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Renter found explosives

Renter found explosives

Vancouver Aug 25, 2016 / 10:32 pm

An explosive device discovered in a Vancouver storage locker this week was found by a man renting the unit. The man alerted police through his lawyer. An...

Broke and broken hearted

Broke and broken hearted

North Vancouver Aug 25, 2016 / 6:45 pm

Not only was her heart broken, a North Vancouver woman was left with a big hole in her bank account after developing an online relationship with a mystery man....

Out of the bag & on a plane

Out of the bag & on a plane

Vancouver Aug 25, 2016 / 5:05 pm

The cat literally got out of the bag on an Air Canada flight to Vancouver this week. One of two felines on the plane decided to have a look around the cabin...

VPD vow to find driver

VPD vow to find driver

Vancouver Aug 25, 2016 / 2:23 pm

The family of a man who was killed in a hit-and-run in April is asking for the public's help in finding the person who killed their son. Ryan Barron, 30,...

14 ODs in one day

14 ODs in one day

Vancouver Aug 25, 2016 / 11:37 am

Workers at Vancouver's supervised-injection site have been faced with a higher-than-normal number of drug overdoses this week. A spokeswoman with Vancouver...

Paddlers pulled from water

Paddlers pulled from water

Coquitlam Aug 25, 2016 / 10:42 am

Four people were pulled from the water and taken ashore without injury after their canoe and kayak overturned Sunday on Indian Arm. Coquitlam RCMP were alerted...

IED in storage locker

IED in storage locker

Vancouver Aug 24, 2016 / 10:29 pm

UPDATE: 10 p.m. Vancouver police it was an "improvised explosive device" that was found in a Mount Pleasant storage locker. Staff Sgt. Randy Fincham...

Regulate THC: doctors

Regulate THC: doctors

Vancouver Aug 24, 2016 / 3:19 pm

The Canadian Medical Association says 72 per cent of doctors who responded to a survey it conducted want the federal government to regulate THC levels in...

Bear had to be put down

Bear had to be put down

Port Coquitlam Aug 24, 2016 / 2:52 pm

After being hit by a car, a black bear had be euthanized by police in Port Coquitlam. The Mary Hill Bypass was partially shut down late Tuesday to deal with the...

Dog tossed into dumpster

Dog tossed into dumpster

Coquitlam Aug 24, 2016 / 10:41 am

The SPCA hopes someone can help them identify two people seen tossing the body of a dog into a dumpster in Coquitlam. The remains were dumped on July 26, but...

Innovation to fix healthcare

Innovation to fix healthcare

Vancouver Aug 24, 2016 / 10:10 am

Canada needs innovative solutions to improve home and primary healthcare so it can match other countries including Britain and Australia, which have overcome...

Opioids over-prescribed

Opioids over-prescribed

Vancouver Aug 24, 2016 / 9:57 am

The medical profession is waking up to the reality that opioids have been over-prescribed in Canada and is actively searching for solutions, says a national...

Turning lobster into plastic

Turning lobster into plastic

Vancouver Aug 24, 2016 / 6:41 am

Where most people see an empty shell after a tasty dinner, a scientist in Vancouver sees an opportunity to create a sustainable new plastic. Chemist Mark...

What turned ocean green?

What turned ocean green?

Vancouver Aug 24, 2016 / 6:16 am

A giant algae bloom off B.C.'s South Coast has turned the normally blue ocean green. It's so large, it's visible from space. The water in Howe Sound...

Rats slackers on pot

Rats slackers on pot

Vancouver Aug 23, 2016 / 1:03 pm

Apparent laziness caused by the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana persists even when the same amount of pot's medicinal component is added, a new...

Murder charge in cell death

Murder charge in cell death

Surrey Aug 23, 2016 / 12:33 pm

A 22-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fight between cellmates at a jail in Surrey. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team...

Man dead in donation bin

Man dead in donation bin

Surrey Aug 23, 2016 / 12:31 pm

Police in Surrey are investigating after a body was found in a clothing donation bin. RCMP say a passerby called 911 at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday after seeing the...

Biko pedals into Vancity

Biko pedals into Vancity

Vancouver Aug 23, 2016 / 10:40 am

A South American app developer is jumping on Vancouver's goal of becoming the world’s greenest city. "Vancouver definitely leads the way in...

Shooting in Burnaby

Shooting in Burnaby

Burnaby Aug 23, 2016 / 10:13 am

Police are investigating a shooting in Burnaby that took place Monday night. RCMP swarmed an area off 12th Street about 8:30 p.m. after several shots were heard...

Kurdis settle into Canada

Kurdis settle into Canada

Coquitlam Aug 23, 2016 / 6:44 am

Shergo Kurdi lifts his shirt to reveal a pale, mottled patchwork of burn scars on his belly and chest — a legacy, he says, of years spent ironing fabric...

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