Category Archives: British Columbia

Police watchdog wants review of B.C.'s officer's punishment for sexual advances
VICTORIA - B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review into how an officer was disciplined for misconduct, saying it didn't fit the seriousness of allegations that he made inappropriate ...
Jan 22, 2024

Winters Hotel fire: B.C. inquest told of chained door, 'no way out' from deadly blaze
BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's inquest has been told that a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two people in 2022 had a chained door, as relatives testified about the devastating impact of the b...
Jan 22, 2024

Weekend mediation fails to avert transit strike, paralyzing bus and SeaBus service
Vancouverites who rely on the bus or the SeaBus for their morning commute are set to be met with picket lines Monday morning after weekend negotiations between transit supervisors and the Coast Mounta...
Dave Barry Jan 22, 2024

Union warns SkyTrain could shut down too as deadline for Vancouver bus strike looms
VANCOUVER - The union representing SkyTrain employees in Metro Vancouver says it's prepared to shut down all services Monday in solidarity with bus supervisors as a deadline to resolve a dispute with ...
Dave Barry Jan 21, 2024

Burnaby fire crews responded to 'industrial incident' Sunday at refinery
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver says it received about a 100 complaints about a noxious smell wafting across the Lower Mainland on Sunday, prompting the regional federation of municipalities to issue an a...
Dave Barry Jan 21, 2024

Maple Ridge shooting sends one to hospital
MAPLE RIDGE- Ridge Meadows RCMP are investigating a brazen daylight shooting that occurred Saturday (Jan. 20) around 2:40 p.m. near the intersection of 123 Avenue and 222 Street in Maple Ridge.When fr...
Dave Barry Jan 21, 2024

Cell phone technology plays integral role in Vancouver Island search and rescue
NANAIMO - A smartphone's crash detection feature precisely showed where two injured men were located after their truck tipped over on a snow-filled rural logging road on Vancouver Island this week.Arr...
Dave Barry Jan 21, 2024

Vancouver's Bar Haifa is a 'love letter' to co-owners' Jewish and Palestinian roots
VANCOUVER - The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli roots, and acknowledge they don't always agree. "Imagine 38 tastings for a falafel, and t...
Jan 21, 2024

All eyes on the BoC this week for any hints on when it plans to cut interest rates
OTTAWA - As the Bank of Canada gears up to announce its next interest rate decision Wednesday, economists will be on the lookout for any clues on when it plans to start cutting interest rates. Overall...
Dave Barry Jan 21, 2024

Safety strategy being developed for Surrey
SURREY - The City of Surrey is hosting a series of public consultations to help in the development of its integrated community safety strategy.The city will host three events on January 24, January 30...
Jan 20, 2024