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Non-fatal vehicle crashses up year-over-year in 2024: ICBC

3 days ago | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Michelle Meiklejohn

B.C.'s automotive insurance provider is sharing its findings from last year's crash data, which shows non-fatal collisions are up year-over-year. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) found that there were more than 303,000 crashes in the province in 2024 alone. More than 107,000 of those happened at intersections and led to more than 52,000 injured victims. ICBC spokesperson Brent Shearer tells 1130 NewsRadio that there's a pretty simple reason that B.C. saw more crashes last year.
B.C. advocates say limited funding, extra red tape for Gazans coming to Canada

Jan 17, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Michelle Meiklejohn

B.C. advocates are raising concerns with the federal rollout of financial assistance for Gazans arriving in Canada through a temporary resident visa stream. The government of Canada is providing a direct, one-time payment of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child. Some advocates say they think there's a discrepancy between how Palestinians are being treated versus newcomers from other places. Silva Abkarian is a settlement counsellor at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Society.
Port Moody police arrest man accused of harassing several women

Jan 15, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Michelle Meiklejohn

Port Moody police say they arrested a man over the weekend for allegedly repeatedly harassing women in the Moody Centre area. The Port Moody Police Department says it has received numerous reports over the past months, opening several investigations into the allegations. The investigations led police to arrest a suspect and charge him with criminal harassment and uttering threats. The suspect is currently in custody, with his next court appearance set to take place Wednesday. Const.
Vancouver City Coun. Adriane Carr resigns

Jan 15, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Michelle Meiklejohn

Vancouverites can expect two municipal by elections in the coming months after Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr announced her resignation Wednesday. Speaking at City Hall, The Green Party councillor says she took the holidays to consider retirement. Carr says she wanted to spend more time with her family, and has grown frustrated with the ABC Party's governing style. Carr went public months ago about her frustrations working with Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver majority.
Working Canadians Rebate might not go ahead

Jan 10, 2025 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Charlie Carey |Michelle Meiklejohn

For those Canadians who were banking on an extra $250 lining their back pockets come spring, you might need to think again. In a statement to CityNews Vancouver, the Ministry of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs says the Working Canadians Rebate will be delayed, if it goes ahead at all, due to the proroguing of Parliament.
Vancouver businesses benefiting from Swiftie mania

Dec 6, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Michelle Meiklejohn

Taylor Swift is performing her first of three concerts Friday, and Vancouver's businesses are feeling the buzz. Deanna is the district manager at the Latest Scoop, a clothing store in Gastown. She says her store has seen a frenzy of fans. "In the first minutes of opening, like 50 people [came] through the door on a weekday," she told 1130 NewsRadio.
Fundraiser launched to help victim in 5-car crash on Hwy 1 in Burnaby

Nov 22, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Michelle Meiklejohn

A fundraiser has been launched to help one of the victims seriously injured in a five-car crash along Highway 1 in Burnaby last week, according to a family friend. Manshur Mariwa, a foreign-trained medical professional, saw the initial crash and left his car to attend to the crash victims. It was then he was hit by another vehicle. Saira Abrar, a close family friend of Mariwa, explains why he went to help. "He was trying to help the victims of an earlier crash out of his good heart," said Abrar.
avian flu risk still low

Nov 21, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Michelle Meiklejohn |Charles Brockman

The B.C. Ministry of Health says a teenager who was infected with H5N1, or avian flu, is still in critical condition after nearly two weeks. On Saturday, Nov. 9, authorities shared that a teenager in the Fraser Health region had tested positive for the virus, otherwise known as bird flu.
Non-profits concerned postal strike will dampen fundraising efforts

Nov 16, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Michelle Meiklejohn

With Canada Post Workers taking strike action, some B.C. non-profits are expressing concern about their end-of-year fundraising efforts. Sophie Kelk is the senior manager of marketing and communications for Coast Mental Health Foundation, a non-profit that provides mental health care for people in B.C. She says many supporters donate at the end of the year, with about 35 per cent preferring to send cheques through the mail.
1,400 pounds of sheet metal falls on worker, causing serious injuries

Nov 1, 2024 | vancouver.citynews.ca | Michelle Meiklejohn

WorkSafeBC says a worker was seriously injured in Mission Oct. 25 when a cart loaded with sheet metal fell on them. "A shop-built cart loaded with approximately 1,400 lbs of sheet metal fell onto a worker when they were trying to move it," the inspection report says. A WorkSafe officer issued an order to immediately stop using the cart as it was built using a furniture dolly, a metal frame, and plywood and does not meet occupational health and safety regulations.