Category Archives: CKNW

The courts have given the BC government the go-ahead to recover a total of six million dollars owed by a defendant in the Air India trial. In a ruling Friday, BC Supreme Court Judge Daphne Smith dismissed appeals brought by … Continue reading →

There was movement at the bargaining table this week between BC teachers and their employers, but in the end, no progress was made. The Public School Employers’ Association tabled a counter-offer on Eednesday after the teachers revealed their demands for … Continue reading →

The mayor of Kitimat is hoping plans to build at least two liquified natural gas plants within three years will boost spirits, and business, in her community. “It’ll mean jobs for people that can stay in the community now. It’s … Continue reading →

It looks like the boy who was airlifted to hospital after being struck by a pick-up truck outside an Aldergrove school, may have been horsing around in traffic.The incident happened just before 3:00pm on 29th Avenue.The boy suffered head injuries … Continue reading →

Premier Christy Clark’s political opponents say the natural gas strategy she announced today could drive up BC Hydro rates for residential customers.NDP energy critic John Horgan supports LNG plants, but says the BC Utilities Commission should be empowered to make … Continue reading →

Gory details from a woman who says she was first on the scene after two men got into a fight in the middle of Fraser Highway in Langley.  Alicia Thompson and her boyfriend were driving on the highway at 240th … Continue reading →

  Another avalanche death in BC, this time near Kaslo. It happened late this morning. RCMP say a group of eight or nine skiers was hit by a slide and one them didn’t make it out alive.

  Former Vancouver Mayor Tom Campbell has died. He first joined council as an alderman in 1962. He would later serve three terms as mayor in the late 60′s and early 70′s. Vancouver was undergoing a lot of change back … Continue reading →

  Despite solving 99.9-percent of their cases, the Vancouver Police’s Missing Person’s unit hopes some media attention will help crack their outstanding cases. For 2011, the unit has five outstanding cases, and all the missing are young men. Sergeant Kirk … Continue reading →

  The North Fraser Pre-trial centre is under lockdown. The BC Government and Service Employees Union says two pipes were found concealed in mattresses yesterday. This morning, the jail guards were going to exercise their right to refuse dangerous work … Continue reading →

  It’s a guilty verdict for one of the infamous Bacon brothers. Jarrod Bacon and his associate Wayne Scott heard that verdict in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver this morning. They were arrested in 2009 after an undercover police investigation … Continue reading →

  RCMP have released the names of an Edmonton family killed in a head-on crash just north of Barriere near Kamloops on Wednesday. 47-year-old Benham Shokri, his 37-year-old wife Shirin, their 6-year-old son Daniel, and their 3-year-old daughter Delina died … Continue reading →

The provincial government is announcing a new strategy to capitalize on BC’s vast reserves of natural gas and a booming Asian market.      The government says BC is competing with the U-S, Australia, and other countries to supply the huge Asian … Continue reading →

A BC Supreme Court Judge is set to reveal his decision today on whether to convict Jarrod Bacon and his associate of conspiracy to traffic cocaine.  Bacon is set to appear via video-link at the decision, following the trial for … Continue reading →

Langley School Board Trustees have censured one of their own after she revealed information from an in-camera meeting involving the former District Superintendent.  School Board Chair Wendy Johnson says members passed a motion to censure Trustee Alison McVeigh over her … Continue reading →

The North Shore might be known for its wealthy inhabitants, but the area has a homeless problem just like almost everywhere else.  Thursday morning, a man in his 60s was found dead near some railway tracks; while a month ago, … Continue reading →

The BC Civil Liberties Association is concerned about a criminally charged Mountie who they say still speaks for the force. Constable David Pompeo of Nanaimo was charged with aggravated assault after a 2009 shooting. But BCCLA Executive Director David Eby … Continue reading →

BC’s Solicitor-General says anyone who is aware of the in custody death of Clay Willey in Prince George is concerned and troubled.  Shirley Bond says this weeks Willey Report raises some serious issues especially with RCMP response deadlines; something she … Continue reading →

