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Vancouver firefighter recovering abroad after losing leg to 'flesh-eating' infection

Vancouver firefighter recovering abroad after losing leg to 'flesh-eating' infection

Vancouver Feb 25, 2024 / 7:30 am

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...

Downtown Vancouver Eastside hotel arsonist gets six months in jail

Downtown Vancouver Eastside hotel arsonist gets six months in jail

Vancouver Feb 23, 2024 / 9:45 pm

A man who set fire to a hotel in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in 2021 has been sentenced to six months in jail less 59 days credit for time served....

Premier David Eby to tout B.C. budget with address at Vancouver Board of Trade

Premier David Eby to tout B.C. budget with address at Vancouver Board of Trade

Vancouver Feb 23, 2024 / 5:49 am

Premier David Eby will take his budget tour on the road today as he sells the highlights to members of Vancouver's business community with less than nine...

Man charged with 19 offences in violent robbery at Vancouver nightclub

Man charged with 19 offences in violent robbery at Vancouver nightclub

Vancouver Feb 22, 2024 / 1:04 pm

Police in Vancouver say 19 charges have been approved against a 27-year-old man who is accused of robbing and tying up workers at a nightclub in the city's...

Safety is priority following worker's death in Vancouver crane incident: mayor

Safety is priority following worker's death in Vancouver crane incident: mayor

Vancouver Feb 22, 2024 / 11:26 am

The mayor of Vancouver says he is "deeply saddened" by the death of a worker when the load from a crane fell on a building under construction in the...

One person dead after load from construction crane falls on Vancouver building

One person dead after load from construction crane falls on Vancouver building

Vancouver Feb 21, 2024 / 6:53 pm

UPDATE: 6:53 p.m. One person has died after a load from a crane fell on a building under construction in Vancouver's Oakridge neighbourhood. Matthew Trudeau...

B.C. sex worker killer, child abuser gets bail

B.C. sex worker killer, child abuser gets bail

Vancouver Feb 21, 2024 / 3:24 pm

Warning: This story contains graphic details that may be distressing to some readers. A person convicted of killing a sex worker in 2003 and also assaulting...

Man charged after blind, homeless man's cane stolen in Vancouver

Man charged after blind, homeless man's cane stolen in Vancouver

Vancouver Feb 21, 2024 / 1:00 pm

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says a man has been charged after he allegedly robbed a blind man of his cane. The incident occurred in Vancouver's...

BC Ferries adds extra sailings for Taylor Swift's Vancouver concerts

BC Ferries adds extra sailings for Taylor Swift's Vancouver concerts

Vancouver Feb 21, 2024 / 12:56 pm

BC Ferries is adding 22 extra sailings in early December to accommodate those travelling to and from Taylor Swift’s three shows at B.C. Place stadium. The...

Tasers were for self-protection, says B.C. drug dealer

Tasers were for self-protection, says B.C. drug dealer

Vancouver Feb 21, 2024 / 5:52 am

A Vancouver man who claimed drugs Vancouver police found him with were for personal use has been convicted of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Cameron...

Who was she? Vancouver police seek identity of woman who died months ago

Who was she? Vancouver police seek identity of woman who died months ago

Vancouver Feb 20, 2024 / 3:30 pm

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is hoping someone recognizes two tattoos as they try to identify a woman who died in November 2023. They're sharing...

Granville Street bridge 'defects' do not pose safety risk: City of Vancouver

Granville Street bridge 'defects' do not pose safety risk: City of Vancouver

Vancouver Feb 20, 2024 / 2:35 pm

The City of Vancouver is telling the public that the Granville Bridge "does not pose [a] safety risk to the public" despite the city filing a notice...

North Vancouver home of two 'terrified' seniors repeatedly vandalized

North Vancouver home of two 'terrified' seniors repeatedly vandalized

Vancouver Feb 19, 2024 / 2:10 pm

Police say two seniors in North Vancouver are "terrified" and flummoxed to explain why vandals have targeted their home five times in the last year....

Here's why there's a video of a guy cooking pasta on Vancouver's SkyTrain going viral

Here's why there's a video of a guy cooking pasta on Vancouver's SkyTrain going viral

Vancouver Feb 19, 2024 / 12:00 pm

People have seen a lot of odd sights on subways over the years, but food prep isn't a common one. That's probably why a video of a man appearing to make...

Here's why a huge helicopter was flying through downtown Vancouver this weekend

Here's why a huge helicopter was flying through downtown Vancouver this weekend

Vancouver Feb 18, 2024 / 2:20 pm

Many people attending Vancouver's Fan Expo, in the West End or walking along the seawall on Saturday saw an unusual sight in the sky. A huge helicopter was...

B.C. attorney general visits courthouse after lawyer attack

B.C. attorney general visits courthouse after lawyer attack

Vancouver Feb 16, 2024 / 6:09 pm

B.C.’s attorney general paid a visit to the Vancouver courthouse on Friday, near the scene where a Crown prosecutor was injured in a stranger attack Feb....

Vancouver police officer is directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform

Vancouver police officer is directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform

Vancouver Feb 16, 2024 / 10:09 am

Vancouver police say an officer has been told to remove from his uniform a patch that shows the Star of David. An image of the officer wearing the black patch...

Prince Harry and Meghan in Vancouver for third day of Invictus Games training camp

Prince Harry and Meghan in Vancouver for third day of Invictus Games training camp

Vancouver Feb 16, 2024 / 5:51 am

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are in Vancouver today to meet with Invictus Games athletes at a local curling rink, one year ahead of...

Man allegedly 'stabbed a number of times' following argument in Vancouver

Man allegedly 'stabbed a number of times' following argument in Vancouver

Vancouver Feb 15, 2024 / 6:01 pm

A man was taken to the hospital after he was stabbed multiple times near Main and Terminal Avenue in Vancouver, according to police. Around 1 p.m. on Tuesday,...

Tickets for Lionel Messi's game in Vancouver going for over $10,000 on resale market

Tickets for Lionel Messi's game in Vancouver going for over $10,000 on resale market

Vancouver Feb 15, 2024 / 3:21 pm

Those looking to get tickets to see the Vancouver Whitecaps play Lionel Messi's Inter Miami may have to shell out big bucks for the regular season game. The...