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Hospital given discretion to allow unescorted outings for Schoenborn

Hospital given discretion to allow unescorted outings for Schoenborn

Coquitlam Mar 13, 2020 / 5:01 pm

The director of a psychiatric hospital in British Columbia has been given the discretion to allow unescorted outings in the community for a man who was found...

Vancouver couple turning a profit on Lysol wipes

Vancouver couple turning a profit on Lysol wipes

Vancouver Mar 13, 2020 / 2:38 pm

A Vancouver couple who is stocking up on cleaning supplies is turning a profit re-selling the products online. Manny Ranga and Violeta Perez visited Costco on...

David Sidoo admits to college scam, sentencing in July

David Sidoo admits to college scam, sentencing in July

Vancouver Mar 13, 2020 / 1:42 pm

A former Canadian Football League player pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme by hiring someone to take the SATs in...

Three staff at North Vancouver hospital test positive for COVID-19

Three staff at North Vancouver hospital test positive for COVID-19

North Vancouver Mar 13, 2020 / 1:09 pm

Three staff members at a North Vancouver hospital have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Vancouver Coastal Health told CTV News that three administrative...

Police still searching for assault suspect

Police still searching for assault suspect

Surrey Mar 13, 2020 / 9:22 am

UPDATE 11:58 a.m. A school lockdown has been lifted while Surrey RCMP continue to investigate a serious incident at LA Matheson Secondary School which occurred...

Person with COVID-19 attended dental conference in Vancouver

Person with COVID-19 attended dental conference in Vancouver

Vancouver Mar 12, 2020 / 7:00 pm

Authorities are warning attendees of a recent conference in Vancouver they might have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. On Thursday, Vancouver Coastal Health...

Dump truck lands on car in serious Surrey crash

Dump truck lands on car in serious Surrey crash

Surrey Mar 12, 2020 / 4:22 pm

A serious crash in Surrey Thursday afternoon saw a dump truck land on top of a car. Surrey RCMP say the 14400 block of 64th Avenue is closed in the Newton area...

Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing

Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing

Coquitlam Mar 12, 2020 / 3:17 pm

The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow limited, unescorted access into the...

Botox party ‘doctor’ fined for contempt of court

Botox party ‘doctor’ fined for contempt of court

Vancouver Mar 12, 2020 / 3:13 pm

A Lower Mainland woman who held Botox-injection parties has been fined $5,000 for contempt of court for holding herself out as a doctor. Earlier this month, the...

COVID-19 found at second care home in Metro Vancouver

COVID-19 found at second care home in Metro Vancouver

Vancouver Mar 12, 2020 / 2:30 pm

Another seniors care home has been hit with the COVID-19 virus in Metro Vancouver. On Thursday, Revera Inc. told CTV News that a staff member and resident at...

Vancouver International Auto Show postponed

Vancouver International Auto Show postponed

Vancouver Mar 12, 2020 / 11:38 am

Organizers of the Vancouver International Auto Show have announced that, due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the 100th anniversary edition of the Vancouver...

Richmond RCMP officer charged with indecent acts

Richmond RCMP officer charged with indecent acts

Richmond Mar 12, 2020 / 7:09 am

A Richmond RCMP officer has been charged in connection with a sexual misconduct case in Vancouver that allegedly took place early last year. Andrew Seangio...

Top doctor outlines protocols to protect patients, health workers

Top doctor outlines protocols to protect patients, health workers

Vancouver Mar 12, 2020 / 5:00 am

Now that the World Health Organization has officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, it is more important than ever to practise proper hygiene to...

David Sidoo could face ban from U.S. after guilty plea: DOJ

David Sidoo could face ban from U.S. after guilty plea: DOJ

Vancouver Mar 11, 2020 / 6:25 pm

Vancouver-based stock promoter David Sidoo is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud on Friday before a U.S....

Online petition aimed at reducing number of euthanized bears

Online petition aimed at reducing number of euthanized bears

Coquitlam Mar 11, 2020 / 5:51 pm

A petition launched in response to the capture and killing of several bears in the Lower Mainland's Tri-Cities area has garnered nearly 34,000 signatures...

Coquitlam woman charged with indignity to a body

Coquitlam woman charged with indignity to a body

Coquitlam Mar 11, 2020 / 5:43 pm

Crown prosecutors have laid a charge of indignity to a dead body following an investigation into the suspicious death of a man found in Coquitlam’s...

Business in Guildford was shot at overnight

Business in Guildford was shot at overnight

Surrey Mar 11, 2020 / 4:03 pm

Surrey RCMP is investigating after a Guildford business came under fire overnight. At approximately 12:15 a.m., on March 11, Surrey RCMP responded to a report...

Simon Fraser University deep cleans lab after note on door

Simon Fraser University deep cleans lab after note on door

Burnaby Mar 11, 2020 / 2:55 pm

Simon Fraser University officials say they are not aware of any positive cases of COVID-19 at the school despite a notice posted on a biology lab door on...

Rogers Hometown Hockey cancelled due to coronavirus

Rogers Hometown Hockey cancelled due to coronavirus

North Vancouver Mar 11, 2020 / 1:11 pm

Rogers Sports & Media has just announced that they are cancelling the three remaining stops on their annual Hometown Hockey tour. A tweet by Roger's...

Violent Surrey kidnapping suspect sought, $50K reward offered

Violent Surrey kidnapping suspect sought, $50K reward offered

Surrey Mar 11, 2020 / 7:00 am

Surrey RCMP are collaborating with the Bolo Program to locate a violent suspect wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for kidnapping. A $50,000 reward is offered for...

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