Kier Junos

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Kier Junos

Jendhel May Sico is described as a person who lived her life to the fullest. On Saturday, April 26, she was celebrating the Lapu-Lapu Day festival with those she loved most - her cousin, AJ Seco, and her boyfriend. Jendhel was one of 11 people tragically killed that day during the car-ramming attack. Her cousin AJ remains in hospital. In the past week, the beloved Vancouver barber has undergone emergency brain surgery.

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Kier Junos

A tenancy branch arbitrator has ruled that five tenants at a West End apartment with a history of problems will be paid nearly $40,000 - plus ongoing rent reductions - following an issue nearly 10 years ago where the landlord locked the garbage chutes for a protracted amount of time. For years, around 200 tenants of Regency Park were forced to bring their trash to an outdoor garbage area that was constantly filthy and posed safety issues.

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Kier Junos

The outgoing chief of the Vancouver Police Department is standing behind the results of Task Force Barrage. Throughout a police board meeting Thursday, Chief Adam Palmer and the rest of the VPD's leading officers underlined the results of the project, which was established to restore safety and order to the Downtown Eastside and surrounding neighbourhoods. "Up until April 15, we've seized 459 weapons out of the Downtown Eastside," he said. "Almost 200 reports have been put forward to Crown counsel.

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Kier Junos

The four men accused in a high-profile assassination case of a Sikh leader two years ago in Surrey appeared in a New Westminster court by video Wednesday. The men accused, Karanpreet Singh, Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, and Amandeep Singh, are all facing charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder against Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar was a high-profile supporter of Khalistan, a movement for an independent Sikh state in India.

1 month ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Kier Junos

Vancouver renters living in poorly maintained buildings may soon have more options when it comes to getting their landlords to fix issues - which in some cases have impacted their health. A motion passed by city council aims to make big changes to Vancouver's bylaw on property maintenance standards. Currently, these standards don't enforce issues related to mould, water damage, or indoor air quality issues. In one West End apartment, these issues have plagued tenants for years.