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'Overwhelming evidence' against accused Surrey Six killers: Crown

'Overwhelming evidence' against accused Surrey Six killers: Crown

The Surrey Six murder trial has heard "overwhelming evidence" that Red Scorpion gangsters Cody Haevischer and Matt Johnston were involved in the Oct. 19, 2007 slayings, Crown Mark Levitz said Wednesday.
Pelicans’ rare visit to South Delta attracts shutterbugs

Pelicans’ rare visit to South Delta attracts shutterbugs

“Get your camera ready,” avid birder Richard Swanston urges from the Brunswick Point dike in South Delta. “They might fly right overhead.
B.C. raises speed limits on some provincial highways

B.C. raises speed limits on some provincial highways

British Columbians can drive faster on some provincial highways, up to 120 kilometres per hour, Transportation Minister Todd Stone announced Wednesday.
Close call with drone near Vancouver airport prompts investigation

Close call with drone near Vancouver airport prompts investigation

Transport Canada and Richmond RCMP continue to investigate a video posted on YouTube that shows a drone flying too close to a commercial aircraft landing at Vancouver International Airport.
Surrey charity to build homes for teens leaving foster care

Surrey charity to build homes for teens leaving foster care

SOS says program desperately needed in B.C.
Sasquatch Park among nine protected areas eyed for boundary changes

Sasquatch Park among nine protected areas eyed for boundary changes

The Ministry of Environment is considering five formal applications for boundary amendments to nine B.C. parks and protected areas, largely to make it easier for industrial developments to proceed.
Teachers’ strike moves some B.C. districts to cancel summer school

Teachers’ strike moves some B.C. districts to cancel summer school

A handful of school districts in British Columbia say they are cancelling summer classes because of a province-wide public school teachers’ strike.
Vancouver Canucks sign goalie Ryan Miller to three-year deal

Vancouver Canucks sign goalie Ryan Miller to three-year deal

The Vancouver Canucks made an early splash in free agency Tuesday, signing veteran goalie Ryan Miller to a three-year contract worth a reported $6 million a season.
Court reduces life sentence for B.C. student Amanda Zhao's killer to seven years

Court reduces life sentence for B.C. student Amanda Zhao's killer to seven years

Judges appear to have taken into consideration the fact the pair were boyfriend and girlfriend and a pillow fight had gone awry
Victoria’s Jim Munro among 12 in B.C. named to Order of Canada

Victoria’s Jim Munro among 12 in B.C. named to Order of Canada

A total of 12 British Columbians have been named to the Order of Canada, including Victoria's Jim Munro for his "championship of countless Canadian writers and for his sustained community engagement as an independent bookseller," mining pioneer Norma
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