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Vancouver Police investigating Granville Strip fire

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Greg Bowman

Crews were kept busy early Monday morning in Downtown Vancouver as they responded to a fire on the Granville Strip. The Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say they were called at around 3 a.m. to Granville Street between Nelson and Helmcken Streets. What began as a single-alarm fire, turned into a second-alarm blaze with heavy smoke billowing onto the streets and surrounding alleys. They got things under control around 6 a.m.There are no reports of injuries.
Richmond RCMP warns of increase in jewellery scams

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Greg Bowman

Police in Richmond are warning residents about an increase in cases of scams involving resident's jewellery. The RCMP says there have been several instances recently where fraudsters are either selling fake jewellery, or taking people's real items. The latter is done through handling a victim's jewellery and then swapping it for a fake without them knowing. Police say they received three separate reports involving this type of fraud in just one day.
Violent incident in Surrey sees 2 people arrested, charged

Jan 22, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Greg Bowman

Police in Surrey say two people have been arrested and now charged in relation to a "violent" altercation in the city on Monday night. The Surrey Police Service says that just before 11 p.m., officers were called to an apartment block on Central Avenue, near University Drive, after two men were "allegedly acting violently and had a gun.""SPS officers arrived and two men were taken into custody without incident.
Shoppers Drug Mart apologizes after B.C. patient charged for flu shot

Nov 20, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Greg Bowman

Loblaw has confirmed that one of its Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Vancouver wrongfully charged someone a fee for a flu shot last week. The grocery giant says there was confusion at its store and pharmacy on Denman Street that led to at least one person paying unnecessarily. B.C. government guidelines state that everyone six months of age or older with a valid health card can get a shot free of charge. Loblaw says it has since corrected the issue and is working to ensure a refund is given.
Vancouver Realtors

Oct 2, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Greg Bowman

It doesn't seem like lower interest rates are doing much to increase home sales in the Lower Mainland. Greater Vancouver Realtors are out with their monthly report, showing sales were slightly down in September compared to the same time last year. "Residential sales in the region totalled 1,852 in September 2024, a 3.8 per cent decrease from the 1,926 sales recorded in September 2023," GVR said in a release Wednesday.
1 in 4 British Columbians living paycheque to paycheque: survey

Sep 27, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Greg Bowman

Another new survey is out showing how many British Columbians are struggling to make ends meet, and the toll that's taking on them. According to the National Payroll Institute, just under a quarter of British Columbians say they're living paycheque to paycheque. That figure is lower in Vancouver, but in Victoria, the NPI found 45 per cent of people are living that way.
Vancouver Rise FC unveiled as women's NSL soccer team

Aug 27, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Greg Bowman

Vancouver's newest professional sporting team unveiled its name and logo Monday night. The Northern Super League, a new professional women's soccer league, will kick off in Canada in 2025. The league will feature six teams from across the country, and this week, the Vancouver Rise FC was unveiled. The Rise will hit the pitch beginning in April 2025. The team will be part of the Whitecaps organization but has its own branding, name, and colour scheme.
North Vancouver drivers hit with speeding fines

Aug 19, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Greg Bowman |Hana Mae Nassar

The need for speed landed three drivers with some pretty big fines in North Vancouver in recent days. According to the RCMP, officers stopped one person on Highway 1 who was driving 161 kilometres in an 80 kilometre zone on Thursday. A day later, another driver was pulled over, this time for going 180 kilometres per hour in the same area.
BC wildfires; 107 fires start in past 24 hours, 430 burning

Jul 24, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Greg Bowman |Charlie Carey

B.C. continues to see more wildfires spark across the province, as cooler weather brought wind and lightning to tinder-dry areas. The BC Wildfire Service says that as of Wednesday morning, there were 107 fire starts in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of wildfires in the province to 430. The service adds a further 83 fires were put out in the past day. About 80 per cent of the fires were started by lightning, and about six per cent were caused by humans.
Vancouver's False Creek E. coli levels soar

Jun 25, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Greg Bowman

A recent sewage leak into Vancouver's False Creek has led E. coli levels in the water to skyrocket. Vancouver Coastal Health's latest water sampling shows E. coli levels near Olympic Village were 10 times higher than what is considered safe for swimming. According to the health authority, on June 21, False Creek recorded E. coli samples of up to 4,884 MPN/100mls. A sewer main break in the area last Thursday saw effluent flow into the nearby waters.