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'Flood risks for dummies' tool aims to help Canadian cities

'Flood risks for dummies' tool aims to help Canadian cities

The Municipal Flood Risk Check-Up is designed to act as a "first pass" for understaffed municipalities, and a way to allow more advanced planners to check their progress and ensure they haven’t missed anything.
Child killer Allan Schoenborn's review hearing adjourned after outburst

Child killer Allan Schoenborn's review hearing adjourned after outburst

BC Review Board hearing adjourned for Allan Schoenborn, who has changed his name and is concerned about being recognized in public during his unescorted community leaves from a psychiatric hospital.
B.C. prison guards decry increasing violence, drone drops of weapons, drugs

B.C. prison guards decry increasing violence, drone drops of weapons, drugs

Prisons have become "overwhelmed" by the surge in drone drops in correctional facilities, says the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers.
Metro Vancouver to get 185 new buses on busiest routes with provincial funding

Metro Vancouver to get 185 new buses on busiest routes with provincial funding

The 2024 federal budget doesn’t do enough to support transit, said officials at a Wednesday press event in North Vancouver announcing $300M in funding from the province
Alleged B.C. gangster wants legal aid in murder case

Alleged B.C. gangster wants legal aid in murder case

Connor D’Monte is charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 death of Kevin Leclair, gunned down in a Langley mall parking lot.
B.C. man allegedly involved in violent home invasion appears in court

B.C. man allegedly involved in violent home invasion appears in court

Duoth Techen Garkouth, Ramadhan Ibrahim-Hussein and a teen face B&E and kidnapping charges.
'It's going to change my life': Metro Vancouver football fan wins $1M

'It's going to change my life': Metro Vancouver football fan wins $1M

"The first thought that came to mind was, 'How am I going to change my life and my family's life?'"
B.C. judge refuses further leniency on community service no-show

B.C. judge refuses further leniency on community service no-show

Reality TV show Border Security: Canada's Front Line featured a 2014 immigration raid on a worksite where Serhat Seyhoglu's company was a subcontractor.
Divers went into the Fraser for a stolen car. They found a bus

Divers went into the Fraser for a stolen car. They found a bus

An RCMP Underwater Recovery Team found multiple vehicles, including a school bus, while fishing a stolen car out of the water by Coquitlam's Maquabeak Park.
Vancouver International Airport regains Best Airport in North America crown

Vancouver International Airport regains Best Airport in North America crown

YVR chief praises 26,000 employees for first win since 2021