April 25, 2024

Angry Greyhound passengers stranded

A few dozen Greyhound bus riders trying to get home for Christmas have been stranded at the station overnight in Kamloops, and say they haven't been told why. Kyle Brosseau says his bus left Vancouver last night en route to Calgary at 6:15 and arrived in Kamloops around 11pm. He says he was told they would transfer to a different bus, and that … [Read more...]

Father angry after RCMP cleared in son’s shooting

The Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner (OPCC) released a report Wednesday that ruled the three Mounties used reasonable force when they killed Alvin Wright in his Langley home in August 2010. The officers said Alvin confronted them with a hunting knife and hatchet, and he was shot after he stepped toward an officer with the knife … [Read more...]

Father angry cops cleared in fatal shooting

LANGLEY, B.C. - The father of a man shot dead by police in his own bedroom in Langley, B.C. says he's not surprised the Police Complaints Commission has ruled the officers did nothing wrong.Allan Wright is angry that Commissioner Stan Lowe has ruled the three Mounties used reasonable force when they killed Alvin Wright in August of 2010 after the … [Read more...]

Bus drivers angry after secret camera installation

Coast Mountian Bus Company is coming under fire for installing secret cameras on certain busses. The secret cameras were installed on eleven busses out of the Vancouver Transit Centre and three out of the Richmond Transit Centre sometime last year. The union representing bus drivers, Canadian Auto Workers Local 111, Vice President Gavin Davies says … [Read more...]