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Langley RCMP investigating shooting outside popular restaurant
At least one person is dead after a brazen shooting in Langley this evening. It happened at around midnight, in the parking lot of a popular restaurant on 200th St. at Willowbrook Drive. Witnesses say they heard multiple shots. One witness also saw a small car leaving the scene. No word yet from Langley RCMP. More to come. → Read More
Ashcroft closes hospital emergency room overnight due to staff shortage
Ashcroft residents won't be able to use the emergency room in the city's hospital Sunday night because of a te... → Read More
No word of injuries after Mission mill fire
It was quite the scene after a mill caught fire in Mission Friday, on Nelson Street just off Lougheed Highway. It started at about 7 p.m. The gate was closed when emergency officials arrived, with workers gone for the weekend. Nobody is believed to have been hurt. It’s not yet known how the fire started. → Read More
One person in hospital after highway crash in Maple Ridge
One person is in hospital after a two-vehicle crash between a truck and a motorcycle in Maple Ridge Friday nig... → Read More
Abbotsford Police raid marijuana grow-op
It was a busy night for Abbotsford Police, after raiding an East Abbotsford home on McKinley Drive around 8p.m. Thursday night. The home was empty at the time, and so far nobody has been arrested. It’s not yet known how many plants were taken. → Read More
HWY1 reopens after closing in both directions at Port Mann Bridge
After a brief headache to commuters, Highway 1 has reopened in both directions at either end of the Port Mann Bridge. Callers say it’s due to an ongoing police incident. The situation began close to 8 p.m. → Read More
No injuries after Vancouver parkade fire
A busy evening for the Vancouver Fire Department Wednesday night. Crews were called to the underground parkade of a high-rise on Howe at Davie just after 9 p.m. for a vehicle fire. Firefighters quickly doused the flames. Nobody was hurt. It’s not yet known why the vehicle caught fire. → Read More
Young girl pulled off Steveston wharf by sea lion
Some scary moments for a group of people at Richmond's Steveston Wharf Saturday, after a sea lion apparently p... → Read More
Vancouver Police need help finding missing man with head injury
Vancouver Police are asking the public to help it find a missing man with a head injury. 26-year-old Timothy E... → Read More
No injuries after barn fire in Abbotsford
Nobody was hurt after a barn fire in Abbotsford's Bradner area Wednesday night. Crews were called to McTavish ... → Read More
River Road in Delta closed after crash involving semi
Delta Police say River Road was closed in both directions just west of Webster after a crash involving a semi Wednesday night. It happened at approximately 11 p.m. The truck and trailer can be seen crashed off the side of the road. No other information has been made available. → Read More
Metro Vancouver gas prices dip over the weekend
You may not have noticed right away, but gas prices across Metro Vancouver have been falling steadily. Gasbuddy.com shows prices dipped over the weekend, from $1.299 to, as of Monday morning, as low as $1.239. For those who opt to drive into the Fraser Valley for fuel, motorists could pay as little as $1.179 in Mission. A month ago, the average price across Metro Vancouver was as high as $1.37. → Read More
Legendary Chinatown tailor Bill Wong dead at 95
Gettyimages/Bruno Vincent Bill Wong, Chinatown's legendary tailor at Modernize Tailors, has died. He was 95 ye... → Read More
One man in hospital after fire in downtown east side
One man is in hospital after a fire at the Washington Hotel in Vancouver's downtown east side. Vancouver Fire ... → Read More
Search called off for man swept off Lower Falls in Golden Ears Park
The search for a man in his 20's who was swept over Lower Falls in Golden Ears Park has been suspended. The ca... → Read More
Metro Vancouver Syrians react to US strike
As the missiles fly over Syria, Vancouver's own expatriate population is watching anxiously. Rahim Othman with... → Read More
Last week saw more than 200 overdose-related ER visits to Vancouver hospitals
In a tweet, Vancouver Coastal Health says there were 232 overdose-related visits to hospital Emergency Rooms l... → Read More
Vancouver Police investigating after fatal accident on South East Marine Drive
The VPD is investigating after a fatal collision on South East Marine Drive at Buscombe Sunday night, between ... → Read More
Pfizer issues voluntary recall of EpiPen and EpiPen Junior
Pfizer Canada is issuing a voluntary recall of one lot of both its EpiPen and EpiPen Junior products. It says ... → Read More
No injuries after Abbotsford truck shop fire
Photo: Kevin MacDonald An early morning fire at an Abbotsford truck shop on Wheel Avenue has been extinguished... → Read More