Category Archives: Metro VANCOUVER

The end of January marked the end of Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Jagrup Brar’s welfare challenge, but the veteran MLA has no plans to say goodbye to poverty. Brar’s challenge of living on $610 for the month came to an end Tuesday … Continue reading →

A video — one that almost didn’t get released — of a B.C. Lions player hoisting the Grey Cup on top of a mountain has now been completed. In December, after winning the CFL championship, B.C. Lion James Yurichuk and … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – The man whose inquiry findings led former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm to resign in 1991 says he threatened to quit before completing his task. Ted Hughes, a former conflict of interest commissioner, is suing Vander Zalm … Continue reading →

SURREY, B.C. – The New Westminster Police have been called in to investigate an incident in which a 16-year-old boy was injured by a police dog during an arrest in Surrey, B.C. Police were investigating a break and enter last … Continue reading →

RICHMOND, B.C. – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) said Tuesday it has signed US$7.6 million in contracts with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the agency’s systems. MDA is working on the FAA’s instrument procedure development system, which … Continue reading →

Robert MacKay was trying to protect The Bay on Granville Street with a pole before he was pulled into a mob and repeatedly kicked, punched, and pepper strayed during the madness of the Stanley Cup Riot. Seven months later, Vancouver’s … Continue reading →

Vancouver is parting ways with its director of planning and will begin an international search for his replacement. City council voted Tuesday to part ways with Brent Toderian, Vancouver’s director of planning for the past six years. Toderian, hired during … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – Police say a 24-year-old Vancouver man is in hospital, recovering after being stabbed this morning. Officers responded to calls of a fight between a group of men in the 800 block of Granville Street shortly after 4 a.m. … Continue reading →

RICHMOND, B.C. – Specialty paper producer Catalyst Paper Corp. (TSX:CTL) says that one of the unions at its Crofton mill in B.C. has rejected a new contract that must be ratified as part of the company’s new refinancing plan to … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – Copper Mountain Mining Corp. (TSX:CUM) expects to produce between 85 million to 90 million pounds of copper in 2012 from the first full year of production at its newly opened mine in southern British Columbia. The Vancouver company … Continue reading →

Caden Chiu, 4, watched wide-eyed as colourful dragon and lion dancers paraded down the streets of Chinatown Sunday celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year. The parade, one of the largest in North America, drew more than 40,000 people, … Continue reading →

Drugs may have played a critical role in a collision that killed one man Saturday night. RCMP say that a vehicle being driven by a 19-year-old male from Calgary allegedly crossed the centre line on the Sea to Sky Highway … Continue reading →

Jagrup Brar is broke. The Surrey-Fleetwood representative has been living off $610 in January after accepting the MLA Welfare Challenge, but that money ran dry last week. It’s a situation Brar knows is a reality for thousands of individuals and … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – Canadian methanol producer Methanex Corp. (TSX:MX) handily beat analyst estimates last quarter, as its profit rose 150 per cent from a year earlier amid stable demand and pricing for its products. The Vancouver-based company, which has operations around … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – The company formerly known as Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. will be distributing nearly $2.9 million to its shareholders on Jan. 30 as part of its liquidation and windup. FMI Holdings Ltd. said Thursday its board has decided to distribute … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – A man whose leg was bitten by a police dog during an arrest has filed a lawsuit against the Vancouver Police Department and the department is being challenged to change its dog-training policy in keeping with some U.S. … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – ATCO Structures & Logistics has signed a joint-venture agreement with an Inuit organization’s development arm. ATCO (TSX:ACO.X) will work with Sakku Investments Corp. on resource development and infrastructure construction in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. The partners have … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – Vancouver Police say a man has been injured in a targeted, early morning shooting. Const. Lindsey Houghton says the man, in his 30s, was shot in the leg while in an apartment suite not far from Vancouver City … Continue reading →

Even with an Olympics-berth deciding game on their hands, the players of Canada’s national women’s soccer team sneaked in time to give back to their community. They dropped by to watch and encourage players from the Homeless World Cup team … Continue reading →

A lone casket draped in a Canadian flag stood in the centre of Peace Portal Alliance Church as Dave Brolin was honoured one last time. The RCMP pilot, a 46-year-old husband and father to two young children, died in a … Continue reading →

Breathe in the fire of dragons and watch lions dance this weekend at one of the city’s largest parades. Vancouver’s Chinese New Year’s Parade on Sunday celebrates the Year of the Dragon, with performances by more than 3,000 people from … Continue reading →

A 33-year-old Vancouver man is suing the city and two constables after a police dog allegedly bit him during an arrest and left him with a gruesome leg wound. Christopher Evans, 33, was arrested June 12 after he smashed a … Continue reading →

Executives from some of the world’s biggest high-tech companies will connect with delegations from more than 30 international cities next week as Vancouver plays host to the inaugural Cities Summit. More than 400 entrepreneurs and civic leaders are expected to … Continue reading →

Did you know that it’s illegal to tie up your dog while you grab a coffee? Green Coun. Adriane Carr wants to change that. The newly elected councillor is introducing a motion Tuesday that requests city staff to report to … Continue reading →

The Rio Theatre may just end up toasting the government. Solicitor General Shirley Bond has confirmed the provincial government is actively looking into possible changes to the laws that prevent the east Vancouver cinema from screening films while they hold … Continue reading →

Two young brothers who died in a house fire on the Nanoose First Nation on Vancouver Island had been moved out of their own home to avoid the danger of falling trees in a wind storm, the RCMP say. Const. … Continue reading →

Yes, really. The Evergreen Line will be finished and operational by 2016, and this time the government means it. Members of all levels of government were in Port Moody Wednesday to announce the very first contracts for the rapid transit … Continue reading →

Children as young as 12 in Bountiful were working on logging loaders and skidders, earning well below the minimum wage, the leader of the polygamous community has testified. Winston Blackmore revealed that fact in a Tax Court of Canada trial … Continue reading →

Vancouver NPA Coun. George Affleck is calling for the Metro board to lay its cards on the table with a new motion to broadcast all board meetings live. “(It’s an) organization that has a $614-million budget and here’s a board … Continue reading →

Crown prosecutors have approved charges against eight more alleged Stanley Cup rioters. Vancouver police announced Wednesday that 26 charges have been approved against the eight individuals, all between the ages of 18 and 26. To date, 38 people have been … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – Vancouver Airport Authority announces 10-year strategy outlining $1.8 billion in improvements; passengers travelling to destinations outside British Columbia face $5 increase in airport improvement fee to $20.

VANCOUVER – New World Resource Corp (TSX:NW) says it intends to exchange its lithium assets for a significant equity stake in Li3 Energy Inc. (OTCBB:LIEG), a development-stage company that intends to list its shares in Canada. Under a letter of … Continue reading →

Two youngsters have died as flames swept through a home on the Nanoose First Nation, north of Nanaimo. Const. Garry O’Brien confirms the seven and 10-year-old children died when the blaze broke out shortly after 5 a.m. He says the … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER – Bill payment processor TIO Networks Corp. (TSXV:TNC) rose to profitability in the first quarter, posting a gain of $11,747. The Vancouver-based firm said the results compared to a loss of $185,746 in the same period ended Oct. 31 … Continue reading →

Vancouverites are the Canadians least likely to cuss in 140 characters or less, according to a new social marketing company review. Tbk Creative, a digital marketing and social media agency based in Toronto and London, Ont., released an infographic Monday … Continue reading →

It’s up to the provincial government to decide if movie theatres can serve alcohol, the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch says. Vancouver’s Rio Theatre is in danger of shutting down after its owners learned last week that its liquor licence … Continue reading →