March 28, 2024

Man dies after being hit by train

A man is dead after being struck by a train in Chilliwack just after 11pm Friday night. RCMP Sgt. Dave Eidet says investigators are looking into the situation, but it's believed the man tried to beat the train. "The coroner, CN police and RCMP are working together to investigate this matter." Eidet says it's never a good idea to try and beat a … [Read more...]

Tonnes more potentially toxic ash now being tested in Cache Creek landfill

Metro Vancouver says the potential fly ash problem at the Cache Creek landfill might be much larger than initially thought. 1800 tonnes of ash that failed hazardous waste tests was shipped from a Burnaby incinerator in July and August this summer.  Covanta the operator of the incinerator has also failed to submit tests for those two months as … [Read more...]

FVRD upset nothing is being done to deal with toxic ash

The Fraser Valley Regional District is leveling some serious accusations at Metro Vancouver and the Ministry of the Environment over hazardous fly ash.  FVRD Chair Sharon Gaetz says initial tests of the ash from a Burnaby Waste to Energy incinerator tested six times higher than acceptable for hazardous waste. She says Environment Minister … [Read more...]

Customs officer discharged from hospital after being shot last week

The Canadian border officer who was shot last week at the Peace Arch crossing is now out of the hospital and recovering at home.  Lori Bowcock was shot in the neck last Tuesday.  32 year old Andrew Crews is accused of driving up to her booth in a white van, shooting her and then taking his own life.  Homicide police continue to … [Read more...]

RCMP: Those posting hurtful messages on web pages for Amanda Todd run risk of being criminally charged

The RCMP say more than 400 tips have been received in connection with the death of Amanda Todd. The 15-year old took her own life this week -- after years of bullying -- much of it online. But even in death -- Amanda is still the target of heartless online abuse. From online trollers posting hurtful messages and images on pages dedicated to … [Read more...]

Video tells story of local teen who kills herself after being bullied

A sad story is trending on Twitter this morning in Vancouver. #RIPAMANDA is spreading on the social media site after it appears the teen was severely bullied at school and took her own life. It started when a 15-year-old girl named Amanda posted a video on YouTube. She flips through index cards, telling about how she was tormented by bullies … [Read more...]

Kinks still being worked out for Compass card

If you pay cash to use the transit system, you could be in for a surprise when the Compass card launches. The electronic, pre-paid pass will soft-launch late this spring or early summer, but Translink still hasn't figured out how to accomodate riders who pay by coin on a bus and need to transfer to Skytrain. Right now they're given a paper ticket … [Read more...]

Questions being raised about independence of new Independent Investigations Office

It's called the "Independent" Investigations Office -- but questions are already being raised over the new body's relationship with the mounties. It turns out, members used RCMP vehicles in Prince George -- where they were probing a fatal shooting involving a local officer. IIO Spokesperson Owen Court explains the circumstances... "They arrived in … [Read more...]

Kubrick Scripts Being Turned Into Film, TV

Entertainment One and Philco Films are teaming to produce both a TV movie and a mini-series based on two unproduced screenplays of the late Stanley Kubrick reports Deadline. The telemovie, entitled "Downslope", follows the activities of Confederate Army Colonel John S. Mosby who sets out to settle the score after Custer captures and hangs several … [Read more...]

Is oil pipeline battle being used to buff up election war chests?

Real concern, or pipeline politics?  The war over Enbridge's Northern Gateway project is enterting a new battle, with the Liberals now accusing the NDP of using the debate, as a way to fund the party's campaign budget.  Party fundraising letters are nothing new, but a few eyebrows are being raised over an Enbridge-themed e-mail from the … [Read more...]