Vancouver police renew warning about ‘virtual kidnaping’
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
Compass Cards will soon be used to pay for and unlock travel with TransLink, Modo, Evo, and Mobi by Shaw
Vancouver Landfill will now produce renewable natural gas
FortisBC and the City of Vancouver have received regulatory approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission to produce Renewable Natural
Update: Violent offender back in police custody
Vancouver Police are asking for public assistance to locate a federal offender who failed to return to his halfway house last week.
Beware of ‘split games’, a pyramid scheme that will leave you poorer
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is warning the public about schemes selling virtual “shares” that supposedly increase in value
IIO seeks witness to incident in which man was tasered by police
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is seeking a key witness to an incident in Vancouver in which a man suffered after being tasered by police.
BC to get tough on white collar crime
The amendments to the BC Securities Act will give B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) the strongest enforcement and collection tools in the country, the province said.
VPD investigates homicide in Strathcona
Vancouver Police are investigating the city’s eighth homicide of 2019 after a woman was discovered dead in her Strathcona apartment
24% marijuana users in BC shun licensed retailers
A year after marijuana became legal in Canada, only a third of cannabis users in British Columbia are acquiring their
Police cleared of wrongdoing in arrest of man who was uttering threats and waving a weapon
The provincial police watchdog has cleared Vancouver police of any wrongdoing in relation to the arrest of a man in
Watch out, crashes with pedestrians double at this time of year
Almost double the number of pedestrians are injured in crashes from October to January as the weather changes and daylight
Phone scam alert: Fraudsters are posing as Vancouver police officers
Vancouver Police are warning the public about a new element to an existing telephone scam where fraudsters display the VPD non-emergency number and pretend to be police officers.
First probable case of vaping-related illness found in BC
The province has confirmed the first probable case of a vaping-related illness in B.C.
Marijuana is creating micro booms in local economies, claims RE/MAX
Canada’s largest cannabis producers are being credited with micro-booms in some local economies, and the trickle-down effects are visible in
Speak the truth or face the law: Wexit Alberta warns Greta Thunberg
A new western separatist group has warned 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg against making any defamatory statements against Alberta Oil Sand owner/operators, employees, and
Three gangsters arrested in DTES murder plot
Vancouver Police have arrested three alleged gang members and disrupted a murder conspiracy, as part of the VPD’s ongoing efforts to stem the tide of gang violence in the Downtown Eastside.
UBC lab spins nanofibre ‘gold’ from waste fabrics
In the materials engineering labs at UBC, surrounded by Bunsen burners, microscopes and spinning machines, professor Frank Ko and research
Man arrested for Emily Carr University arson
A 40-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with two counts of break and enter and one count of arson for a fire that damaged Emily Carr University this month.
High-risk sex offender released, plans to live in Vancouver
Vancouver Police are warning the public about Trevor Leonard Smith, a high-risk sex offender who has been released from jail and plans to live in Vancouver.
Video: Canadian rugby players helped locals after typhoon hit Japan
Canada’s rugby team was hoping to win its final Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Japan’s Kamaishi town when