Skip to content

Highlights

Water meters, electrical rates and other questions for New West council

Water meters, electrical rates and other questions for New West council

Delegates pose questions and share concerns about a range of issues with New Westminster city council.
B.C. sheriff shortages continue as judges, prosecutors, police get hefty raises

B.C. sheriff shortages continue as judges, prosecutors, police get hefty raises

Exit surveys indicate 80 per cent of sheriffs who leave the service point to wages as their number one reason for departing.
Metro Vancouver bus drivers demand lost wages from strike be paid

Metro Vancouver bus drivers demand lost wages from strike be paid

Buses and the SeaBus are back in service as striking bus supervisors return to work.
Watch: Night divers capture dramatic battle between seal and octopus

Watch: Night divers capture dramatic battle between seal and octopus

The seal was biting into one of the octopus’s arms to try and pull it from a den
B.C. 'mere courier' gets eight years for fentanyl trafficking

B.C. 'mere courier' gets eight years for fentanyl trafficking

When police arrested Mission resident Hong Dinh, they found a brick of fentanyl weighing almost a kilogram in the trunk of her vehicle.
Bus vs. SkyTrain supervisor: What are the differences?

Bus vs. SkyTrain supervisor: What are the differences?

Bus supervisors are striking in Metro Vancouver over wage discrepancy between other supervisors in the transit system. So what are the differences in the jobs?
Soup flights set to take off at this New West eatery on Saturday

Soup flights set to take off at this New West eatery on Saturday

Greens and Beans will be serving up soup flights – after encouragement from New Westminster residents.
Hells Angel, ex-stockbroker can be extradited to U.S., B.C. judge rules

Hells Angel, ex-stockbroker can be extradited to U.S., B.C. judge rules

A B.C. judge has approved the extradition of B.C. residents Courtney Vasseur, a member of the Hells Angel motorcycle gang, and Curtis Lehner, a former stockbroker, to face criminal fraud charges in the United States.
B.C. court overturns Indigenous mom's $150K human rights decision

B.C. court overturns Indigenous mom's $150K human rights decision

"Discrimination in this case is the effect of a wider web of laws, policies, and practices which interact to create a system stacked against Indigenous families," the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision said.
Man caught with loaded 'ghost gun' at Burnaby mall gets 2.5 years in prison

Man caught with loaded 'ghost gun' at Burnaby mall gets 2.5 years in prison

Metro Vancouver Transit Police seized a loaded, semi-automatic handgun from Arunjit Virk just outside the Metrotown mall in March 2021.