A Richmond RCMP officer --charged with assault causing bodily harm last summer-- won't face any jail time after being found guilty of a lesser charge. Inderpal Bal's conduct was questioned by other officers at the scene of an arrest made in January of last year after which the victim needed hospital care. A formal charge was laid in July … [Read more...]
Surrey teacher suspended after being charged with drug trafficking
January 4, 2013 by
A substitute teacher in Surrey has been suspended after allegedly moonlighting as a pot dealer in Vancouver and he's not just accused of selling marijuana. Richmond RCMP Corporal Sherrdean Turley says Eugenio Alfonso Bahamonde was arrested near an elementary school in Vancouver on November 7th. "The driver was also seen smoking what appeared … [Read more...]
Soccer hero Sinclair suspended
October 12, 2012 by
Burnaby soccer hero Christine Sinclair has been suspended for four matches and fined for comments she made after Team Canada lost to the U-S-A in a hard fought semi-final game in the summer Olympics. The punishment is handed down from FIFA, and the Canadian Soccer Association is now asking for the reasons behind that judgement. Sinclair blasted the … [Read more...]
Nashville Predators suspended
May 1, 2012 by
The Nashville Predators have suspended forwards Alex Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn for their critical game three matchup against the Phoenix Coyotes tomorrow. The two Russian forwards were found bar hopping in downtown Phoenix well after team curfew the night before game two. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Vancouver MD suspended for texts
August 7, 2011 by
Beginning of Story Content A Vancouver cardiologist has been suspended for three months after admitting to sending inappropriate text messages last fall. Dr. Alnoor Hassanali Karim Abdulla sent ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Teacher suspended over comment to gay student
A BC high school teacher who made an inappropriate comment to an openly gay student is among the latest batch of provincial discipline decisions. Miko McGrady was suspended for two weeks in October, after he made an insensitive comment to the teen. He later acknowledged his inappropriateness, but said it was not meant to be homophobic or … [Read more...]