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Violent Vancouver nightclub robbery leads to 19 charges
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
The Vancouver fire department’s electric fire truck — the first of its kind in Canada — has been sidelined with a water leak since early...
Ex-RCMP officer gets conditional discharge for assaulting woman
A former B.C. RCMP sergeant has been given a conditional discharge and a year’s probation after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman he met online. In...
Reissuing business licence to Vancouver mushroom dispensary 'rather bizarre,' says minister
B.C. Solicitor General and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth made it clear Wednesday that he wasn’t happy with the decision of two Vancouver Green...
Major tunnel projects secure Metro Vancouver's water supply
When most people in Metro Vancouver think about major tunnelling projects in the region, they probably think of transportation corridors and not water...
Vancouver police, First Nation ties have 'broken down' since settlement: review
A review of a "landmark" agreement between Vancouver Police and a B.C. First Nation says the relationship has "broken down" and the way to...
B.C. judge calls lawyer's use of fake AI cases 'alarming'
Vancouver family lawyer Chong Ke has been ordered to pay court expenses to opposing counsel for what B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Masuhara called an...
Eight years in prison for man involved in B.C. home invasion
A Vancouver man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of multiple charges relating to a break-in purportedly part of a drug debt...
WorkSafeBC says no injuries in fourth crane accident in Metro Vancouver
There has been another crane accident in Metro Vancouver, in what B.C.'s workers' safety agency says is the fourth such incident this year. WorkSafeBC...
High-risk sex offender rearrested in Vancouver days after public warning
Less than a week after alerting the public that a high-risk sex offender would be moving into the city, the police rearrested the man. The Vancouver Police...
New listings rose in Vancouver last month, easing pressure: real estate board
Greater Vancouver's real estate board says new listings were up in February as home sellers shed some of their hesitance and home sales also rose. The...
Alleged B.C. drug traffickers, conspiring killers' court cases underway
Court proceedings have begun in Vancouver and Abbotsford for eight men connected to alleged drug trafficking conspiracy, the investigation into which also...
GoFundMe launched for Vancouver firefighter who had leg amputated due to flesh-eating disease
A fundraiser has been launched for a Vancouver firefighter who lost his leg following an infection with flesh-eating disease overseas. Christopher Won, an...
ICBC moving headquarters to either Vancouver or Burnaby
ICBC’s new headquarters could be in Vancouver or Burnaby. In the NDP government’s Feb. 22 budget, the three-year plan for the auto insurance and...
An AI 'hallucination' turned up in a B.C. court case. Experts say it's a wake-up call
Vancouver tech lawyer Ryan Black's work with video game companies put him in a position to watch the rise of artificial intelligence in the industry. Now he...
Vancouver police stop sidewalk cyclist with no helmet, find $60K in drugs, loaded gun
Vancouver police officers were on patrol this weekend when they spotted a cyclist breaking several bylaws. On Saturday two VPD constables were near the...
Vancouver park board 'Transition Team' messages deleted
Something caught a former commissioner’s eye on Dec. 11 when the Vancouver park board met for the first time after Mayor Ken Sim declared his intention to...
'I’ve still got goosebumps': Member of Vancouver green men speaks after return
If you're a Vancouver Canucks fan, you've most certainly heard of the Green Men. The iconic duo for years attended Canucks games dressed in skin-tight...
Vancouver restaurant closed temporarily after allowing guests to dance
A Vancouver bar and restaurant has announced that it will be closed for three days after patrons were caught dancing at their New Year's Eve celebration on...
Vancouver firefighter recovering abroad after losing leg to 'flesh-eating' infection
An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting an infection commonly known as flesh-eating...