SURREY, B.C. - Surrey RCMP say the man injured in the latest shooting in that Metro Vancouver suburb is known to them, but they are releasing few other details about the Tuesday night attack.The victim has been taken to hospital with what is believed to be a gunshot wound to the back.Officers were called to a home at around 10 p.m. to find the man … [Read more...]
Man critically hurt in Surrey pre-dawn attack
February 7, 2012 by
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been rushed to hospital after an early-moning shooting in Metro Vancouver.Surrey RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger says the man, in his late 20s, was shot several times in the upper body as he stepped out of his rental car.The incident happened in a residential area of Surrey just before 7 a.m.Investigators at the scene haven't … [Read more...]
Two hurt in Langley fight
February 4, 2012 by
Gory details from a woman who says she was first on the scene after two men got into a fight in the middle of Fraser Highway in Langley. Alicia Thompson and her boyfriend were driving on the highway at 240th Street when they saw a man lying in the road kicking his legs around. "There was people, like, running out of their houses, the police … [Read more...]
Swinton, Hurt, Hiddleston Love Vampires
January 30, 2012 by
Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska are all set to star in Jim Jarmusch's vampire romance meets horror drama "Only Loves Left Alive" at Pandora Films says The Hollywood Reporter. The film is described as an unusual love story between two vampires who have been in love for centuries. Jarmusch is also producing. Filming … [Read more...]
Man hurt in targeted shooting in Vancouver
January 27, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police say a man has been injured in a targeted, early morning shooting.Const. Lindsey Houghton says the man, in his 30s, was shot in the leg while in an apartment suite not far from Vancouver City Hall.Investigators say the man is known to them and is not co-operating.His injury is not considered life-threatening.Police say … [Read more...]
Billboards still hurt their eyes
January 12, 2012 by
A Vancouver City Councillor is trying to address the complaints he says are still coming in about the bright lights around BC Place. It's been more than three months since people living near the newly renovated stadium started complaining that its billboards were keeping them up at night. Geoff Meggs says that issue hasn't gone away and … [Read more...]
Man hurt after tumble down B.C. waterfall
October 16, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A man is recovering with head and facial injuries after he fell down a waterfall in a provincial park east of Vancouver.Rick Lang with Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue says the accident took place in Golden Ears Provincial Park, about 11 kilometres north of Maple Ridge.Lang says the man was hiking with a woman and they were heading … [Read more...]
