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Man dies on Grouse Grind

Man dies on Grouse Grind

North Vancouver Jun 10, 2015 / 1:58 pm

A 55-year-old man has died while climbing the Grouse Grind in North Vancouver and the hiking trail has closed while the coroners service investigates. RCMP Cpl....

Let's talk about pot

Let's talk about pot

Vancouver Jun 10, 2015 / 1:20 pm

Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries after the smoke clears on a public debate that starts tonight. Almost...

Motor issue halted SkyTrain

Motor issue halted SkyTrain

Vancouver Jun 10, 2015 / 12:17 pm

UPDATE Tuesday's SkyTrain shutdown was caused by a technical issue with a motor on a single train. The problem halted 19 trains, stranding rush-hour riders...

Bikers hit, SUV takes off

Bikers hit, SUV takes off

Vancouver Jun 10, 2015 / 11:53 am

Police say two motorcyclists were injured after a hit and run involving an SUV in Vancouver. The crash happened about 1 a.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of...

More shooting in Surrey

More shooting in Surrey

Surrey Jun 9, 2015 / 2:03 pm

Mounties say there has been more gunfire in Surrey, this time in a parking lot behind a restaurant. Police say reports came in about shots being fired just...

Murder suspect located

Murder suspect located

Richmond Jun 9, 2015 / 1:20 pm

Homicide investigators say a man accused of killing his mother in a Richmond, B.C., home has been found in Vancouver. Police say 38-year-old Darwin Lescano has...

11-year-old girls found

11-year-old girls found

Richmond Jun 8, 2015 / 4:11 pm

UPDATE Police say the two missing girls have now been found. No other details were released. Police in Richmond are asking for help in finding two 11-year-old...

$1M to study pot and HIV

$1M to study pot and HIV

Vancouver Jun 8, 2015 / 4:04 pm

A company vying for a licence to produce and sell medical marijuana has pledged $1 million to a University of British Columbia researcher studying pot's...

Customs foul-up at airport

Customs foul-up at airport

Vancouver Jun 8, 2015 / 3:59 pm

Air Canada has launched an investigation after a number of passengers on a flight from Beijing to Vancouver entered the country without clearing Canada Customs....

Motorcycle crash kills rider

Motorcycle crash kills rider

West Vancouver Jun 8, 2015 / 10:21 am

Police say a motorcyclist has died after losing control and being thrown over a highway barricade in West Vancouver. Emergency crews responded to the crash on...

Street racers busted

Street racers busted

Aldergrove Jun 7, 2015 / 11:18 am

Two drivers lost their licences – and their cars – in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The men were allegedly street racing on the Trans-Canada...

Fourth sinkhole develops

Fourth sinkhole develops

Port Moody Jun 6, 2015 / 5:08 pm

A fourth sinkhole related to Evergreen SkyTrain line construction has developed in Port Moody. Project director Amanda Farrell says crews found a depression...

Strangers approach kids

Strangers approach kids

Vancouver Jun 6, 2015 / 12:07 pm

Vancouver police say they are trying to identify two people who approached a group of children near an elementary school on Friday. Const. Brian Montague says a...

Targeted shooting death

Targeted shooting death

Richmond Jun 6, 2015 / 12:01 pm

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is on scene of what is believed to be a targeted shooting death in Richmond. Just before 9:30 p.m. on June 5,...

Senior brutally attacked

Senior brutally attacked

New Westminster Jun 5, 2015 / 5:33 pm

A 23-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the attack of an elderly woman while she was out for a walk in New Westminster. Police say...

Fight over $50M estate

Fight over $50M estate

Vancouver Jun 5, 2015 / 2:01 pm

A Chinese woman is seeking a court order to preserve the remains of a dismembered West Vancouver millionaire in order to prove he fathered her baby. Xuan Yang...

SkyTrain stalker

SkyTrain stalker

Surrey Jun 5, 2015 / 12:35 pm

Transit Police say a 21-year-old knife-wielding man accused of threatening and stalking a woman on a SkyTrain faces several charges in a Surrey court. Police...

Jail cells a filthy mess

Jail cells a filthy mess

Vancouver Jun 5, 2015 / 6:13 am

Vancouver police refused to clean up their act even after reports of feces, vomit and blood smeared across jail cell walls led a British Columbia judge to...

2 arrested in gang war

2 arrested in gang war

Delta Jun 4, 2015 / 9:08 pm

Police say they have arrested two more men as part of an investigation into an ongoing gang dispute in suburban Vancouver. Acting Sgt. Sarah Swallow of the...

'Violent architect' guilty

'Violent architect' guilty

New Westminster Jun 4, 2015 / 4:58 pm

The "architect" of a violent home invasion that resulted in the shooting death of a Surrey resident has been found guilty of manslaughter. Kacey...