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Huge tree topples

Huge tree topples

Vancouver Jun 24, 2016 / 8:30 am

A huge tree has toppled in Vancouver's West End, damaging two low-rise apartments. The tree was among a row of similar trees, all roughly 12 metres tall,...

Pit bull to be put down

Pit bull to be put down

Surrey Jun 23, 2016 / 9:06 pm

The dog that attacked a 65-year-old woman in Surrey Monday morning has been found and will be put down. Surrey RCMP attended the 9100 block of 120th Street to...

Toddler falls to death

Toddler falls to death

Langley Jun 23, 2016 / 7:07 pm

A toddler has died after falling from the upstairs window of a Langley home. Langley RCMP say officers were notified around 3 p.m. Thursday that a four-year-old...

Fur babies take flak

Fur babies take flak

Delta Jun 23, 2016 / 6:35 pm

It’s something three Delta residents take very seriously. Keeping their fur babies safe is a top priority, which is why they designed a product that...

Pot plants up in smoke

Pot plants up in smoke

Langley Jun 23, 2016 / 3:58 pm

A licenced medical marijuana grow operation went up in flames Thursday in Langley, and fire crews said it may be suspicious. The fire broke out at 10 a.m. at an...

Was woman abducted?

Was woman abducted?

Surrey Jun 23, 2016 / 3:56 pm

Surrey RCMP is asking for the public’s help after a suspicious incident where a woman may have been abducted. Surrey RCMP received a report on June 22 at...

Painful Porsche parking

Painful Porsche parking

Vancouver Jun 23, 2016 / 3:12 pm

A video of a Porsche SUV being not-so-expertly parked in a Vancouver garage blew up on YouTube Thursday, and helped police solve a hit-and-run crash. The video,...

16 Grouse Grinds in 1 day

16 Grouse Grinds in 1 day

Vancouver Jun 23, 2016 / 1:48 pm

Many have issues getting up the Grouse Grind once, but one man scaled the mountain 16 times in one day, beating the previous record. Ian Robertson was one of 37...

Jail time for prolific offender

Jail time for prolific offender

Coquitlam Jun 23, 2016 / 11:26 am

A long-time Coquitlam resident and known prolific offender will be spending some time behind bars. Paul Gilles Fontaine, 49, was arrested by the Coquitlam RCMP...

No access to info

No access to info

Vancouver Jun 23, 2016 / 11:07 am

British Columbia's Information and Privacy Commissioner wants the City of Vancouver to improve the way it handles Freedom of Information requests. Elizabeth...

Golden lab swept into creek

Golden lab swept into creek

Maple Ridge Jun 23, 2016 / 10:12 am

A Metro Vancouver family is trying not to lose hope after their beloved golden Labrador was swept away in fast-moving creek. Pilot, a 100-pound yellow Labrador...

'Asian-only' ad draws flack

'Asian-only' ad draws flack

Burnaby Jun 22, 2016 / 7:02 pm

A Burnaby landlord is facing criticism for an “Asian only” apartment rental ad. The Craigslist posting for a $1,500-per-month three-bedroom...

Missing man heading here?

Missing man heading here?

Surrey Jun 22, 2016 / 4:22 pm

Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating an overdue traveller. David Christopher Floyd was last seen in December of 2015 near 146th...

Car or pic-a-nic basket?

Car or pic-a-nic basket?

Vancouver Jun 22, 2016 / 1:44 pm

It was an 'un-bear-able' situation for a North Vancouver resident after a hungry bruin tore open their car to get a meal. It's the second car in...

Taxing vacant homes

Taxing vacant homes

Vancouver Jun 22, 2016 / 1:34 pm

In the wake of concerns over skyrocketing housing prices in Vancouver, the City of Vancouver has announced plans to tax vacant homes in the city, regardless of...

Sea star domino effect

Sea star domino effect

Vancouver Jun 22, 2016 / 1:26 pm

A mass die-off off of sea stars in British Columbia's Howe Sound appears to be causing a significant change in the ecology of the waterway north of...

Bad luck bad guy busted

Bad luck bad guy busted

Surrey Jun 22, 2016 / 10:55 am

Who says there is never a cop around when you need one. On June 16 at 1:50 p.m., several on-duty Surrey RCMP plainclothes officers were in the 10600 block of...

Fire rips through home

Fire rips through home

Vancouver Jun 22, 2016 / 10:02 am

A Vancouver fire investigator will be busy this morning trying to piece together what caused an East Vancouver home to catch fire – twice. Flames were...

Lotto winner has big plans

Lotto winner has big plans

Coquitlam Jun 21, 2016 / 6:46 pm

A road trip, a man cave with a gigantic TV and a new house are all on the to do list of B.C.'s newest millionaire. Ian Hirsch of Coquitlam didn’t just...

Angry ex faces more charges

Angry ex faces more charges

Vancouver Jun 21, 2016 / 2:37 pm

The former wife of a Vancouver-area man accused of criminally harassing her says she hopes the legal process he's about to go through will give her enough...