BC’s Attorney-General wants to reassure residents that courthouses are open as trial lawyers around the province once again protest a lack of legal aid funding. Several trial lawyers began a second wave of job action this week by withdrawing their services … Continue reading →

Notes from an important meeting held nearly 13 years ago about Vancouver’s Missing Women case may never surface. The session attended by some high profile stakeholders has been raised several times at the inquiry to determine why serial killer Robert Pickton … Continue reading →

  Maybe this watch should have been kept under the display glass….. Langley RCMP are trying to find a watch worth 13 thousand dollars, taken from the Golden Tree Jewellers in Willowbrook Mall. A man entered the store told the … Continue reading →

Metro Vancouver’s latest homicide victim has been identified as 26 year old Brandon Howson of Maple Ridge. His body was found on Tuesday morning in a rural area of Pitt Meadows. RCMP Sgt. Jennifer Pound says Howson was known to … Continue reading →

RCMP and a 25 year old mother are giving praise to an off-duty Mountie for rescuing a 2 year old girl out of a partially submerged car. The mother’s car ended up in a ditch yesterday morning off Highway 17 … Continue reading →

One year after CKNW broke the Whistler sled dogs story, criminal charges have yet to be laid. The SPCA has already recommended a charge under Section 445 of the Criminal Code. It deals with causing pain and suffering to an … Continue reading →

Photo courtesy of Global News     A Vancouver billionaire has been sentenced to one year probation, after pleading guilty to forcible confinement and gun possession. Former Harmony Airways owner David Ho entered the pleas today in connection to an … Continue reading →

    RCMP say a family of four travelling from Edmonton to California was killed last night in a head-on collision on Highway 5 near Barriere, just north of Kamloops. Police say an SUV slid across the centre line and … Continue reading →

  More criticism of two Vancouver police officers attached to the Robert Pickton serial murder investigation has been heard at the Missing Women Inquiry. It came when detective constable Lori Shenher was being questioned by a lawyer for detective constables … Continue reading →

    Fire investigators are working to pinpoint the cause of an early morning fire at a strip mall on Scott Road near 82nd Avenue in Surrey. The fire started in a ground floor business shortly before 2:30 this morning … Continue reading →

The Super Bowl goes this Sunday but a handful of commericals from Sundays game are already available online. You can watch them below and let us know which one is your favourite.

  The RCMP isn’t saying what they have found, but they have secured a property along Lower Road in Fort St. James. They are saying they have launched an investigation into “suspicious findings.” Members of the North District Major Crime … Continue reading →

A cargo ship with a shady past has now been sold by the federal government for a fraction of its estimated value.  The 56 metre MV Ocean Lady transported 76 Tamil migrants to Canada in October of 2009.  Since its … Continue reading →

BC’s Solicitor General is applauding the move by ICBC to make changes to their employee bonus program.  Shirley Bond referred to the changes as “a good first step” and added ICBC isn’t the only crown corporation that was served notice. … Continue reading →

Trial lawyers in BC have begun another phase of job action this week withdrawing their services to protest the lack of legal aid funding. So, for two weeks now, instead of just one in January, dozens of Courthouses around the … Continue reading →

The Government has tabled a counter-offer to the BC Teachers Federation’s proposal last month which included a 15-per cent wage hike.  The BC Public School Employers Association didn’t grant teachers their raise, but has countered with new proposals on professional … Continue reading →

A wilderness preservation group wants the BC Government to stop efforts to log a wildlife habitat reserved for spotted owls. The Province has set aside several areas near Chilliwack Lake to protect the endangered birds. Gwen Barlee, Policy Director with … Continue reading →

Multiple reports of sexual assault have triggered a police investigation into a Dawson Creek cab company.  RCMP allege a driver with Golden Cabs offered a 13-year-old girl a free ride home, but instead locked her in the vehicle and sexually … Continue reading →