Police are now giving us a little more information after a border officer was shot this afternoon shortly before two at the Peace Arch crossing. The woman was confronted by a man in a van with Washington State plates. Surrey RCMP Corporal Bert Paquet says the motive is unknown. "We're working on that with all available resources at the scene … [Read more...]
UPDATES: Shooting at Peace Arch border crossing
October 16, 2012 by
Emergency crews are dealing with a shooting at the Peace Arch Border crossing. A Canadian Border Services Agency officer was shot in the neck shortly before 2pm and the man who shot her then shot himself in the head. Authorities have now confirmed that man is dead. The border guard has been airlifted to hospital; her exact condition is … [Read more...]
UPDATES: Standoff ends in downtown Vancouver
October 15, 2012 by
A stand off between police and a distraught man which kept roads closed around a downtown Vancouver hotel for ten hours this morning is finally over. Vancouver Police say a 28-year-old Surrey man with mental health issues has been arrested following the lengthy standoff. They did not identify him, but say he faces possible weapons charges. The man … [Read more...]
UPDATES BREAKING STORY:Massive fire in Port Kells
October 2, 2012 by
There is a large fire burning in Port Kells. The blaze has shut down southbound traffic on the Golden Ears bridge. Translink says buses running through Port Kells have also been cancelled or diverted. This caller to our sister station AM 730 describes to reporter Adam Hoffer. "They have a bunch of tankers in the yard...and one of the tankers … [Read more...]
UPDATES: BC Conservative defects to Liberals
September 21, 2012 by
The BC Liberals say John Martin's defection from the Conservatives signals the beginning of the end for the right-wing split. The announcement was done by Liberal campaign manager Mike MacDonald and even Deputy Premier Rich Coleman made the trip to Chilliwack. MacDonald says the timing of the announcement, the day before the Conservatives' annual … [Read more...]
UPDATES: shooting in Vancouver
September 18, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are investigating a shooting in the West End. Just before three o clock, they started getting calls from people in the 13 hundred block of Jervis Street, at the south lane of Comox. Police arrived to find shell casings in the alley. They stopped a vehicle that seemed to have bullet holes in it travelling over the Burrard Street … [Read more...]
UPDATES: Retailer Nordstrom coming to Vancouver
September 13, 2012 by
It will be completely new look for Granville and Georgia in downtown Vancouver, once Nordstrom opens in the old Sears location by the spring of 2015. The Seattle-based retailer officially announced this morning it's coming to four Canadian cities. Wayne Barwise of Cadillac Fairview, the landlord, says they will completely re-do a building … [Read more...]
UPDATES: Three Liberals bail today
August 30, 2012 by
Three more Liberal MLA's have made it offical: they are getting out of BC politics and won't run again in the next election. Education Minister George Abbott has now confirmed what he strongly hinted at just a few days ago on "The World Today" on CKNW: He's not going to seek re-election next May. Abbott has spent more than 30 years in public … [Read more...]
UPDATES: ICBC takes union to court
July 23, 2012 by
ICBC is taking its union to court, claiming workers are using company email addresses to promote their side in their ongoing labour dispute. ICBC says workers have been including a link to the union's website in those signatures, and that the website uses images which closely resemble official logos trademarked by the company. ICBC says it told the … [Read more...]
Microsoft updates SkyDrive for Windows app: new status window, freshened logo
July 21, 2012 by
We dug into Microsoft's recently updated SkyDrive efforts in a review earlier this year, and it looks as if the company's still intent on improving things based on user feedback. The newest update to SkyDrive for Windows (version 16.4.6003.0710, for the number crunchers) includes quite a few under-the-hood improvements that are said to bolster … [Read more...]
