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Threatening letters filled with white powder a Bitcoin scam: Coquitlam RCMP

Coquitlam RCMP believes a letter being mailed to Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam residents and threatening death if Bitcoin isn't sent via a QR code is a scam as it seems to be mass produced and is being sent to multiple addresses, with all letters appearing identical

Feb 1, 2021 1:54 PM Read more >

EV charging rebates bumped up for fleet operators

B.C. government is doubling the rebates offered on some EV charging stations for fleet operators

Feb 1, 2021 12:45 PM Read more >

'I’m still in shock': Vancouver man wins $675,000 while doing laundry

It was a Scratch & Win ticket.

Feb 1, 2021 12:36 PM Read more >

Woman 'clings to life' after attack in her home by men posing as police officers

VANCOUVER — Police say a Vancouver senior is "clinging to life" after being attacked by two men she believed were police officers. Sgt.

Feb 1, 2021 12:17 PM Read more >

U.S. warning of part failure didn't save pilot's life in crash in Mission, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. — A Transportation Safety Board report says a warning of a seatbelt bracket failure may not have filtered down to the owner of a small plane that was involved in a deadly crash in British Columbia last year.

Feb 1, 2021 11:48 AM Read more >

Coquitlam man agrees to repay investors after using their money to gamble

Shayne William Sharma raised about $257,500 from 21 residents of B.C. in the scheme which he ran from March 2014 to January 2015. Now he must pay the money back, along with a $25,000 fine

Feb 1, 2021 11:06 AM Read more >

'Horrific and deeply disturbing crime': Senior attacked by pair posing as Vancouver police officers

It's believed the victim let the two men in after they knocked on her door claiming to be police officers

Feb 1, 2021 10:59 AM Read more >

BCLC calls on Canada to legalize 'single-event' sports bets

The BCLC expects single-event sports betting would generate an estimated $125 to $175 million in additional revenue through online and land-based opportunities.

Feb 1, 2021 10:56 AM Read more >

1 hurt in avalanche, experts urge caution as conditions risky on some B.C. mountains

VANCOUVER — A report on the Avalanche Canada website says one skier has been seriously hurt in an avalanche on central Vancouver Island. The report says it happened Sunday on Mount Cameron, southwest of Courtenay.

Feb 1, 2021 10:48 AM Read more >

Possible brush with COVID-19 variant prompts tests at Maple Ridge, B.C., high school

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C.

Feb 1, 2021 8:08 AM Read more >