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Speeder prohibited from driving for six years

Speeder prohibited from driving for six years

Cory Todd Siebolts also sentenced to 628 days in jail for hitting speeds of up to 180 km/h
Food supply amid highway closure: Too little in Port Alberni, too much in Tofino

Food supply amid highway closure: Too little in Port Alberni, too much in Tofino

It will be the first time since the Cameron Bluffs wildfire closed Highway 4 that the food bank makes its daily trip to Port Alberni to drop off supplies at the high school, Port Alberni Shelter Society and the Salvation Army.
Man who fell 11 storeys during suspected Burnaby kidnapping sentenced

Man who fell 11 storeys during suspected Burnaby kidnapping sentenced

Abdullah Abdullahi, 36, sustained a spinal cord injury when he fell from an 11th-floor balcony at 4960 Sanders St. in Metrotown trying to escape police.
Nightclub owner takes fight for bilingual trial to Attorney General

Nightclub owner takes fight for bilingual trial to Attorney General

Judge erred in law in denying bilingual trial, Learn to Earn contends in petition
'We will never forget this help': Happy immigration ending for B.C. family

'We will never forget this help': Happy immigration ending for B.C. family

“For our future I have so many positive things to think. I now have this hope that we will be able to stay. That this will be our home and our children’s home forever.”
West Van senior questions 'vacancy' tax bill on occupied home

West Van senior questions 'vacancy' tax bill on occupied home

Wife’s citizenship status creates bureaucratic problem
'I am truly sorry': Vancouver cop convicted of assaulting former UBC football player apologizes

'I am truly sorry': Vancouver cop convicted of assaulting former UBC football player apologizes

"The police failed me": Former UBC football player Jamiel Moore-Williams was reportedly stopped for crossing against a red light and Tasered three times.
Burglar tackled by West Van homeowner sentenced to three years in jail

Burglar tackled by West Van homeowner sentenced to three years in jail

The break-in was the man's 18th conviction for same offence, committed partly for an ‘adrenaline rush’
Rain welcome but it won't be enough to extinguish B.C. wildfire risk

Rain welcome but it won't be enough to extinguish B.C. wildfire risk

VANCOUVER — Scattered rain across parts of British Columbia is welcome in the fight against wildfires, but it would take a week of sustained precipitation to extinguish the risk, an official with the BC Wildfire Service said.
Former Interior Health top doctor jailed 5.5 years for child sex crimes in Alberta

Former Interior Health top doctor jailed 5.5 years for child sex crimes in Alberta

The former chief medical health officer of Interior Health has been sentenced to 5.5 years in federal prison for sex crimes involving a child.