deputy Premier plays down any rumour of a rift with a fellow BC Liberal MLA. Surrey White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg had criticized Rich Coleman in the Peace Arch News for...
View ArticleLiberals and NDP find a little common ground on electoral reform ideas
The NDP and the Liberals seem to be on the same page with their reaction to at least one electoral reform idea tabled by independent mla's.Deputy Premier, Rich Coleman, didn't seem willing to open the...
View ArticleUpdate: details on former school employee who made threats in Nanaimo
Nanaimo RCMP are releasing more information about a former school employee who made some threats. Constable Gary O'Brien says mounties are simply being prudent and no one is in any danger. But he...
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UPDATE: Deadly crash in Vancouver
Vancouver Police say is was the driver killed in this morning's collision on the Georgia Vaiduct, but they are not releasing the name of the 22 year old man from Burnaby as his next of kin are still...
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Liberals to review Dhaliwal candidacy
The BC Liberal Party has announced it is reviewing the candidacy of Surrey-Panorama candidate Sukh Dhaliwal.In a statement released this morning, the party says he disclosed his tax evasion charges on...
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Man charged in murder of estranged wife
A 40 year old Abbotsford man has now been charged with second degree murder in the death of his estranged wife.Police say the body of 40 year old Leanne Friesen was found in the garage of a home in the...
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Liberals modify BC liquor laws
More tinkering with BC's liquor laws by the Liberal government today.Minister responsible Rich Coleman says so-called "tied houses" will now be allowed, meaning owners of micro-breweries or wineries...
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Government updates L-N-G strategy
On a day when the unemployment figures do not look good for BC, the provincial government is pointing to it's liquid natural gas strategy.In a one year update on the plan, the government says there are...
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