Burnaby Mounties are trying to determine what was behind a shooting outside a home near Burnaby Golf Course overnight. Somebody fired two shots at a condominium in the 7400 block of Woodbrook Place just after 1:30 this morning. The bullets just bounced off the building and no one was hurt. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Pepper spray fired at Oakridge Mall
August 6, 2012 by
A robbery at Oakridge Mall this afternoon resulted in the evacuation of the food court after pepper spray was let-off. Vancouver Police Constable Brian Montague says a man agreed to meet another person at the mall after hooking up through Craigslist to sell an item. "There was an agreement between the person selling this item and an apparent … [Read more...]
Shots fired in East Vancouver
July 15, 2012 by
Five young men - between the ages of 17 and 20 - have been arrested after shots were fired overnight in East Vancouver. People living near East 49th Avenue and Prince Edward Street called police after hearing the gunfire just before 3:00 a.m. Constable Lindsey Houghton says residents also heard a car driving away, "Officers arrived to find several … [Read more...]
Cowichan Valley school trustees fired
July 1, 2012 by
He threatened to do it... now he has. Education Minister George Abbott has fired members of the Cowichan Valley School board for failing to submit a balanced budget. Under the school act, local boards are not allowed to run deficits. Surrey School District superintendent Mike McKay has been appointed as the official trustee for the Cowichan … [Read more...]
Cowichan Valley school trustees could be fired this weekend
June 30, 2012 by
Time is running out for the elected board of education in the Cowichan Valley. Board members could be fired tomorrow. Education Minister George Abbott says the board has until midnight tonight to submit a balanced budget, as required by the school act. If they don't, Abbott says he will meet Sunday with Lieutenant Governor Steven Point to sign an … [Read more...]
Shots fired in Pitt Meadows
June 6, 2012 by
Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking for the person who fired a handgun in the area of Somerset Drive and Bonson Road in Pitt Meadows sometime Friday afternoon. A bullet ended up in a nearby home. Police say they've canvassed the neighbourhood, but can't find anyone who heard a gunshot. They believe the gun was fired from a pedestrian overpass near some … [Read more...]
Doctors fired from Port Moody hospital for refusing patients
May 9, 2012 by
CKNW is learning more about an incident at Port Moody's Eagle Ridge Hospital over the weekend that saw three hospitalists fired. The nurses' union claims they don't know why the workers were terminated. Dr. Roy Morton of Fraser Health says the doctors were fired because they refused new patients. "There has been a contract dispute that's been … [Read more...]
Cop who fired fatal shot to head cleared
March 19, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer who repeatedly fired at a man and killed him with a shot to the head nearly five years ago will not be charged.Police Complaint Commissioner Stan Lowe said Monday that extensive investigations have not produced any evidence to suggest Const. Lee Chipperfield used unnecessary or excessive force in handling the … [Read more...]
Surrey RCMP investigating reports of shots fired
September 3, 2011 by
Surrey RCMP are still on-scene at a home in the 18700 block of 92nd Avenue after reports of shots fired last night. Sgt. Murray Hedderson says the reports came in about 8:15. Details at this point are still slim. "At this point we have no reports or have not found anyone who has been injured, and the matter is still under investigation." Hedderson … [Read more...]
Another Liberal MLA fired up by Metro Vancouver plan to incinerate trash
August 16, 2011 by
B.C.’s environment minister is moving to put a lid on a growing party dispute over burning Metro Vancouver's garbage, an issue one pundit says is ripe for the pickings by the B.C. ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
