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Drone laws too lax?

Drone laws too lax?

Vancouver Aug 16, 2015 / 7:44 am

Experts say Canada's permissive approach to regulating commercial drones has made it a world leader in the burgeoning field, while others warn that...

Rifle scare on Surrey streets

Rifle scare on Surrey streets

Surrey Aug 15, 2015 / 4:36 pm

Surrey RCMP scrambled Saturday morning when they received a call about a man dressed in full camouflage gear walking on the street with what looked like an...

Poor band, rich chief

Poor band, rich chief

Surrey Aug 15, 2015 / 8:37 am

A Lower Mainland First Nation may be tiny, but its chief pulls in a huge salary. Chief Willard Cook of the 93-person Semiahmoo First Nation in Surrey was paid...

Predator alert issued

Predator alert issued

Vancouver Aug 15, 2015 / 8:23 am

A public warning has been issued about a high-risk sex offender moving to Vancouver. Jeffrey Goddard, 25, has a violent past and a history of breaking...

Man found stabbed in park

Man found stabbed in park

Surrey Aug 14, 2015 / 6:56 pm

A 25-year-old man is in critical condition after a stabbing in Surrey, Friday afternoon. Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann says he was found in Hawthorne Park in...

Man dies, 6 cops injured

Man dies, 6 cops injured

Vancouver Aug 13, 2015 / 10:07 pm

One man is dead and six police officers were sent to hospital following a violent disturbance in Southeast Vancouver. Police responded to a report of a...

Cops bust pot dispensary

Cops bust pot dispensary

Vancouver Aug 13, 2015 / 2:27 pm

Vancouver Police have executed a search warrant on an illegal marijuana store after investigators determined the store allegedly had ties to organized crime....

Cops find bag of fentanyl

Cops find bag of fentanyl

Richmond Aug 13, 2015 / 1:34 pm

Richmond police got more than they planned during a traffic stop in the Lower Mainland city when they discovered a cache of potentially deadly drugs. Shortly...

Glacier halts dividends

Glacier halts dividends

Vancouver Aug 13, 2015 / 6:55 am

Glacier Media says it has decided to stop paying dividends to conserve cash as it continues to endure blows from a drop in traditional print advertising. The...

IHIT called to violent death

IHIT called to violent death

Surrey Aug 12, 2015 / 11:09 pm

One person is dead and another is injured following a violent incident Wednesday evening in Surrey. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says one person...

Conditions set for pipeline

Conditions set for pipeline

Vancouver Aug 12, 2015 / 5:17 pm

The National Energy Board has issued 145 draft conditions that Kinder Morgan must meet if its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is approved, including increased...

History-making kid returns

History-making kid returns

Vancouver Aug 12, 2015 / 4:45 pm

Lydia Ko had no idea she was in the process of making history the first time she competed at The Vancouver Golf Club. Then just 15 years old, the New Zealander...

Oyster alert sounded

Oyster alert sounded

Vancouver Aug 12, 2015 / 4:33 pm

Vancouver Coastal Health has asked restaurants to take increased precautions when serving oysters as more illnesses are reported. Public health has ordered...

Murdered in broad daylight

Murdered in broad daylight

Burnaby Aug 12, 2015 / 3:52 pm

A man was shot and killed in the middle of the day on a Burnaby street, Tuesday. The murder happened just blocks away from Brentwood Park Elementary School...

57 animals seized

57 animals seized

Surrey Aug 12, 2015 / 2:48 pm

Fifty-seven animals are in better hands after a Surrey woman surrendered her animals to the SPCA, following complaints of animal neglect. The animals were found...

Video game drops Kane

Video game drops Kane

Vancouver Aug 12, 2015 / 1:32 pm

EA Sports is pulling Patrick Kane from the cover of its "NHL 16'' video game after police confirmed last week the Chicago Blackhawks star is the...

Smoke coming from U.S.

Smoke coming from U.S.

Vancouver Aug 12, 2015 / 12:21 pm

Smoke from wildfires in Washington state has forced Metro Vancouver officials to issue an air quality advisory. The advisory for the eastern part of the Fraser...

City battles Arbutus rail

City battles Arbutus rail

Vancouver Aug 12, 2015 / 12:16 pm

The City of Vancouver is fighting back as it battles plans by Canadian Pacific Railway to resurrect train traffic on a rail spur cutting through some of the...

Liberal exec resigns

Liberal exec resigns

Richmond Aug 12, 2015 / 11:44 am

A longtime Liberal party executive has resigned over what he calls an "unfathomable" move to block a two-time former candidate from running in British...

Pipeline review bashed

Pipeline review bashed

Vancouver Aug 12, 2015 / 6:16 am

Dozens of participants have dropped out of the controversial National Energy Board review of Kinder Morgan's proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion,...