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Heavy rainfall warning issued for Metro Vancouver

50 to 80 mm expected with possibility of flooding

Nov 1, 2018 10:14 AM Read more >

City voters back raising the bar for prospective council candidates

One of the pervasive comments that stemmed from the 2018 municipal election in Vancouver was the daunting size of the ballot.

Nov 1, 2018 9:37 AM Read more >

Three patients in hospital gowns sent via taxi to RCH after CT scanner goes down at Burnaby Hospital

One was a 75-year-old with a ruptured appendix who waited 19 hours for surgery.

Nov 1, 2018 6:30 AM Read more >

I Watched This Game: #ShotgunJake strikes twice to beat Blackhawks on Halloween night

Canucks 4 - 2 Blackhawks

Nov 1, 2018 1:54 AM Read more >

Update: Man dies despite dramatic rescue by Burnaby firefighters

A 55-year-old man caught in a Burnaby house fire on Halloween night died in hospital early Thursday morning despite dramatic attempts by local firefighters to save him.

Oct 31, 2018 9:01 PM Read more >

Drive-by droppings causing a stink in Richmond

If you’ve lived in the Lower Mainland long enough, you’ll have grown used to media reports of “drive-by shootings.

Oct 31, 2018 7:00 PM Read more >

How to become a TransLink busker in Vancouver

If you think you have what it takes, you can register to become part of the city’s vibrant musical culture

Oct 31, 2018 5:26 PM Read more >

Vancouver’s chief election officer talks jammed ballot machines, long lineups

Rosemary Hagiwara says full report on the Oct. 20 election will go to new council next spring

Oct 31, 2018 4:34 PM Read more >

Cat found dead on swing with zap traps around neck and legs

BC SPCA is investigating after a cat was found dead on a swing in Maple Ridge

Oct 31, 2018 4:17 PM Read more >

Jailed Trans Mountain pipeline protesters appealing sentencing

Need for deterrence has disappeared, defendants say

Oct 31, 2018 4:08 PM Read more >