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Drunk concert-goer scores seat on prison transfer flight

Drunk concert-goer scores seat on prison transfer flight

A drunk and belligerent concert-goer at last weekend’s Rock Ambleside festival found himself headed home on a prison transfer flight.
Deadly car crash shuts down west side Vancouver street (UPDATED)

Deadly car crash shuts down west side Vancouver street (UPDATED)

A very serious crash involving a car share vehicle has shut down Arbutus on Vancouver's west side.
North Van police investigating after driver hops curb, hits pedestrian

North Van police investigating after driver hops curb, hits pedestrian

The victim, a 34-year-old North Vancouver woman, was sitting on a bus shelter bench on the 2100 block of Lonsdale Avenue, across from London Drugs, when the driver of a northbound white sedan veered across two lanes of traffic, hopped the curb, hit the woman and smashed into a tree, according to police.
Kitsilano house gutted by fire was used as short-term rental

Kitsilano house gutted by fire was used as short-term rental

A vacant house in Kitsilano used as an Airbnb-type short-term rental went up in flames Thursday. No one was inside at the time.
B.C. Mountie charged with sex offence involving a minor, breach of trust

B.C. Mountie charged with sex offence involving a minor, breach of trust

A B.C. RCMP officer has been charged with a sex crime involving a minor. The BC Prosecution Service says criminal charges were sworn against Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Gregory Scott Bakker on Wednesday.
B.C. man who saved overdose victim's life urges people to know how to use kit

B.C. man who saved overdose victim's life urges people to know how to use kit

Photo Shutterstock Kevin Yake remembers the overwhelming relief of saving the life of a young man who'd overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, and he's grateful he knew what to do.
This 50% off cat adoption promo helps shelters deal with wildfire overflow

This 50% off cat adoption promo helps shelters deal with wildfire overflow

Photo Shutterstock The BC SPCA has extended its half-price adult cat adoption promotion to August 31 after its shelters up north were evacuated due to wildfires in the area.
Jane Goodall to appear at Vancouver International Film Festival

Jane Goodall to appear at Vancouver International Film Festival

Famed conversationist Jane Goodall will be among the special guests at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival.
Police arrest Vancouver man charged with murder of Minh Huu Dam

Police arrest Vancouver man charged with murder of Minh Huu Dam

Photograph By FILE Police have arrested 48-year-old Vancouver resident Ngoc Chau Nguyen for the April 2018 murder of Minh Huu Dam. The two men were arguing outside of a restaurant on Kingsway near Nanaimo Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. on April 22.
Metro Vancouver now Canada’s second-least competitive real estate market

Metro Vancouver now Canada’s second-least competitive real estate market

Once Canada’s most fiercely competitive real estate market and famed for its bidding wars, Greater Vancouver is now the second-least competitive housing market in the country, according to a new study by real estate website Zoocasa.