A devastating story from the Coquihalla Highway last night. RCMP say three vehicles were involved in a crash north of Hope around dinner time. An elderly couple in one vehicle were injured so two men and a woman from the other two vehicles came to their aid - then things went terribly wrong. Another vehicle smashed into one of the crashed cars … [Read more...]
Two women injured in stabbing spree still in hospital
February 4, 2013 by
Two women wounded during last week's stabbing spree at an apartment building in Vancouver's West End remain in hospital. One remains in serious condition and the other is now stable. The 33-year old man accused of attacking them on Thursday evening made his first court appearance Monday morning. Jerome Bonneric has been charged with four counts … [Read more...]
I-I-O investigates after man injured during arrest
January 15, 2013 by
BC'S new Independent Investigations Office is investigating a late-December arrest involving the Vancouver Police Department. Officers were trying to subdue a stressed-out, very agressive 26 year old man. During that attempt, he was injured and taken to hospital. He's still there. 11 staff have now been assigned to the case, in part to provide … [Read more...]
Nine dead, 20 injured after Vancouver-bound tour bus crashes
December 30, 2012 by
Nine people are dead after a tour bus carrying 40 people crashed on Interstate 84 in Oregon Sunday morning at around 10:30 a.m. The bus had left Las Vegas and was en route to Vancouver. Twenty others were injured in the crash. Calls from CKNW to Lower Mainland-based company Mi Joo Travel & Tour, which reportedly operates the bus … [Read more...]
VPD motorcycle officer injured in crash
December 10, 2012 by
A crash involving a member of the Vancouver Police traffic section blocked off a busy intersection in Vancouver. Shortly after 9:30 this morning, the on-duty officer's motorcycle was rear-ended by a vehicle near 6th Avenue and Clark Drive. He's been taken to emergency with undetermined injuries. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Skier injured on Hollyburn Mountain Saturday passes away
December 9, 2012 by
A man who fell about ten feet into an embankment while backcountry skiing on Hollyburn Mountain Saturday, has now died. West Vancouver Police Sgt. Paul Skelton says the 26 year old Vancouver man passed away Sunday afternoon. "He was described by his skiing partner as being an avid and experienced backcountry skier. It's also my understanding … [Read more...]
Developing story: Worker injured on Mitchell Island
December 5, 2012 by
A possible explosion on Mitchell Island has sent at least one workers to hospital. Donna Freeman at Worksafe BC says they are also heading to the scene. "Well we have just got a report of an incident occuring on Mitchell Island in Richmond apparently an incident that has something to do, at least with initial reports, to do with an electrical panel … [Read more...]
RCMP looking for Toyota with front end damage after elderly man injured in hit and run
December 1, 2012 by
A hit and run in Surrey has left a man in his 70's in hospital with serious injuries, but he is expected to recover. It happened just before 7 Friday night on 132nd street and Huntley Avenue. RCMP Sergeant Bob Pinkewyczs says the man was hit so hard, he was thrown several feet and knocked right out of his shoes. "Indications are he had been jay … [Read more...]
Families of people killed or injured by police meet in Vancouver
November 25, 2012 by
BC's new Independent Investigations Office will be on the agenda Sunday during a Vancouver workshop... bringing together the families of people killed or seriously wounded by police. Al Wright -- who lost his 22-year old son Alvin in a 2010 Langley RCMP shooting -- supports the new civilian-run review team, but he's not convinced it is completely … [Read more...]
3 injured while building home
October 26, 2012 by
Three people are badly hurt after a scaffolding accident at a home in Shaughnessy. Vancouver Fire Captain Gabe Roder says it happened about 6:30 Thursday evening, "In the 1500-block of East 28th Avenue. When we arrived, we discovered a number of people had fallen from what appeared to be scaffolding that had collapsed." The home was under … [Read more...]
