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1 month ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Emma Crawford |Angelyna Mintz
Two people were taken to hospital and multiple others were treated after several passengers became ill on a BC Ferries vessel Saturday. BC Ferries confirms six people became ill in a stairwell, requiring medical attention from paramedics. RCMP officers also responded. A service notice posted to the BC Ferries website says the 1 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen left 55 minutes behind schedule. According to the notice, other sailings are expected to be impacted.
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1 month ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Angelyna Mintz
Former Peace River North MLA Dan Davies, who lost his seat in October's provincial election to one of the BC Conservatives who left the party on Friday, is frustrated. Davies is speaking out after now-Independent MLA Jordan Kealy up and left the Conservatives caucus to stand in solidarity with ousted Dallas Brodie, after she made mocking comments about Residential School Survivors.
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1 month ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Angelyna Mintz |Charlie Carey
The provincial budget set aside almost $16 billion for transportation and transit projects over the next three years, but none of it was direct funding for TransLink services. A Metro Vancouver mayor tells 1130 NewsRadio that it's the second straight year that the transit agency has come up empty. "We've been told that as a Mayors' Council, is the provincial government has the ability to continue to work with us to find a funding solution for transit in the short term.
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2 months ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Angelyna Mintz |Emma Crawford
Delta Hospital's emergency room will be closed overnight Sunday, Fraser Health announced late afternoon, citing staffing challenges. This will be the second night in a row that the facility's ER is shuttered. "Emergency-trained nurses will be on-site and available to support walk-in patients needing basic first aid, assist with redirection of care, and transfer patients with urgent needs to a neighbouring hospital," Fraser Health said Saturday.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Angelyna Mintz
The province's ombudsperson is launching an investigation into widespread complaints of children being excluded from B.C. schools. In a news release Tuesday, Jay Chalke and the Office of the Ombudsperson said they have received complaints from across the province about children, including those with disabilities, being excluded from school with little or no instruction. Chalke tells 1130 News Radio that he's heard a range of individual complaints and believes there's more to the story.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Angelyna Mintz
SkyTrain service on a section of the Canada Line in Vancouver is shut down Wednesday afternoon amid a police incident. Service is currently suspended between Waterfront and King Edward stations. #Skytrain Canada Line service between Waterfront Station and King Edward Station suspended beginning at 4:58 PM due to police incident. Bus bridge being implemented. Expo and Millennium Lines are unaffected. Updates to follow.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Angelyna Mintz
'Tis the season for some furry friends to make an appearance on your patio or in your backyard, and a local wildlife society is out with a warning as raccoon sightings are on the rise. This time of year, it isn't uncommon to see more of the critters around Vancouver, and many posts on social media show they have been spotted near homes and in public spaces such as SkyTrain stations.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Aastha Pandey-Kanaan |Angelyna Mintz
A disclaimer for those driving in the Okanagan Monday afternoon: Hwy 97 is closed both ways just south of Peachland. Around 1 p.m. DriveBC said it was due to a tree falling and hitting a powerline and crews were en route. Just before 3 p.m. in an update, it said it does not have an estimated time for the highway reopening. Instead, it's asking drivers to take a two-hour detour.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Angelyna Mintz
A deadly species of fungi was spotted in Vancouver this week. City Coun. Pete Fry raised the alarm on social media Wednesday after finding amanita phalloides - or 'death cap' mushrooms - in East Vancouver. Deadly invasive species alert: ☠️ Amanita phalloides aka Death Cap mushrooms. Recent rains find them fruiting under urban oak type trees. A child in Victoria died eating one. White stem w ring, eerie metallic green tinted cap. Found in East Vancouver.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Angelyna Mintz
With a new riding and some politicians jumping between federal and provincial races, voters in the Fraser Valley are looking at some interesting changes on the ballot come Oct. 19. The Langley-Abbotsford riding is a new one in this year's race. The BC NDP candidate in this riding is a name voters may recognize from federal politics. John Aldag, who previously represented the Langley-Cloverdale riding in Parliament, is making the switch to provincial politics.
