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 Man, 20, dies after drinking bet: police
A drinking contest went horribly wrong when a young man in Burnaby died of what police believe was alcohol poisoning on the weekend. Investigators believe the man had been drinking, consuming 10 bottles of beer before tackling a large amount of whisky. 8/27/2008 6:59:53 PM
 B.C. health agency may ban deli meat in its facilities
The Vancouver coastal health authority will consider banning deli meats in its hospitals, seniors' homes and care facilities because of the deadly listeria outbreak across the country, a spokesman said Wednesday. 8/27/2008 12:47:07 PM
 B.C. crime rates fall to 30-year low
A recent report from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics -- a body that collects crime numbers from police forces across the country -- shows an overall decrease in crime rates of eight per cent between 2006 and 2007. This trend is mirrored across Canada. 8/27/2008 10:13:45 AM
 2 charged in $30M real estate fraud in B.C.
Two Vancouver men have been arrested and charged following complaints of fraudulent real estate transactions totalling more than $30 million, police said. The 107 cases involved real estate and mortgage transactions between 2000 and 2002, RCMP Sgt. Susan Green said. 8/27/2008 9:39:42 AM
 B.C. NDP popularity takes a leap
For the first time in years, more people say they would vote for B.C.’s New Democrats in an election than for the ruling Liberal party, results of a new public poll show. 8/27/2008 6:22:27 AM
 Nanaimo: Vibrations from new ferries shaking homes
Residents living next to the BC Ferries terminal in Nanaimo say the low-frequency vibrations emitted by the company's new, supersize ferries are threatening their homes. 8/27/2008 6:15:49 AM
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Class action lawsuit launched over listeria outbreak More than 1,100 people have contacted a law group that has launched a class action lawsuit against Maple Leaf Foods, the firm's lead lawyer said, as a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis linked to the company's Toronto meat plant continues to grow. 8/27/2008 6:12:00 AM
Police officer's testimony at inquest contradicts witness Const. Todd Sweet killed Kyle Tait, 16, in August 2005 at the end of a police pursuit. Tait was a passenger in the vehicle, which police said had tried to ram a police car. A police investigation found no criminal wrongdoing by Sweet in Tait's shooting. 8/27/2008 6:10:51 AM
Vancouver man stabbed by panhandler A Vancouver man was stabbed on a downtown sidewalk by a panhandler after refusing to hand over spare change. The suspect took off running and the victim walked to his nearby home and called 911. 8/27/2008 5:07:57 AM
Mumps outbreak traced to religious group A growing outbreak of the mumps has been traced to a single original case in a Chilliwack religious group that is opposed to vaccination. It's believed visitors from Alberta brought the mumps to Chilliwack, infecting a "community with low immunization rates." 8/27/2008 5:04:36 AM
Fraser Valley Mumps outbreak nears 200 cases With the number of confirmed and suspected mumps cases in the Fraser Health region closing in on 200, public health officials worry it will spread into the Vancouver Coastal region and are looking for ways to avoid such a daunting scenario. 8/26/2008 9:50:10 AM
Gang leader's father defends realtor The father of jailed United Nations gang leader Clay Roueche says slain real estate agent Mike Gordon had no worries when the two met just two weeks ago. 8/26/2008 9:47:47 AM
Inquest opens into teen's death in chase It is three years almost to the day that Kyle Tait was killed by a New Westminster Police officer, who fired shots into a stolen SUV. Tait was in the passenger seat. The Tait family says Const. Todd Sweet didn't have to open fire on a vehicle full of teens. 8/26/2008 9:43:48 AM
Safeway store slow to remove recalled cold cuts Robert Lauder said he had no idea the cold cuts he had bought at Safeway, and was planning to eat for dinner Sunday, could have made him sick. It wasn't until after his family saw news coverage on CTV that they thought to check the batch number. "Right there, 97 B, the bad one.'' 8/26/2008 9:39:12 AM
