Pattullo Bridge to close next weekend
January 22, 2020BC/Canada
The Pattullo Bridge will be closed overnight next weekend for the testing of a recently installed early seismic warning and wind monitoring system.
Purchase plastic offsets to support 2020 Run Against Plastic
January 22, 2020BC/Canada
Plastic Oceans Canada has announced the Run Against Plastic, a cross-country initiative encouraging the public to help eliminate plastic pollution
Axe the fax to cut red tape, independent businesses ask govts
January 22, 2020BC/Canada
It’s time for governments to ditch their fax machines and outdated paper forms and embrace digital technology, says the Canadian
Woman struck and killed by vehicle in Vancouver
January 22, 2020BC/Canada
A collision in downtown Vancouver on Sunday, January 19 has claimed the life of a woman and left her husband male in hospital with serious injuries.
Rainfall warning issued for North Shore
January 22, 2020North Shore
Howe Sound, the North Shore, and the northeast and central Metro Vancouver regions are expected to receive up to 80 mm of rain from this storm.
Update: Lynn Canyon Park is now open to public
January 20, 2020North Shore
The Lynn Canyon park entrance and parking lot is now open to pedestrians and vehicles.
RCMP seeks public’s help in identifying fraud suspects
January 20, 2020BC/Canada
The duo have been using stolen debit cards to commit approximately $28,000 in fraudulent transactions across the Lower Mainland.
DNV plans to restrict maximum home size
January 20, 2020North Shore
District of North Vancouver council will debate plans for a new bylaw that would limit maximum housing size in the
West Van police seek help in finding man with mental health concerns
January 20, 2020North Shore
The West Vancouver Police is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 22-year-old man with mental health issues.
Update on stowaway cat from China
January 20, 2020Body/Mind/Soul
Journey, the cat from China who was found inside a shipping container in Prince George, continues to recover is SPCA
This lottery funds research at BC Children’s Hospital
January 20, 2020BC/Canada
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation has announced that the tickets for the 2020 Choices Lottery are now on sale until Thursday,
First-ever guidelines on substance-use disorders among seniors
January 20, 2020Body/Mind/Soul
Canadian healthcare providers now have the tools they need to better support the prevention, assessment and treatment of older adults
Police investigating homicide in Gastown
January 19, 2020North Shore
Vancouver Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 45-year-old Vancouver female after she was found deceased inside her residence early this morning.
VPD investigating after man found dead in vehicle
January 19, 2020North Shore
Anyone with information is asked to contact VPD’s Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Murder charges laid in Vancouver homicide investigation
January 17, 2020BC/Canada
A 32-year-old Surrey man, Chad Harry, has been charged with murder after a Vancouver Police homicide investigation into the death of 35-year-old Cong Tran in April 2019.
Government and Wanuskewin collaborate to bring back the bison
January 17, 2020BC/Canada
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced today that six Plains bison
Pike Creek named Canada’s best whisky
January 17, 2020Body/Mind/Soul
A jury of 10 independent whisky experts has named Pike Creek Oloroso-finished 21-Year-Old Canada’s best whisky at the tenth annual
New hybrid electric ferries arrive tomorrow
January 17, 2020BC/Canada
The ships are fitted with hybrid technology that bridges the gap until shore charging infrastructure and funding becomes available in B.C.
Is West Vancouver’s budget in control?
January 17, 2020North Shore
Residents of West Vancouver will be waking up to a bleaker outlook in February than even that being experienced with
Pigeon ban: Coun. Muri wants ‘baseless, frivolous’ petition dismissed
January 17, 2020North Shore
Councillor Lisa Muri wants the court to dismiss an alleged conflict-of-interest petition that calls for her removal from office for
Weather alert: More snow, freezing rain for North Shore
January 17, 2020North Shore
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Metro Vancouver, including for West Vancouver and North Vancouver.
GoFundMe page set up to help owner of Amir Bakery
January 16, 2020North Shore
Amir Pasavand lost his wife, Ayeshe Pourghaderi and his daughter, Fatemeh Pasavand in the plane crash that claimed the life of 138 people, 57 of whom were Canadians.
Snowfall warning in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver
January 16, 2020BC/Canada
The snowfall warning has been issued for northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge, and southeast including Surrey and Langley
Canada is the world’s most trustworthy country
January 16, 2020BC/Canada
Switzerland, Canada and Japan maintain their dominance in the overall 2020 Best Countries Report, a ranking and analysis project by
Not cancer, not coronary disease, sepsis is the biggest killer
January 16, 2020Body/Mind/Soul
New research published today in The Lancet has found that sepsis is responsible for the most deaths worldwide, even more