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Vancouver News Jan 7 to 13, 2018

'Putting lives at risk'

'Putting lives at risk'

Vancouver Jan 13, 2018 / 4:32 pm

Lives are being put in danger due to careless drivers. For the third time this month, a motorist has driven over a firehose at an active fire scene and that is...

Virtue, Moir win 8th title

Virtue, Moir win 8th title

Vancouver Jan 13, 2018 / 12:36 pm

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir captured their eighth Canadian figure skating title on Saturday, in their final appearance in the event. The Olympic gold and silver...

$14M for modular homes

$14M for modular homes

Surrey Jan 13, 2018 / 8:13 am

B.C.'s fastest-growing city will soon have more resources to help get residents off the street. The City of Surrey is being provided $13 million of capital...

Man dies after Costco attack

Man dies after Costco attack

Vancouver Jan 13, 2018 / 7:42 am

An elderly man who was assaulted outside the Costco in downtown Vancouver last month has passed away as a result of his injuries. According to police, the...

Crown goes after fuel spill

Crown goes after fuel spill

Vancouver Jan 12, 2018 / 8:53 pm

A Greek shipping firm accused of operating a vessel that spilled thousands of litres of fuel into Vancouver's English Bay will be prosecuted regardless of...

Cops hit by suspected drunk

Cops hit by suspected drunk

Vancouver Jan 12, 2018 / 12:36 pm

Two Vancouver Police community safety officers were injured in a collision with a suspected drunk driver early Friday. The officers' vehicle was struck at...

Driver runs over fire hose

Driver runs over fire hose

Burnaby Jan 12, 2018 / 12:29 pm

Firefighters were battling a blaze in Burnaby early Friday when a driver ran over one of their hoses. It's the second time this month in Metro Vancouver...

Hotel sues hockey team

Hotel sues hockey team

Squamish Jan 12, 2018 / 10:27 am

A lawsuit has been filed against a minor hockey association, a team representative and 60 unidentified players and parents alleging more than $200,000 in damage...

Pedestrian struck in Surrey

Pedestrian struck in Surrey

Surrey Jan 12, 2018 / 7:11 am

Surrey RCMP is currently on scene at a pedestrian struck motor vehicle collision in the South Surrey Area. The collision happened at approximately 4:48 am,...

Can pot beat opioid crisis?

Can pot beat opioid crisis?

Vancouver Jan 12, 2018 / 6:44 am

Terry Lake, the former B.C. health minister who oversaw the declaration of a public-health emergency amid the deadly fentanyl crisis, is urging more research on...

Who's next after Gregor?

Who's next after Gregor?

Vancouver Jan 12, 2018 / 6:42 am

Who will be Vancouver's next mayor? A day after Gregor Robertson announced he won't seek re-election in October, few seem eager to take on the mantle....

Vancouver's logo fiasco

Vancouver's logo fiasco

Vancouver Jan 12, 2018 / 6:29 am

The City of Vancouver is scrapping a plan to update its corporate logo. Outgoing Mayor Gregor Robertson called the old trademark "lame" and...

Fake gold scheme busted

Fake gold scheme busted

Richmond Jan 11, 2018 / 4:42 pm

Two men have been arrested after a fake Chinese gold scheme. A man was told he was purchasing “priceless” Chinese artifacts, but discovered they...

Homicide victim identified

Homicide victim identified

Surrey Jan 11, 2018 / 4:00 pm

The victim of a homicide in Surrey four days ago has been identified by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. Surrey resident Shawnn Patrick Cotter, 37,...

Treasure trove of images

Treasure trove of images

Vancouver Jan 11, 2018 / 12:49 pm

More than two million images documenting decades of Vancouver's history have been donated to the city's archives. Postmedia Network Inc., which owns the...

Stabbed outside karaoke bar

Stabbed outside karaoke bar

Burnaby Jan 11, 2018 / 9:45 am

A stabbing incident sent two men to hospital in Burnaby overnight. The incident happened about 3 a.m. outside a karaoke bar off Kingsway, near Metrotown mall....

Pipeline protesters arrested

Pipeline protesters arrested

Burnaby Jan 11, 2018 / 8:30 am

Two elderly First Nations women were arrested after RCMP in Burnaby forced open the door of a camper trailer that was used to block a road near the construction...

Chained up in park protest

Chained up in park protest

Surrey Jan 11, 2018 / 6:18 am

Protesters chained themselves to earth-moving equipment at a Surrey construction site, Wednesday. The group is opposed to a controversial road being built...

Freight train slams into semi

Freight train slams into semi

Surrey Jan 11, 2018 / 5:58 am

A freight train smashed into a semi at a Surrey rail yard, Wednesday. The collision happened about 4:15 p.m. at CN Rail's Thornton rail yard property off...

Scorn for Vancouver summit

Scorn for Vancouver summit

Vancouver Jan 10, 2018 / 10:15 pm

China is taking aim at an international summit on North Korea in Vancouver next week, saying the event co-hosted by Canada and the United States is likely to do...

Teacher chokes out student

Teacher chokes out student

Vancouver Jan 10, 2018 / 3:29 pm

A gym teacher in Vancouver has been suspended for two weeks for choking out a Grade 10 student while teaching self defence. According to a consent resolution...

3 police officers injured

3 police officers injured

Vancouver Jan 10, 2018 / 3:20 pm

Three police officers were injured at an East Vancouver training centre on Wednesday. The incident occurred at the Vancouver Police Department’s Glen...

