Vancouver News
Halfway house safety concerns
Safety concerns are being raised after Vancouver police said on Sunday they were searching for a high-risk sex offender who failed to return to his halfway...
Prison under lockdown
Update -- Feb. 22 A federal prison in Abbotsford, B.C., was placed under lockdown after an inmate was stabbed on Friday. An official with the Union of Canadian...
One shot, one stabbed in fight
Two men are in hospital with serious injuries after a brawl in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say one man was shot and the other was stabbed. The Major Crime Unit of...
Dangerous offender on the loose
Police in Vancouver are warning the public about a dangerous sex offender who is on the loose. Jason Bresnahan, 39, failed to return to his halfway house last...
Should whales be bred in captivity?
The death of a beluga whale loaned by the Vancouver Aquarium to Orlando SeaWorld for breeding purposes is renewing the debate over whether cetaceans should be...
Chopper shuts down wild party
A helicopter had to be flown in to a remote part of Abbotsford Friday to help disperse the crowd at a massive party that also saw the window of a police cruiser...
Mall motorcycle escape
Surrey RCMP are on the lookout for a man who drove his motorcycle through a mall Friday afternoon to escape police. According to Sgt. Charney with the Surrey...
Transit Police end agreement
Metro Vancouver Transit Police are changing the way officers deal with undocumented migrants during fare checks over the case of a Mexican woman who hanged...
Beluga dies at SeaWorld
A beluga whale from the Vancouver Aquarium that had been living at a SeaWorld in Florida has died. Orlando SeaWorld posted a statement on its Facebook page...
TRB's ballot blunder
The union representing British Columbia teachers says the profession's regulatory branch has bungled an election by mailing out voting packages without...
Taser cop lied, says judge
The RCMP officer who stunned Robert Dziekanski with a Taser at Vancouver's airport lied at a public inquiry into the Polish immigrant's death, a judge...
Oil spill plan will be secret
The head of Kinder Morgan says a full emergency response plan for the proposed $5.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in British Columbia will remain...
Hikers damage closed trail
Hikers who insist on climbing the closed Grouse Grind trail are causing so much damage it could delay the opening for everyone else. Officials shut down the...
Chase shuts down bridge
Despite several crashes during a police chase, there were no reported injuries after the driver of a stolen pickup sped through numerous Lower Mainland...
'It has to be done' - bomb trial
As John Nuttall outlines his plan to bomb the British Columbia legislature on Canada Day, he becomes practically giddy when comparing the annual holiday...
2015 Lineup announced
Over 70 artists from across the globe will grace the four stages of the Virgin Mobile Presents Squamish Valley Music Festival this summer, led by the...
Starved dog now thriving
A dog found nearly starved to death in Maple Ridge last month is gaining weight and enjoying life with her foster family, the SPCA says. Willow weighed just 15...
17 cops investigated
Seventeen police officers from a small city in British Columbia are being investigated for alleged misconduct amid concerns that criminal cases may have been...
Body is missing hiker's
UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. The Vancouver Police Department has confirmed a body recovered from Grouse Mountain on Tuesday was that of missing hiker Liang Jin. The 21...
Crash sends 5 to hospital
Update – 11 a.m. CTV Vancouver is now reporting that the young woman struck by a vehicle just outside of the Burnaby BCIT campus Tuesday has died of her...