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A Vancouver traffic stop led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man wanted in Philadelphia for rape and other offences. Vancouver Police say his custody has since been transferred to the Canada Border Services Agency.
Highway 1 eastbound was closed near Kensington after Burnaby RCMP received a report of a deceased man at 5:54 a.m. Tuesday. BC Highway Patrol is investigating and asks witnesses and drivers for video.
The Canada-wide recall covers Innovacon Inc.’s FHC-101 and FHC-202 hCG one-step tests, including devices and strips. Health Canada says they may detect very low hormone levels and produce a positive result in someone who is not pregnant.
The guide reviews B.C. government preparedness advice, including keeping a vehicle’s fuel tank at least half full, and weighs geography, food and resources when naming five possible places to shelter.
The party says it would transfer the regional district’s housing, economic development, air quality and climate policy responsibilities to other governments, and also promises a smaller board and a full audit of the North Shore wastewater plant project.
Ken Sim’s party says its housing platform would add middle-income rentals, speed approvals and seek provincial funding for care beds and replacement homes for aging SROs ahead of the Oct. 17 civic election.
ABC candidate Lorraine Lowe posted a prayer as advance voting began, asking God to protect her team. The B.C. Humanist Association questioned the explicitly religious language; ABC and Mayor Ken Sim defended the post.
Kareem Allam’s municipal party proposes sweeping changes to housing, transit, public safety and city services ahead of Vancouver’s Oct. 17 civic election; several plans require support from senior governments.
The Vancouver School Board is recognizing teachers’ contributions to learning, well-being and belonging, highlighting two award-winning examples and its annual scholarships for graduating students.
Police say a woman pushed a tourist into traffic near Carrall and East Pender streets on Friday; a man was stabbed in the neck multiple times near Main and Hastings streets on Sunday.
Vancouver police are investigating two separate violent incidents in the Downtown Eastside: a tourist was pushed into traffic on Friday and a man was stabbed on Sunday. Investigators are asking witnesses and drivers with relevant dash-cam footage to come forward.
Vancouver Police say officers recovered jewellery and luxury items worth more than $10,000 after stopping a rental SUV Saturday night. The property is believed to have been stolen earlier that day during a real estate open house.
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