Skip to content

Highlights

'Suspicious' stolen vehicle with firearm, full can of gasoline found in Metro Vancouver

'Suspicious' stolen vehicle with firearm, full can of gasoline found in Metro Vancouver

An off-duty police officer reported the vehicle.
Video: Coquitlam hoisting Pride flag a 'historic' moment for the community

Video: Coquitlam hoisting Pride flag a 'historic' moment for the community

A Coquitlam social justice advocate is grateful not only for the city's commitment, but for the group of young people that made the flag raising possible.
Woman sues Burnaby-based insurer over Texas-sized hospital bill

Woman sues Burnaby-based insurer over Texas-sized hospital bill

Surrey resident Chuan Chao tripped and fractured her femur on a trip to Houston last year, but Pacific Blue Cross has denied her US$51,012 hospital bill claim, according to a BC Supreme Court lawsuit.
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage

Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage

Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says.
How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer

How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer

The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children under 10 years old in Canada.
'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

The briefing with Canada's spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It took less than a second, she says, for her to decide that she wouldn't let Beijing weaken her resolve.
Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong's silenced Tiananmen vigil

Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong's silenced Tiananmen vigil

Some members of Canada's Chinese diaspora are feeling the pressure to carry the torch as Hong Kong's renowned vigil commemorating the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square falls silent.
Minister ‘shocked’ at reports of Paul Bernardo being moved to medium-security prison

Minister ‘shocked’ at reports of Paul Bernardo being moved to medium-security prison

The federal public safety minister says reports of teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo being transferred to a medium-security prison are “shocking and incomprehensible.
Coquitlam budgets $600K more for new plaza next to Maillardville Community Centre

Coquitlam budgets $600K more for new plaza next to Maillardville Community Centre

Outdoor gathering space beside that new Maillardville recreation hub will cost $3 million to construct, Coquitlam city staff say.
Stolen Coquitlam vehicle found in Surrey with firearm, can of fuel inside

Stolen Coquitlam vehicle found in Surrey with firearm, can of fuel inside

RCMP's auto crime team also found a jerrycan full of fuel in the vehicle, which was plundered from Coquitlam in November 2022.