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A teacher, a badminton and tennis coach, a kindergarten student, a wife and a mother. These are just some of the victims who have been identified following the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that happened in Vancouver on Saturday, April 26. Family, friends and loved ones have started identifying those who have been lost. GoFundMe has…
A B.C. pilot now has a remarkable survival story to tell after ditching his small plane in the ocean off the Baja Peninsula. Mike MacDonald had been hired to fly over the Gulf of California with a marine biologist to look for wildlife last weekend. “Our job is to go out there and spot the…
Police near Victoria are looking for a missing man after his boat was found floating unoccupied in Finlayson Arm on Tuesday afternoon. Source link
The Langley, B.C., home where a deadly explosion happened earlier this year could be handed over to the province. In a notice of civil claim it states the owners were convicted of another grow-op in 2004 and allege this property was partly or entirely paid for with illegal money, and if the property is returned…
A BC Ferries vessel has broken down on a busy Easter Monday travel day. The Queen of Coquitlam experienced a mechanical issue around 1 p.m. and as a result, some sailings between Langdale (Sunshine Coast) and Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) have been cancelled. The following sailings are cancelled: 2:10 p.m. departing Horseshoe Bay 3:15 p.m. departing…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The drummer for the Canadian rock band The New Pornographers has been charged with possession of child pornography, annoying/molesting a child, invasion of privacy, and attempted invasion of privacy. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in California said on Monday, April 7, deputies assigned to the Palm Desert…
A small U.S. community is trying to lure Canadians back across the border with a special Easter long weekend deal. The Point Roberts International Marketplace says this weekend it is offering a special exchange rate for Canadian cash at $0.80, meaning US$1 is CAD $1.25 this weekend and cash only. Ali Hayton, the owner of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size BC Ferries Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal is very busy on Friday, with West Vancouver police warning people to stay away if they can. Police said that Highway 1 approaching Horseshoe Bay is heavily backed up due to Whistler traffic, along with ferry traffic. They are advising anyone…
Mounties said that around 3 p.m. they received a report of a man who was in the water off Wreck Beach yelling for help and struggling to swim. Source link
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Washington state man is expected to be sentenced on Thursday for his role in a fiery crash that killed a B.C. pastor at the Peace Arch border crossing in 2019. Gurbinder Singh, 40, pleaded not guilty in 2024 to dangerous driving causing death in the explosive…
RCMP said they were called just before 7 p.m. on Monday of a possible explosion northwest of the city, on Highway 97 North and Upper Halfway Road near Wonowon. Source link
Canadians, don’t let Trump keep you from visiting California. That’s the message of a new tourism campaign launched by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Visit California. “Today we launched a new international campaign focused on encouraging Canadians to come visit the great state of California,” Newsom says in a video posted to social media. “The…
It has been nine years since B.C. issued a public health emergency in response to the toxic drug crisis. Marches were held across the province on Monday to remember those who have died and to honour those whose fight continues. More than 16,000 lives have been lost due to unregulated toxic drugs since the emergency…
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With Canadian travel to the U.S. still plummeting, some cities south of the border are begging visitors to come back. Vacation hotspot Palm Springs, Fla., is making sure Canadians know they are welcome. Banners with the Maple Leaf in a heart have been hung in the city’s downtown strip and in the airport. “The Maple…
Multiple emergency services are in the area looking for the source of the explosion. If the public has any additional information on the source, they are asked to contact police. Source link
He’s a little dog that has received a huge amount of love. “He had surgery last night around 3:00 on his front left leg and his rear left leg,” Oscar’s guardian Laurie Schildt said. “So they’ve put a plate in the front on his left leg because it was broken under the ulna bone so…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s estimated that B.C.’s auto industry is worth about $17 billion in economic activity and the impact of Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. auto industry has yet to be felt. The tariffs came into effect as of 9 p.m. on Tuesday. “We’ve all been aware that…
HBO’s hit series The Last of Us is back on TV screens on April 13, and while the premise might seem far-fetched, researchers at the University of British Columbia say it’s not as much as one might think. The trailer for season 2, which was shot in B.C., appears to show the “zombie fungus” cordyceps…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Items found near the house where a terrifying home invasion took place in Parksville, B.C., hint at a troubled life for the man arrested at the scene. On March 25, a man smashed his car through the garage door and entered a family’s home where he reportedly…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size ICBC is apologizing to its customers for long wait times for driver’s tests. The corporation said that due to an increase in demand and a shortage of examiners, customers are having to wait as long as seven months to take a test. Some customers have been checking…
A little dog named Oscar has been given a new beginning after he was tossed in a garbage can and left for dead. Terry Sparrow and his fiancée were out for a Wednesday evening stroll near Camosun Bog at Pacific Spirit Park when they made a disturbing discovery. Sparrow went to spit out his gum…
Messages alleging a possible attack at high schools in Abbotsford and the University of the Fraser Valley circulated on social media overnight. Source link
By Emiddio Isernia from Antise Vancouver Special to Global News Posted April 6, 2025 12:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Mascarpone, apricots jam Colomba Ingredients: · 90g cream · 30g milk · 20g honey · 105g white chocolate, finely chopped · 2g gelatin sheet (soaked and strained) ·…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A family in the Parksville, B.C., area is recovering from a terrifying home invasion where the suspect crashed through their garage and allegedly threatened to kill them. The incident, which happened on March 25, was caught on the family’s security video system. It shows a car pulling…
The University of Victoria released a report on Thursday following the opioid death of first-year student Sidney McIntyre-Starko in January 2024. The report makes 18 recommendations for the university to make the campus safer, all of which the university accepted. “Like many tragic events, there were several points where, had the response been different, Sidney…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. Premier David Eby will hold a media availability on Thursday afternoon amid an ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war. Eby will speak at 12:15 p.m. PT That press conference will be livestreamed above. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a minimum 10 per cent baseline tariff on…
Residents of a quiet Vancouver neighbourhood were woken up suddenly on Wednesday morning by loud crashes on the street outside. Vancouver police said that around 3:15 a.m., they started to receive 911 calls that a car was driving erratically in the area of West 3rd Avenue and Stephens Street. “When we arrived on scene, there…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three months ago, the uncertainty of Donald Trump’s U.S. tariffs was a source of frustration for B.C. farmer Bahram Rashti. But now, things are looking… UP. Rashti is the CEO and co-founder of UP Vertical Farms, based in Pitt Meadows. “We feel overwhelmed with the support from…
WARNING: This article deals with sensitive content. Discretion is advised. A West Kootenay, B.C., family is calling for changes in the health-care system after their daughter died by suicide last month. Rosanne Wallace was 33 years old and worked as a psychiatric nurse at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail. “Rosanne was always fun to…
