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Stan Smyl surprises Canucks super fan at her 100th birthday party

Stan Smyl surprises Canucks super fan at her 100th birthday party

Vancouver Mar 20, 2024 / 4:42 pm

An avid Vancouver Cauncks fan got a big surprise during her 100th birthday party when team legend Stan Smyl popped in to help her celebrate her first century....

Decision pending in B.C. nurse's J.K. Rowling billboard case

Decision pending in B.C. nurse's J.K. Rowling billboard case

Vancouver Mar 20, 2024 / 4:40 pm

B.C.‘s College of Nurses and Midwives is awaiting the outcome of a hearing into the conduct of a nurse who allegedly made discriminatory comments about...

Climate activist's deportation could have 'chilling effect' on political speech, says lawyer

Climate activist's deportation could have 'chilling effect' on political speech, says lawyer

Vancouver Mar 20, 2024 / 1:41 pm

A lawyer for a Vancouver-based climate activist says government plans to deport his client could have a “chilling effect” on international students...

'Exercise caution in the area': Police investigating mid-morning attack on woman in Stanley Park

'Exercise caution in the area': Police investigating mid-morning attack on woman in Stanley Park

Vancouver Mar 18, 2024 / 4:47 pm

Police are searching for a suspect after a woman reported being attacked on a Stanley Park path. The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. on Monday, March 18,...

B.C. hair removal tech pleads guilty to sex assault, voyeurism

B.C. hair removal tech pleads guilty to sex assault, voyeurism

Vancouver Mar 18, 2024 / 3:44 pm

A Vancouver laser hair removal worker pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of voyeurism in Vancouver Provincial Court on March 18. Ali...

B.C. court rejects appeal of woman attacked by three-legged dog

B.C. court rejects appeal of woman attacked by three-legged dog

Vancouver Mar 16, 2024 / 10:15 am

A woman who was attacked by a friend's three-legged dog at a dinner party has lost her case in B.C.’s Court of Appeal. Linda Evans had sued friends...

Huge development with amusement park and wildlife sanctuary was proposed for Jericho Beach

Huge development with amusement park and wildlife sanctuary was proposed for Jericho Beach

Vancouver Mar 16, 2024 / 8:45 am

There was a time when the Vancouver land now known as Jericho Beach Park was one of the most discussed patches of the city. While the Jericho Lands south of the...

Paolo Aquilini sued after alleged failed real estate transaction

Paolo Aquilini sued after alleged failed real estate transaction

Vancouver Mar 15, 2024 / 4:35 pm

Vancouver's Paolo Aquilini is being sued in BC Supreme Court for $641,878.52, for allegedly borrowing money to pay a non-refundable deposit in a real estate...

Vancouver police release photos of woman who allegedly assaulted officer at protest

Vancouver police release photos of woman who allegedly assaulted officer at protest

Vancouver Mar 15, 2024 / 11:56 am

Vancouver police are releasing photos of a woman who allegedly assaulted an officer at a protest near the Granville Street Bridge in an attempt to determine her...

Manslaughter, assault charges laid in 2021 Vancouver homicide

Manslaughter, assault charges laid in 2021 Vancouver homicide

Vancouver Mar 14, 2024 / 5:27 pm

A 19-year-old man is facing charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault in a 2021 case. At 11 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2021, Vancouver police responded to a rollover...

Suspect in B.C. triple stabbing has history of 'sudden' violence: review board

Suspect in B.C. triple stabbing has history of 'sudden' violence: review board

Vancouver Mar 14, 2024 / 1:09 pm

The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown had a history of "sudden" violence but a report says he showed no...

B.C. entertainment scene survives four years after COVID-19 shock

B.C. entertainment scene survives four years after COVID-19 shock

Vancouver Mar 12, 2024 / 5:25 pm

Before COVID-19 descended in mid-March four years ago, Vancouver's entertainment scene was thriving. Health regulations then forced venues to close. Some...

Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions

Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions

Vancouver Mar 12, 2024 / 12:56 pm

Vancouver officials say dozens of homeless people staying in the city's only legal encampment have to temporarily move because the site has become unsafe...

Manslaughter trial begins in 2022 B.C. death

Manslaughter trial begins in 2022 B.C. death

Vancouver Mar 11, 2024 / 6:46 pm

A man who died after a Vancouver sidewalk altercation was subjected to harassment from a fellow tenant in low-barrier housing, a Vancouver Provincial Court...

Why did the Canucks do nothing at the 2024 NHL trade deadline?

Why did the Canucks do nothing at the 2024 NHL trade deadline?

Vancouver Mar 8, 2024 / 5:16 pm

The Vancouver Canucks were active on trade deadline day. In general manager Patrik Allvin’s own words, they were “involved in most of the players...

BC class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy

BC class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy

Vancouver Mar 8, 2024 / 4:40 pm

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track...

B.C. doctors left rubber piece in ankle during surgery, lawsuit alleges

B.C. doctors left rubber piece in ankle during surgery, lawsuit alleges

Vancouver Mar 8, 2024 / 4:30 pm

A B.C. woman is alleging a doctor left the rubber stopper from a syringe in her ankle during a surgery at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital. The suit...

Vancouver police use of force charge recommended to Crown

Vancouver police use of force charge recommended to Crown

Vancouver Mar 7, 2024 / 6:27 pm

B.C.’s police watchdog has filed a report to Crown prosecutors recommending a charge against a Vancouver police officer after a man received a serious...

Violent Vancouver nightclub robbery leads to 19 charges

Violent Vancouver nightclub robbery leads to 19 charges

Vancouver Mar 7, 2024 / 6:26 pm

A man charged in connection with a violent Vancouver nightclub robbery in April 2023 was due for his first court appearance March 7. Nasir Hussain Syed, 27, is...

Canada's first-ever electric fire truck sidelined with water leak

Canada's first-ever electric fire truck sidelined with water leak

Vancouver Mar 7, 2024 / 3:28 pm

The Vancouver fire department’s electric fire truck — the first of its kind in Canada — has been sidelined with a water leak since early...