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Vancouver records worst week for overdose deaths this year

Vancouver records worst week for overdose deaths this year

A total of 11 people died last week in Vancouver of a suspected drug overdose, which was the worst week on record this year.
Richmond bog fire could smoulder for years

Richmond bog fire could smoulder for years

The wildfire on the Department of National Defense (DND) lands in central Richmond has been contained but could burn underground for weeks, months or even years, according to experts in the field.
This Facebook page is stirring up debate on development in the Lower Mainland

This Facebook page is stirring up debate on development in the Lower Mainland

The New Westminster Citizens Against Overdevelopment group has attracted more than 600 followers since in was created in May.
Metro Vancouver home sales see coolest July in 18 years

Metro Vancouver home sales see coolest July in 18 years

July may have been scorching in terms of the weather, but the real estate market was decidedly cool, according to the latest report from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).
Police release identity of woman found dead in Granville Street apartment

Police release identity of woman found dead in Granville Street apartment

Photograph By FILE The VPD has identified the victim of the city’s 13 homicide as 31-year-old Chelsea Lynn De Forge of Vancouver.
Man found in garbage truck compactor dies from injuries

Man found in garbage truck compactor dies from injuries

A man is dead after he was pulled Wednesday from the trash-compacting box of a garbage truck in downtown Victoria.
Police searching for a third suspect after thefts at Canada Line stations

Police searching for a third suspect after thefts at Canada Line stations

Photo of Auras Yanis Raducanu Metro Vancouver Transit Police Metro Vancouver Transit Police have arrested two people after a series of distraction thefts at stations along the Canada Line and are looking for a third person.
Pro-pipeline group forms vigilante protester camp 'eviction committee'

Pro-pipeline group forms vigilante protester camp 'eviction committee'

An Alberta-based pro-pipeline group is threatening a vigilante eviction of pipeline protesters on Burnaby Mountain – prompting police to urge the public not to take the law into their own hands.
Body of Langley man pulled from B.C. lake after float plane crash

Body of Langley man pulled from B.C. lake after float plane crash

Seaplane/Shutterstock Two men are dead an a third is in hospital with serious injuries after a float plane crashed into a British Columbia lake.
Burnaby residents caught speeding in sports cars, one is an 'N' driver

Burnaby residents caught speeding in sports cars, one is an 'N' driver

Photo Ridge Meadows RCMP Ridge Meadows RCMP caught two 22-year-old men from Burnaby speeding on the Lougheed Highway in high-end sports cars this morning.