Crown in B.C. trial says five alleged kidnappers played different roles A lot of the evidence against five men accused in the dramatic daytime kidnapping of the son of a wealthy Vancouver businessman two years ago is circumstantial, the Crown prosecutor in the case acknowledged Monday. 8/26/2008 5:54:27 AM
Vancouver police seek clues in fatal stabbing Tearful friends gathered at a makeshift memorial yesterday for an aspiring young music producer and singer stabbed to death outside the Atlantis nightclub in downtown Vancouver early Sunday. 8/26/2008 5:46:55 AM
Vancouver: Athletes get Olympic welcome home Friends, relatives and supporters of Canada's Olympic team were out in force at Vancouver International Airport this afternoon to meet the hometown athletes returning from the Beijing Olympics. B.C.'s athletes shone this year, taking home six of Canada's 18 medals. 8/26/2008 5:38:48 AM
Brave pair rewarded for tackling house fire John Lichtenwald is definitely a man you want around. In the past two years, he has taken part in three rescues and is to receive the Governor-General's award for bravery for one of those acts. 8/26/2008 5:23:38 AM
Mair wants retraction from Supreme Court judges Former Vancouver radio talk-show host Rafe Mair doesn't like being called a "shock jock." And he wants the Supreme Court of Canada to amend a recent judgment that uses that term to describe him. 8/26/2008 5:20:49 AM
Sentence upheld for B.C. teen who kicked walker from elderly woman A 19-year-old man who savagely kicked a walker out from under a 97-year-old woman during a violent break-in asked the B.C. Court of Appeal for leniency because he drunkenly thought she was brandishing a chair. 8/25/2008 6:18:09 PM
B.C. court upholds $1-million legal bill for complex divorce The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to a legal bill in excess of $1-million in the bitterly fought divorce of a Vancouver couple who had been married for 42 years. The couple fought vigorously over almost every item that was part of their lengthy marriage. 8/25/2008 7:03:52 AM
Sex assault charge laid in B.C. teen's death The RCMP major crimes unit is investigating the death of 15 year-old girl who was found Saturday on a Vancouver Island reserve. A 19-year-old man was arrested at a nearby residence and has been charged with sexual assault. 8/25/2008 5:49:00 AM
B.C. athletes in Beijing B.C.'s athletes shone this year, taking home six of Canada's 18 medals. Kevin Light, Ben Rutledge, Malcolm Howard and Kyle Hamilton earned Canada a gold medal as part of the men's eight rowing crew. Wrestler Carol Huynh of Hazelton brought home the gold. 8/25/2008 5:38:57 AM
Vancouver-Victoria ferry route up and running Sunday After a disastrous weekend, ferry service between Vancouver and Victoria was scheduled to return to normal Sunday afternoon. That left just three out of four vessels running on the Tsawwassen-Victoria route and it left hundreds of passengers stranded in lineups as long as six hours. 8/25/2008 5:36:55 AM
Death of B.C. man linked to listeria outbreak A man who died in a Vancouver Island hospital in late July had the same strain of listeria that is being blamed for three deaths in Ontario. The 64-year-old man, who died July 29 in Cowichan Hospital in Duncan, may have consumed tainted meat while in hospital. 8/25/2008 5:27:42 AM
Chinese-Canadians proud despite Beijing controversies As the Olympic flame extinguished in Beijing marking the end of China’s coming-out party, Chinese-Canadians in Vancouver exuded a sense of pride that the People’s Republic put on an amazing spectacle despite some lingering controversies. 8/25/2008 5:01:10 AM
Humpback whales are flashier, and splashier Once the foundation of the whale-watching industry on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the bottom-feeding grey whale is being pushed aside by a flashier, splashier, and increasingly numerous upstart — the humpback whale. 8/25/2008 4:58:41 AM
Nude cyclists protest arrest at Vancouver Naked Bike Ride Naked cyclists converged on Vancouver's main police station Saturday after a man was arrested with his three-year-old son during a nude ride earlier in the day. 8/24/2008 9:39:07 AM