Fundraising for John Mann

Fundraising for John Mann

Vancouver Jan 10, 2018 / 2:59 pm

A fundraising campaign for Spirit of the West singer John Mann is seeking $10,000 to help pay for the musician's medical and personal needs. Mann was...

Alleged sex trade in condo

Alleged sex trade in condo

Burnaby Jan 10, 2018 / 2:43 pm

A condo owner has been ordered to stop using his property for business purposes — including alleged "prostitution related activities" —...

New rules for high rollers

New rules for high rollers

Vancouver Jan 10, 2018 / 2:28 pm

New rules are being brought in for big-spending gamblers at British Columbia's casinos. The B.C. Lottery Corp. now requires anyone spending $10,000 or more...

Robertson won't run again

Robertson won't run again

Vancouver Jan 10, 2018 / 2:17 pm

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has announced he's not seeking re-election this fall after three terms in office. Robertson said he reflected on his future...

Cops nab Grinches galore

Cops nab Grinches galore

Surrey Jan 10, 2018 / 11:37 am

Surrey RCMP put the cuffs on 19 bad guys over a 20-day period in December. In an operation dubbed Project Grinch, police targeted shopping malls and surrounding...

Dramatic takedown on farm

Dramatic takedown on farm

Abbotsford Jan 10, 2018 / 9:49 am

RCMP got their man after calling in the dogs and air support to bust a Fraser Valley drug and stolen vehicle operation. Police used Air One and the Abbotsford...

Man, boy tied up, robbed

Man, boy tied up, robbed

Abbotsford Jan 10, 2018 / 8:30 am

A man and his 17-year old son were tied up during a robbery at a licensed marijuana grow-op in Abbotsford, B.C. early Wednesday morning. Police are...

Injured skier rescued

Injured skier rescued

North Vancouver Jan 10, 2018 / 5:54 am

UPDATE: 5:50 a.m. Rescuers reached an injured skier on Vancouver's North Shore Tuesday night after he was caught in an avalanche on Mount Seymour. The skier...

Charged with park murder

Charged with park murder

Vancouver Jan 9, 2018 / 5:16 pm

Charges have been filed in the murder of an amateur photographer who was stabbed to death in Vancouver's Stanley Park more than a year ago. Tyler Anthony...

'Goatel 6' burns

'Goatel 6' burns

Abbotsford Jan 9, 2018 / 3:45 pm

A popular Fraser Valley petting zoo's barn was destroyed by fire, Monday. The goat barn at Maan Farms Country Experience in Abbotsford went up in flames...

Black-market ride hailing

Black-market ride hailing

Vancouver Jan 9, 2018 / 2:57 pm

As the B.C. government explores the potential impact of allowing ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, a number of such services have already been operating...

Empty-home tax looming

Empty-home tax looming

Vancouver Jan 9, 2018 / 1:27 pm

The City of Vancouver has launched its empty homes tax audit system meant to ensure residents are complying with the program. The deadline for homeowners to...

Coliseum turns 50

Coliseum turns 50

Vancouver Jan 9, 2018 / 12:58 pm

Vancouver's "Rink on Renfrew" turned 50, Monday. Pacific Coliseum, the arena that brought NHL hockey and countless concerts to the city continues...

Jamie Bacon denied bail

Jamie Bacon denied bail

Vancouver Jan 9, 2018 / 10:35 am

Gangster Jamie Bacon has been denied bail and will remain behind bars as he awaits trial on a charge of counselling murder. A B.C. Supreme Court judge in...

Thrill-seeker charges stayed

Thrill-seeker charges stayed

Vancouver Jan 9, 2018 / 6:35 am

Charges against a bridge-climbing thrill seeker have been stayed. American tourist Andrew Valantine scaled Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge last July, bringing...

Gunfire in Guildford

Gunfire in Guildford

Surrey Jan 9, 2018 / 6:24 am

Two people were seen running from the scene of gunfire in the Guildford area of Surrey Monday night. RCMP responded to reports of shots fired just before 9:30...

Take it slow, taxis urge

Take it slow, taxis urge

Vancouver Jan 8, 2018 / 1:56 pm

The B.C. Taxi Association says ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft need to be held to the same regulatory standards as taxi associations if they are...

Dead man still a mystery

Dead man still a mystery

Surrey Jan 8, 2018 / 1:36 pm

Police say they are working to confirm the identity of a man who was found dead in a home on Sunday in Surrey. The Integrated Homicide Investigations Team says...

Guns, drugs seized in raids

Guns, drugs seized in raids

Surrey Jan 8, 2018 / 11:15 am

A man and woman face several drug and firearm charges believed related to Lower Mainland gang conflict following a major police seizure. RCMP started their...

Homicide in Surrey

Homicide in Surrey

Cloverdale Jan 7, 2018 / 10:25 am

UPDATE: 10 a.m. Police have confirmed they are dealing with a homicide in Surrey, B.C. They were called to the 17800 block of 64th Avenue in the Cloverdale area...

Teen's native language app

Teen's native language app

Vancouver Jan 7, 2018 / 7:52 am

A 15-year-old high school student in British Columbia is turning to technology to help address a decades-old problem — how to revive an Indigenous...

Double shooting in East Van

Double shooting in East Van

Vancouver Jan 7, 2018 / 7:03 am

Police are investigating a double shooting in Vancouver that happened Saturday night. Two men in their early twenties were shot in an industrial parking lot on...

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