Bus and Seabus workers serve 72-hour strike notice
October 28, 2019North Shore
A strike will be announced if an agreement is not achieved in the next 72 hours. The strike action is yet to be determined but could range from work-to-rule or rolling strike action.
Driver clocked doing 130 km/h on Granville Street
October 28, 2019BC/Canada
Vancouver police is reminding all road users to slow down, stay safe and use common sense while driving. One driver,
These pups will ‘intern’ with dogs who sniff out superbug
October 28, 2019BC/Canada
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation are pawsitively thrilled to announce two English Springer spaniels are on the rookie list to join the C. Difficile Canine Scent Detection Program.
TransLink plans new bus routes between North Vancouver and Burnaby
October 28, 2019North Shore
TransLink is inviting customers and neighbours to have their say on two proposed new bus routes that will serve North
Always wear a life jacket: RCMP warns after man swept away in Capilano river
October 28, 2019North Shore
North Vancouver RCMP is urging caution after a man was swept away in Capilano River while fishing with his friends
Death-cap mushroom alert: Use caution, poisonings on the rise in BC
October 28, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
With 2019 on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls, the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC)
Tsleil-Waututh Nation applies to add Maplewood Innovation District to reserve land
October 27, 2019North Shore
Tsleil-Waututh Nation has filed an application with the Government of Canada to include 45 acres of area that is the Maplewood North Innovation District to its reserve land.
Three-year-old bear destroyed in North Vancouver
October 27, 2019North Shore
The North Shore Black Bear Society is reminding people that bear traps are being currently set in multiple locations across the North Shore and there are daily reports of bears accessing garbage, compost, fruit trees and bird feeders.
BC Hydro working to restore power after windstorm causes widespread damage
October 25, 2019BC/Canada
Strong winds have caused widespread damage to BC Hydro’s electrical system in multiple regions of the province, resulting in outages to around 120,500 customers.
Raising a pole for the murdered and missing indigenous women and girls
October 25, 2019North Shore
The ceremony was held today at the North Van RCMP detachment in anticipation of honouring the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
BC to amend laws to end hidden property ownership
October 25, 2019BC/Canada
The Province says it will amend the existing laws to fight money laundering and tax evasion by requiring private B.C. businesses to keep transparency records of beneficial owners.
High winds: Stanley Park closed, BC Ferries cancels service on major routes
October 25, 2019BC/Canada
BC Ferries has cancelled ferry service on two key routes between Vancouver and Vancouver Island because of wind warnings.
Wind warning issued for North Shore
October 25, 2019North Shore
Environment Canada is warning of heaving of winds in North Shore today that can cause damage. A wind warning has been issues for the Metro Vancouver region, including West Vancouver and North Vancouver.
Vancouver police renew warning about ‘virtual kidnaping’
October 24, 2019BC/Canada
Victims are typically women in their early 20s from Mainland China who are in Canada studying on a student visa. VPD believes many of these incidents have gone unreported.
Pilot project to integrate Compass Card with Modo, Evo and Mobi
October 24, 2019BC/Canada
Compass Cards will soon be used to pay for and unlock travel with TransLink, Modo, Evo, and Mobi by Shaw
Report exposes cruelty and suffering behind dolphin tourism
October 24, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
A new global report from World Animal Protection shows the massive scale and profitability of the multibillion-dollar, dolphin entertainment industry
Your co-workers could be making you sick
October 24, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
Are coworkers literally making each other sick? In new research from global staffing firm Accountemps, 89 per cent of professionals
Vancouver Landfill will now produce renewable natural gas
October 24, 2019BC/Canada
FortisBC and the City of Vancouver have received regulatory approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission to produce Renewable Natural
Someone is again drilling holes in BC Hydro transformers in North Van
October 24, 2019North Shore
North Vancouver RCMP and BC Hydro are investigating yet another case of vandalism of BC Hydro transformers in North Vancouver.
These are Air Canada’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants of 2019
October 24, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
In a year that saw an unprecedented number of high-calibre new restaurant openings, Air Canada and presenting partner American Express
Get naloxone, even if you don’t inject but smoke or snort
October 23, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising people who use drugs to get trained in overdose response and
Bears sighted in four West Van neighbourhoods
October 23, 2019North Shore
District of West Vancouver is urging the community to keep their food and garbage away from the reach of bears
North Van’s House of Funk makes a splash at BC Beer Awards
October 23, 2019North Shore
A North Vancouver brewery has won big at the 2019 BC Beer Awards. House of Funk Brewing Company has bagged
Louis Vuitton stole my music: Balinese musician
October 23, 2019World
A flute player from Bali in Indonesia has accused world’s leading fashion brand Louis Vuitton of using his music in
Update: Violent offender back in police custody
October 22, 2019BC/Canada
Vancouver Police are asking for public assistance to locate a federal offender who failed to return to his halfway house last week.