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Man who allegedly spit on Metro Vancouver bus driver arrested under Mental Health Act

A man caught on video kicking at a bus door and apparently spitting at a bus driver was apprehended by Burnaby RCMP under the Mental Health Act two days later on an unrelated matter.

Oct 31, 2019 2:21 PM Read more >

Searchers comb North Shore backcountry for missing hiker stranded without equipment

Search teams, including nine members of North Shore Rescue, are combing the North Shore backcountry this morning after a hiker went missing last night from the Howe Sound Crest Trail.

Oct 31, 2019 12:33 PM Read more >

Some bus service will be cancelled due to the transit strike, states TransLink

TransLink has announced that the transit strike would result in some runs being cancelled due to the lack of maintenance overtime.

Oct 31, 2019 11:24 AM Read more >

Kale recall across British Columbia after possible listeria contamination

On Oct. 30, Sobeys Inc. issued a kale recall of a popular brand from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Oct 31, 2019 10:51 AM Read more >

TransLink responds to transit union strike announcement

TransLink has issued a statement in response to Unifor's decision to introduce an overtime ban for bus maintenance workers as part of the transit strike.

Oct 31, 2019 9:59 AM Read more >

Transit workers' union announces first steps for Friday strike action

Plans have just been revealed for the first steps in a planned transit strike action slated to begin Friday, Nov. 1 at 8 a.m.

Oct 31, 2019 7:31 AM Read more >

Police nab bike-riding bank robbery suspect in Burnaby

Police in Burnaby caught up with a bank robbery suspect who fled the scene, and authorities, on two wheels.

Oct 31, 2019 6:56 AM Read more >

B.C. government cracks down on unlicensed Vancouver cannabis dispensaries

The B.C. government’s Community Safety Unit (CSU) raided the Medical Cannabis Society store at 1182 Thurlow Street just after 10 a.m.

Oct 30, 2019 4:49 PM Read more >

Rental demand will require construction of 30,000 units in Metro Vancouver

Two years ago, the BC NDP campaigned on a pledge to deliver 114,000 affordable housing units within a decade.

Oct 30, 2019 4:29 PM Read more >

Vancouver woman charged in 2018 death of common-law husband

Vancouver police Wednesday announced the arrest of a 25-year-old woman following a months-long murder investigation that started in 2018.

Oct 30, 2019 3:53 PM Read more >

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