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War medals still missing

Coquitlam Jun 24, 2014 / 7:22 pm

The stolen Second World War medals of a 98-year-old veteran from Surrey, BC, remain missing, even though police say they have recovered other items taken from...

Halfway house murder arrests

Vancouver Jun 23, 2014 / 4:32 pm

Two men have been charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting that police believe was a case of mistaken identity — a killing that prompted...

Brazen shooting outside mall

Brazen shooting outside mall

Vancouver Jun 23, 2014 / 7:43 am

Vancouver’s mayor is calling for action after a man was shot outside a fast food restaurant Saturday night. The 51-year-old victim was shot while inside a...

Shooting leaves man critical

Shooting leaves man critical

Vancouver Jun 19, 2014 / 3:40 pm

Police are investigating a shooting on Victoria Drive in Vancouver that has sent one man to hospital in critical condition. Around 12:30 p.m., police were...

1 killed in fight

Surrey Jun 19, 2014 / 8:30 am

One man has been killed in an early-morning fight in Surrey. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Sgt. Bari Emam says officers were called to an area in the...

Best park in the world

Best park in the world

Vancouver Jun 19, 2014 / 7:48 am

A recent ranking by the popular travel website TripAdvisor.com has named the best parks in the world, and the number one spot has been reserved for something in...

Prison time for sex abuse

Prison time for sex abuse

Vancouver Jun 18, 2014 / 7:51 am

A 33-year-old Utah man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for sexually abusing a pre-teen girl in BC. Kevin Douglas Knowlton pleaded guilty...

$7.5-billion plan for gridlock

Vancouver Jun 12, 2014 / 2:59 pm

Mayors from around the Vancouver area have approved a $7.5-billion public transportation plan to ease gridlock, though where the money will come from remains to...

Three injured in shooting

Three injured in shooting

Vancouver Jun 11, 2014 / 3:15 pm

UPDATE 3:00 P.M. JUNE 11, 2014 Charges have now been laid in yesterday’s (Tuesday's) shooting in downtown Vancouver, which injured three people...

Heroin seizure at airport

Heroin seizure at airport

Vancouver Jun 11, 2014 / 1:20 pm

Two men have been charged with drug trafficking after 35 kilograms of heroin was seized at the Vancouver International Airport last month. The street value of...

Lawyers vote against law school

Vancouver Jun 10, 2014 / 8:12 pm

Lawyers in British Columbia have rejected a Christian university's plans to open a law school — a result that, while not binding, represents a strong...

Defence rests in Surrey Six

Vancouver Jun 10, 2014 / 7:34 am

Defence lawyers for a pair of alleged Vancouver-area gang members on trial for the murders of six people, including two innocent bystanders, told a judge Monday...

Woman shot during drive-by

Vancouver Jun 9, 2014 / 6:27 am

A woman is in hospital with serious gunshot wounds after a targeted shooting in east Vancouver. Vancouver Police Cst. Brian Montague says the woman was hit and...

300 sickened by norovirus

300 sickened by norovirus

Delta Jun 6, 2014 / 7:45 am

More than 300 students and staff at the Delta Secondary School in Delta, B.C., have what's believed to be norovirus. The Fraser Health Authority issued a...

7 suspected heroin overdoses

Vancouver Jun 3, 2014 / 8:00 pm

Vancouver police are asking local drug users to use the services of a well-known, safe-injection site after a rash of suspected heroin overdoses. Police say...

Big heist under the big top

Big heist under the big top

Vancouver Jun 3, 2014 / 1:30 pm

If a bejewelled gorilla is spotted wandering through Metro Vancouver, police want to know about it, because they're pretty sure it has no intention of...

Worst gridlock in Canada

Vancouver Jun 3, 2014 / 7:28 am

A new study is out suggesting Vancouver is the worst city in Canada for gridlock. TomTom — a Dutch-based company which specializes in navigation and...

Suspect fires at police

Suspect fires at police

Vancouver May 30, 2014 / 2:22 pm

Police say a man shot at an officer last night who was responding to a possible crime being committed in Surrey. CTV Vancouver is reporting that a 24-year-old...

AIDS ward closes as success

AIDS ward closes as success

Vancouver May 27, 2014 / 9:05 pm

A Vancouver hospital ward once so stigmatized it was only referred to by code name has been transformed from an AIDS-dedicated centre now that the illness has...

New charges for Bachman

New charges for Bachman

Vancouver May 27, 2014 / 7:08 pm

A founding member of the Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive faces new sexual assault allegations just a year after he was acquitted of similar charges....

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