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Vancouver News Oct 15 to 21, 2017

Health Minister visits DTES

Health Minister visits DTES

East Vancouver Oct 21, 2017 / 7:37 pm

A program that helps people in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is getting a funding boost from the federal government. An initiative that focuses on gender...

$9,000 in phony bridge tolls

$9,000 in phony bridge tolls

Maple Ridge Oct 21, 2017 / 4:29 pm

A Maple Ridge man said he was stunned upon receiving a massive bridge toll bill dating back six years, even though he and his truck were out of town during many...

The Rock gets his own day

The Rock gets his own day

Vancouver Oct 21, 2017 / 3:51 pm

When you love the city, the city loves you back. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has frequented Vancouver and the surrounding area recently, as he is starring...

Pot yes, hard drugs no

Pot yes, hard drugs no

Vancouver Oct 21, 2017 / 10:15 am

It may not come as a huge surprise, but British Columbians are in favour or legalizing marijuana, but not so called 'hard' drugs a new Insights West...

Steals cop car, crashes it

Steals cop car, crashes it

Mission Oct 21, 2017 / 6:35 am

A man stole an RCMP cruiser and promptly crashed it in a Lower Mainland joyride early Friday. The suspect is facing charges after the cop car was stolen during...

Tree comes crashing down

Tree comes crashing down

Vancouver Oct 20, 2017 / 5:10 pm

An old tree in Vancouver's West End came crashing down on Thursday. The decades-old Catalpa tipped over on Burnaby Street near Nicola Street, causing...

Heavy rain warning at coast

Heavy rain warning at coast

Vancouver Oct 20, 2017 / 4:09 pm

A rainfall warning has been posted for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria, and up to 70 millimetres are expected. Environment Canada says...

Husband admits to murder

Husband admits to murder

Abbotsford Oct 20, 2017 / 11:36 am

A British Columbia man whose wife was struck by a vehicle and killed nearly eight years ago has pleaded guilty to his part in her murder. Police say 53-year-old...

Dumpster fire, body found

Dumpster fire, body found

Langley Oct 20, 2017 / 11:30 am

Police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body at the scene of a dumpster fire in Langley. Firefighters found the body after dousing the fire just...

17 years for murder of teen

17 years for murder of teen

Surrey Oct 20, 2017 / 10:46 am

A British Columbia man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 17 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder....

Singing pig's an SPCA hit

Singing pig's an SPCA hit

Vancouver Oct 20, 2017 / 8:35 am

A pig with personality is searching for a forever farm after being seized during a cruelty investigation. The B.C. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...

Understanding racist legacy

Understanding racist legacy

Vancouver Oct 20, 2017 / 6:14 am

The University of British Columbia is on a mission to train future doctors, dentists and other health-care providers to treat Indigenous patients by learning...

Apology over bedbug flight

Apology over bedbug flight

New Westminster Oct 20, 2017 / 6:04 am

A New Westminster woman plagued by bedbugs on a nine-hour flight to London is a victim of the explosive growth in the critters globally, but travellers...

Sex assault suspect search

Sex assault suspect search

Surrey Oct 19, 2017 / 4:21 pm

Police have released sketches and a surveillance image of a suspect in two Surrey sex assaults. RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying...

Bed bugs on a plane

Bed bugs on a plane

New Westminster Oct 19, 2017 / 11:18 am

A New Westminster woman is more frustrated by customer service than the bed bug bites she and her family received on a recent trans-Atlantic flight. Heather...

Three rescued from blaze

Three rescued from blaze

Surrey Oct 19, 2017 / 9:57 am

Three people were rescued from a burning home in Surrey overnight. The fire broke out on 116th Avenue just before midnight. While waiting for firefighters to...

Shots fired in Whalley

Shots fired in Whalley

Surrey Oct 19, 2017 / 6:10 am

Surrey RCMP are on scene of yet another shots-fired incident in Whalley. About 9 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 13300 block of 90th Avenue. Sgt. Steve...

Difficult water rescue of 4

Difficult water rescue of 4

North Vancouver Oct 18, 2017 / 9:22 pm

UPDATE: 9:20 p.m. Four people were rescued after being stranded in the Capilano River. The rescue mission was difficult and crews had a rough time getting to...

K-9 cops calendar models

K-9 cops calendar models

Vancouver Oct 18, 2017 / 7:30 pm

The 2018 Vancouver police dogs calendar features four-legged members of the VPD Canine Unit posing in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown in celebration of the...

1,000s of child sex images

1,000s of child sex images

Abbotsford Oct 18, 2017 / 4:41 pm

A Fraser Valley man faces child porn charges after police seized a large collection of child sex images in Abbotsford. Travis Butler, 38, is charged with two...

Murder victim identified

Murder victim identified

Vancouver Oct 18, 2017 / 12:14 pm

Police have identified Vancouver resident Marline Mars, 34, as the homicide victim found dead in an apartment last week. VPD Const. Jason Doucette said...

Pot rules a work in progress

Pot rules a work in progress

Vancouver Oct 18, 2017 / 6:46 am

The looming deadline for legalized marijuana has local governments in B.C. crafting wish lists for provincial legislation, from where pot should be grown to how...

New hope for lung cancer

New hope for lung cancer

Vancouver Oct 18, 2017 / 6:31 am

Canadian researchers have developed a predictive model for detecting lung cancer in early stages, when the disease has a greater potential to be curable. The...

Record damages in lawsuit

Record damages in lawsuit

Vancouver Oct 17, 2017 / 5:00 pm

A lawyer says his client has been awarded the largest amount ever by a Canadian court for punitive damages linked to a motor vehicle accident. Veronica Howell...

Student groped near school

Student groped near school

Surrey Oct 17, 2017 / 4:17 pm

Police are looking for a suspect after a female student was groped by a man near Clayton Heights Secondary School in Surrey. RCMP said the sexual assault...

The Rock loves Surrey

The Rock loves Surrey

Surrey Oct 17, 2017 / 1:16 pm

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is expressing his love for B.C. again. The Hollywood actor recently sang the praises of Vancouver, and took to Instagram...

Oysters recalled in BC

Oysters recalled in BC

Richmond Oct 17, 2017 / 5:57 am

Federal health officials say some farm-raised Pacific oysters are being recalled due to a marine biotoxin which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. The...

Rural addicts need help, too

Rural addicts need help, too

Vancouver Oct 16, 2017 / 12:41 pm

The head of the BC Pharmacy Association says chronic opioid users in rural and remote communities should have access to supervised injectable treatment that is...

Building razed in fire

Building razed in fire

Vancouver Oct 16, 2017 / 10:15 am

A fire in a three-storey building in Vancouver Sunday night gutted a business and two homes in the building. The fire was reported about 10 p.m. on West...

Fired after boy hit by bus

Fired after boy hit by bus

Abbotsford Oct 15, 2017 / 9:28 pm

Officials from Khalsa School Mission where a student was hit by a bus, say the driver of the vehicle has been fired. One of five campuses of the Sikh...

Fired trustees re-elected

Fired trustees re-elected

Vancouver Oct 15, 2017 / 9:10 pm

Four former Vancouver school trustees that were fired by the B.C. government last year have been re-elected to the job. Former BC Liberal Education Minister...

Ejected during crash

Ejected during crash

Surrey Oct 15, 2017 / 8:43 pm

One person is in critical condition and four others are injured after a five vehicle collision in Surrey on Sunday. RCMP were called to 64 Avenue and 124 Street...