Charlie Carey

Vancouver

Digital Team Lead at CKWX-AM (Vancouver, BC)

@citynewsvan - @BCFNJC Gladue writer - settler on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, səl̓ilw̓ətaɬ territories - trans they/them - formerly naarm

Articles

Police warn of released sex offender living in Vancouver

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

The Vancouver Police Department is issuing a public warning on Thursday about a convicted sex offender who is now living in the city. In a statement, the VPD says Hayden McCorriston obtained statutory release and is now living at a halfway house. The 30-year-old was convicted of sexually assaulting multiple women in Burnaby and Vancouver in 2022, the VPD says. He is currently serving a two-year, three-month prison sentence for those offences.
Vancouver Rise victorious in emotional, historic NSL kickoff

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

It's not often the retractable roof at BC Place is pulled back mid-April. But on Wednesday, as the Northern Super League opened its inaugural season, sunlight streamed onto the pitch. Call it a good omen if you want, but the significance wasn't lost on Vancouver Rise head coach Anja Heinder-Moeller. "The two, three days leading up to this, we had spring coming to Vancouver," the Danish coach quipped.
B.C. Easter long weekend forecast has sun before cold front

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

The Easter long weekend probably won't be filled with lots of "shorts weather" this year for much of B.C.'s South Coast. Thursday and Friday will see the warmest temperatures in the region before a cooler band of weather moves in, 1130 meteorologist Michael Kuss explains. In Metro Vancouver, highs of between 14 and 19 degrees will be felt on Thursday, with the temperatures rising again on Friday to a maximum of 20 degrees inland.
Canadian federal parties haven't released platforms for election

1 week ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

With the Canadian federal election just over a week-and-a-half away, the clock is ticking for the parties to unveil their full costed platforms. None of the major parties have released them yet, and one expert says voters can expect to wait even longer. Kwantlen Polytechnic University political scientist Shinder Purewal tells 1130 NewsRadio that most don't want to because it welcomes further scrutiny at a time when they're trying to win over voters.
Major BC Ferries routes busy ahead of Easter long weekend

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Mike Lloyd

If you're heading from Metro Vancouver to southern Vancouver Island before the Easter long weekend, here's hoping you have a BC Ferries reservation. The first sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay available for those without a reservation is well into the morning, after the first three sailings of the day sold out. According to the BC Ferries website, there's not a lot of available space heading into the afternoon sailings either.
Wildfire Service

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

B.C. is set to see warmer-than-normal temperatures for the next few months, the BC Wildfire Service says, as the province continues to see drought-like conditions in some regions. In its 'Spring Outlook,' the wildfire-fighting service says that with the warmer temperatures, there is a chance for more precipitation than normal for coastal and central B.C. in April, May, and June.
Flights at YVR impacted by NAV CANADA 'resource constraints'

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

If you're flying in or out of Vancouver International Airport on Wednesday, YVR is urging you to check the status of your flight. YVR says the region is being impacted by what it says are "resource constraints" at NAV CANADA. "We do not know when NAV CANADA's resource constraints will be addressed," YVR said in a statement on its website. "Passengers may experience changes to their flights as a result of NAV CANADA's resource constraints.
Police investigating overpass strike on Highway 1 in Langley

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

The BC Highway Patrol says it is investigating reports of a Wednesday morning overpass strike in Langley. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin says just before 8 a.m., a caller reported to police that a box truck had hit the CP Rail overpass along Highway 1 westbound, just after 232 Street. "The damage to the overpass appears to be minor. It is hard to distinguish today's damage from multiple past overpass strikes at this same location," said McLaughlin.
Vancouver Rise FC kicks off new Canadian women's soccer league

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

It's a homecoming of sorts on and off the pitch. "To me, it's just surreal, every day when I actually step back and think about it," Vancouver Rise FC player Shannon Woeller said. "I can't imagine ... I can't believe this is my life right now."A born and raised Vancouverite, Woeller is following in the footsteps of icons like Diana Matheson and Christine Sinclair. But with one distinct difference.
Paid parking for Trout Lake, Hillcrest this summer: Park Board

1 week ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey

It's going to cost Vancouverites more to park at some facilities run by the Board of Parks and Recreation. Park Board commissioners approved a motion to move ahead with the new plan that will see paid parking implemented at Trout Lake and Hillcrest community centres this summer. Kerrisdale, Hastings, and New Brighton Park are also under the parking plan. Meanwhile, VanDusen Botanical Garden and the Langara and Fraserview golf courses will see paid parking begin in the fall.