IOC against plan to sell more 2010 tickets to public The International Olympic Committee has poured cold water on a plan by organizers of the Vancouver Games to cut back on reserved media seating in 2010 in order to sell more tickets to the public. 8/24/2008 5:32:17 AM
Balloon passenger recounts jump or die dilemma This weekend marks a tragic anniversary. One year ago Sunday, a hot air balloon caught fire in Surrey leaving passengers with an agonizing choice, jump, or die. Diana Rutledgewas among the passengers in a hot air balloon, as it lifted off the ground at the Hazelmere RV park, and flames engulfed the basket. 8/24/2008 5:30:35 AM
Even foot passengers delayed by BC Ferry woes In life there are no guarantees, a lesson foot-passengers were reminded of at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal on Saturday. Many thought that if they left their cars behind, they would surely get on, and not have to wait. 8/23/2008 11:09:16 PM
Tainted meat likely served at 13 B.C. hospitals The Vancouver Island Health Authority has released a list of hospitals and care homes that potentially served the sandwich meat linked to a deadly bacteria. One man who was served the meat, a 64-year-old patient at Cowichan District Hospital died three weeks ago. 8/23/2008 11:04:31 PM
Police 'not on top of organized crime': RCMP The B.C. Lower Mainland, southern Ontario and greater Montreal are three major hubs of organized crime and illicit drug activity in the country, a report released Friday says. CISC says street gangs are growing in popularity, in urban centres, smaller towns and aboriginal communities across the country. 8/23/2008 6:17:10 AM
B.C. ferry breakdown jams Vancouver-Victoria run Another BC Ferry breakdown left vehicle passengers on the Vancouver-Victoria route stranded in six-hour lineups on Friday afternoon. The situation was not likely to improve much over the weekend. 8/23/2008 6:13:02 AM
Wrongful conviction triggers B.C. review The overturning of a murder conviction in Manitoba has prompted the B.C. criminal justice branch to launch a massive search dating back 25 years for cases in which microscopic hair analysis played an important role in obtaining a conviction. 8/23/2008 5:57:43 AM
BC man is 4th death in listeriosis outbreak The death of a B.C. man is the fourth in a cross-Canada listeriosis outbreak that might be linked to tainted meat products. The latest confirmed death was a 64-year-old Vancouver Island man who had been hospitalized in Duncan. 8/23/2008 5:42:32 AM
1 dead, 1 injured in Surrey drive-by shooting A man was killed and another injured in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting in Surrey Thursday night. Surrey RCMP responded to a call regarding shots fired at a home in the 12400 block of 90A Avenue around 11 p.m. 8/22/2008 11:43:07 AM
Slain realtor connected to infamous UN gang A Chilliwack realtor gunned down in his car late Wednesday was closely associated with the notorious United Nations criminal organization, The Vancouver Sun has learned. 8/22/2008 11:31:00 AM
Propeller problem creates long ferry delays Gordon Campbell's new superferries aren't turning out to be so super. Vaunted as European-built and trouble free, the expensive new ferries have proved to be anything but, causing numerous delays this summer. 8/22/2008 10:53:21 AM
Former Penticton resident charged in Surrey murder A former Penticton resident has been charged with one count of second degree murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with the shooting of his wife and daughter Tuesday in Newton. 8/22/2008 5:44:32 AM
Listeria outbreak hits B.C. healthcare facilities B.C. hospitals and carehomes are checking their inventories of sliced meats after at least two cases of listeriosis were identified in patients in B.C. 8/22/2008 5:30:40 AM
Police issue bear warning in North Burnaby The RCMP is warning residents of North Burnaby to be careful after bears were spotted in different locations of the region. Burnaby RCMP is also telling local residents to keep all their garbage inside their garage. 8/20/2008 1:37:38 PM
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