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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s Jett Woo has a shiny new contract with the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks announced they’ve signed the defenceman to a one-year, two-way pact. Financial details were not disclosed. General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the #Canucks have agreed to terms …
Read More »‘First-of-its-kind’ report on B.C. sex workers outlines risks, calls for action
Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than 200 B.C. sex workers were surveyed for a report that outlines risks and needs within the industry. Those surveyed said they operate within the Lower Mainland and Southern Vancouver Island. Read more: Suspect in kidnapping, drugging and sexual assault of …
Read More »Kitsilano resident questions if bias involved in recent removal of homeless camp – BC
Days after East Vancouver residents questioned why tents in a west side park were addressed so quickly, a Kitsilano resident is raising similar concerns about whether an income-related bias exists in terms of how encampments in public parks are dealt with. Growing up on the west side, Alex Trottier said …
Read More »Province pushes Vancouver to speed up housing as council weighs Broadway development
The province is leaning on the City of Vancouver to speed up housing projects, ahead of a key council decision on how fast to allow redevelopment along the Broadway corridor. The City of Vancouver approved its Broadway Plan last year, a sweeping document aimed at guiding development around the new …
Read More »Concerns over Vancouver’s proposal to demolish heritage building for DTES street market – BC
There are renewed concerns about a proposal to demolish a more than century-old Vancouver heritage building and use the empty lot to temporarily relocate the Downtown Eastside Market, where police allege some stolen goods are being sold. The City of Vancouver leases the current street market space at 26 East …
Read More »Rally condemning suspected poisonings of Iranian schools girls held in Vancouver
A large crowd gathered in downtown Vancouver to take part in a Global Rally to condemn a suspected poisoning targeting Iranian school girls. The rally, held Sunday afternoon in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, was organized by grassroots activist group We are Mahsa. “All of the citizens around the …
Read More »‘Humiliating’: Victim of violent wrongful arrest by Vancouver police describes ordeal
A Toronto man who was wrongfully shot with “less lethal” gun rounds and apprehended by Vancouver Police in a case of mistaken identity is speaking out about his ordeal, in the hopes it won’t happen to others. Elijah Barnett, who is hearing impaired, told Global News he was walking his …
Read More »City of Vancouver approves property tax hike of 10.7 per cent – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a surprise move Tuesday night at Vancouver City Hall, Council approved the biggest tax increase in more than a decade. The City has approved the 2023 Operating Budget and homeowners are on the hook for a 10.7 per cent increase in …
Read More »Vancouver Island hit-and-run killer died on street from toxic drugs: Coroner’s report – BC
A North Vancouver man convicted of killing two motorcyclists on the Malahat Highway in 2010, died from toxic drugs on the streets of Maple Ridge in Dec. 2020, according to a newly released coroner’s report. Lucas Ian Brown, 35, was found unresponsive by a passerby on a public sidewalk on …
Read More »2 tourists rescued after lost overnight in snow storm in North Vancouver, B.C. – BC
Two tourists from Mexico and Columbia are extremely lucky after spending an entire night outdoors near Norvan Falls in North Vancouver, North Shore Rescue says. “They took a bus here. They started their hike at 1 p.m. Saturday,” said Don Jardine, a North Shore Rescue team member. “I don’t know …
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