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This story of Syrian refugees feeding a local family will warm your cold, dead heart

This story of Syrian refugees feeding a local family will warm your cold, dead heart

Dave Gaskill from Nanaimo shared a heartwarming story on Facebook this week. Now shared more than 10,000 times, it offers hope in a time when we all could use a little bit more of it.
Air Canada and WestJet hike up their checked baggage fees starting today

Air Canada and WestJet hike up their checked baggage fees starting today

Starting on Friday, October 5th WestJet and Air Canada airlines are increasing the cost of their baggage fees on all of their checked luggage.
Burnaby demands Trans Mountain's razor wire boom be removed from Burrard Inlet

Burnaby demands Trans Mountain's razor wire boom be removed from Burrard Inlet

The City of Burnaby wants boom topped with razor wire removed from Burrard Inlet.
B.C. rec. league hockey player dies after ramming boards

B.C. rec. league hockey player dies after ramming boards

A young British Columbia hockey player who died after slamming into the boards during a game in Langley, B.C., is being remembered by a teammate as a "gentle giant," and "one of the best players out there."
Someone hoarded 111 cats and now this B.C. shelter is flooded with felines

Someone hoarded 111 cats and now this B.C. shelter is flooded with felines

Last month, the SPCA South Okanagan/Similkameen Branch was flooded with 65 kittens after an owner surrendered them to the branch. Now, another resident has surrendered a jaw-dropping 111 felines from a single home.
Outing the formerly anonymous author of the satire website The Vancouver Glass

Outing the formerly anonymous author of the satire website The Vancouver Glass

Kevin Getz is The Vancouver Glass.
Someone brought 3 antique hand grenades to a Metro Vancouver police station

Someone brought 3 antique hand grenades to a Metro Vancouver police station

A person looking to dispose of three hand grenades demonstrated what not to do Thursday evening by bringing them to the Steveston police station.
Second shooting pushes homicide cases on the Lower Mainland to 3 in 24 hours

Second shooting pushes homicide cases on the Lower Mainland to 3 in 24 hours

Homicide investigators on the Lower Mainland responded to their third case in less than 24 hours Thursday as they were called to a fatal shooting in B.C.'s Fraser Valley.
Vancouver teen pleads guilty in connection to overdose death of a 13-year-old girl

Vancouver teen pleads guilty in connection to overdose death of a 13-year-old girl

A Vancouver teen who sold a 13-year-old Port Coquitlam girl a fatal dose of MDMA has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges.
Police called to Burnaby meeting after candidate allegedly shoves anti-SOGI protester

Police called to Burnaby meeting after candidate allegedly shoves anti-SOGI protester

Police were called to a trustee all-candidates meetings at a Burnaby high school Wednesday evening after a noisy altercation between an incumbent candidate and an anti-SOGI audience member.