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Sentencing reserved for former Mountie who stole cocaine for personal use
The former Staff Seargent of the Merritt RCMP will be sentenced July 2nd.Last year, Stuart Seib pleaded guilty to stealing cocaine from an evidence locker at the detachment.At a hearing in Kelowna, it...
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Baby's death in Toronto may have link to BC
There might be a BC connection to the Ontario case of a 25-year-old woman charged with first degree murder in the death of her newborn. Toronto Police are investigating after Angelica Spanidis showed...
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Man accused of harassing singer Carly Rae Jepsen pleads guilty
A surprise guilty plea from the man accused of harassing canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen. Christopher David Long was slated to make a brief court appearance in Abbotsford for an arraignment...
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Battle over Hastings Park continues
The Vancouver Park Board is going to try and negotiate to take over full governance of Hastings Park. Commissioner Constance Barnes says they will approach city hall to begin discussions after hearing...
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BCTF doesn't see 10 year deal in their future
As the BC Government promises to change the bargaining mandate to a ten year deal, the teachers union and the employer are returning to the table. BC Teachers Federation President Susan Lambert says...
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Coquitlam teen missing
Coquitlam RCMP want your help to find 14-year-old Alexandra Johnson.The teen was last seen about 3 Sunday afternoon.Alexandra is caucasian, 5'8" tall, 170 pounds with green eyes and red, curly hair.She...
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Judicial recount for Coquitlam riding narrowly led by NDP
At least one B.C. electoral battle is going to court. As Elections BC continues to count ballots from the 40th provincial general election, the agency has called for a judicial recount in the riding of...
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Councillors cautious to react to park move to govern Hastings Park
Vancouver city councillors are taking a wait-and-see approach to the park board possibly taking over governance for Hastings Park, after a vote last night.Vision councillor Kerry Jang says they haven't...
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Surrey man holds two winning Lotto tickets worth $30M
A Surrey man has beaten the odds in a big way, holding not one but two winning tickets for the latest Lotto 6/49 jackpot.Harry Black won more than a month ago, but has just now stepped forward to claim...
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Mountie charged with dangerous, impaired driving
An RCMP officer is facing drunk driving charges after he was arrested by West Vancouver police back in November.Investigators say Sergeant Victor Joseph Cunha, 47, was off-duty at the time of the crash...
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Now, teachers have rules to follow online
The Vancouver School Board has begun the tricky task of telling teachers what they can and can't do on social media. In a draft social media policy teachers can't 'friend' underage students, or post...
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Hoping for the best in labour talks
The Vancouver School Board is braced for any labour unrest, if it occurs. School support workers in the district represented by CUPE have voted in favour of job action, and are now waiting for other...
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Fassbender election win almost official
Official word won't come until Wednesday but the BC Liberals can breathe a sigh of relief in Surrey-Fleetwood as it looks like it will go down as a win.The lead for Liberal candidate Peter Fassbender...
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Internal strife at CUPE Local
It looks like the union representing outside workers for the City of Vancouver, lifeguards, and PNE staff has had its executive sent packing. A letter on CUPE 10-04's website says the national union...
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VPD investigate fatal crash
Vancouver Police say a 27-year-old motoryclist was killed last night when his machine collided with a pickup truck at 1st Avenue and Nootka Street at 10:30pm.The 76 year old man driving the pick-up was...
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Cancer death rate in B-C continues to fall
British Columbia continues to have the lowest rates of cancer among the provinces.The "Canadian Cancer Statistics 2013 Report" shows the cancer death rate in B-C is 139.2 per 100 thousand...
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Federal Government finds more trouble afloat
With no stand alone risk assessment report to be found over the closing of Kits Base, the union representing Coast Guard members is saying, we told you so. Pacific Region Union Vice President Dave...
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Brazen cat on the loose and visiting private property
The City of Coquitlam is closing the Coquitlam River Park in response to repeated cougar sightings and interactions with homes in the area.The cougar in question shows no fear of people. It's entered...
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Ikea in contract talks with Teamsters
It looks like some assembly may be required as things get tense in a labour dispute between some 300 union workers and management at the Richmond Ikea.Manager Janet McGowan says the store has been...
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Municipalities press for seat at energy table
As some Premiers try and craft a national energy study a civic governance group say municipalities need a seat at the table.Executive Director of the Columbia Institute, Charley Beresford says local...
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