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BC Ferries demands more of your money
The arrival of April Fools' Day this year may see an end to the Harmonized Sales Tax, but ferry travellers in BC can expect to pay at least four per cent more.Rates are going up, but Deborah Marshall...
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Union Gospel Mission serves Easter meal to thousands
The Union Gospel Mission expects to serve more than 3,000 meals today - as part of its annual Easter celebration in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.3,000 pounds of ham, 900 pounds of potatoes and a whole...
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Forfeited vehicles to be used to steer youth away from gang lifestyle
BC's civil forfeiture program is releasing two vehicles formerly used by gangs and in the drug-trade -- for community use.Vehicles once involved in gang related lifestyles will now be used specifically...
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Stabbing in East Vancouver
Vancouver Police are calling it an "unprovoked attack."A 23-year old man was stabbed three times in the back and arm last evening while playing basketball at Templeton high school in East Vancouver.The...
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Child in critical condition after being pulled from backyard pool
Another reminder about the dangers of backyard pools as the weather warms up.A 5-year old boy is in critical condition after falling into the pool at his grandparents' house in North Vancouver.RCMP...
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Surrey RCMP appealing for witnesses of hit and run to come forward
Surrey mounties are asking for witnesses of an overnight hit-and-run to come forward.Staff Sgt. Bob Pinkewycz says a 17-year old boy was found lying on 84th Avenue near 157-A Street just before 4am...
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Four years since murder of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry
Wednesday marks four years since a member of a prominent Vancouver family was murdered in Pacific Spirit Park near UBC.Police are still working to solve the case and will mark the anniversary along...
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Port Alberni man facing charges after allegedly ramming truck into house
A Port Alberni man is facing two counts of attempted murder after police say he purposefully plowed his truck into a house.RCMP say the man and his friend were walking by the Port Alberni home when the...
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HST goes, PST returns
As of today, April 1, the provincial sales tax is back in effect.  This comes after British Columbians had voted to get rid of the harmonized sales tax 18 months ago.The provincial government says it...
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EB Games robbed
The RCMP is searching for two men who robbed two EB Games stores. The first robbery took place on Sunday at 5:00pm at the Pitt Meadow’s location.  Then an hour later the Surrey store was robbed. The...
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Road Rage in Burnaby
Burnaby RCMP are asking for public help in finding more witnesses to a road rage incident that sent an elderly man to hospital.Police say the assault took place at 8:30 last night near the intersection...
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Ultra light crashes in Surrey
A pilot is recovering in hospital after his ultra light crashed in a Surrey field this morning.Police say the aircraft went down because of a mechanical failure and landed near King George Boulevard...
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Prices drop for generic drugs
Starting today, generic prescription drugs will cost less in B.C.The prices have dropped from 35 per cent of brand-name drugs to 20 per cent.NDP health critic Mike Farnworth says this is good, albeit...
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Strathcona residents protest viaduct removal plan
People living in Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood have held a rally against the City of Vancouver's plan to redirect traffic down Prior Street if the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts are eventually...
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Canucks buy AHL team from St Louis
It looks like the Vancouver Canucks won't be calling the Windy City home for their AHL farm team, the Chicago Wolves, much longer.The Canucks have bought the Peoria Rivermen from the St. Louis Blues.In...
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NDP launches cheeky attack ad against its own leader
The BC New Democrats are lampooning the attack ads that have been thrown at their leader over the past few months with a TV ad of their own.In the tongue-and-cheek commercial, Adrian Dix is labelled...
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Dix nixes HST ever returning under an NDP goverment
The leader of the BC NDP says even down the line he wouldn't consider reintroducing the HST.With the scrapping of the HST today Adrian Dix took his chance to remind voters about the circumstances of...
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A controversial Senator threatens to resign
Controversial Senator Patrick Brazeau might resign from his position.Brazeau took to Twitter to say he will step down.Some took it as an odd April Fools day joke.But in a follow up tweet Brazeau said...
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BC "at limit" in terms of subsidies: Minister
BC Finance Minister Mike de Jong says there won't be any increase in tax credits for the movie industry, in the wake of today's announcement in Australia.Prime Minister Julia Gillard says they will pay...
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UPDATES: Canucks do a deal
Tomorrow is trading deadline day in the NHL.And the Vancouver Canucks have done a deal today.The Canucks pick up veteran forward Derek Roy from the Dallas Stars in exchange for a second round pick and...
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