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Judge says man who hit and killed two fellow UBC students should serve 3 years
RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has ruled that a 23-year-old man who hit and killed two University of British Columbia students while he was speeding through the campus in 2021 should serve ...
Nov 07, 2023

Judge says man who hit and killed two fellow UBC students should serve 3 years
RICHMOND, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has ruled that a 23-year-old man who hit and killed two University of British Columbia students while he was speeding through the campus in 2021 should serve ...
Nov 07, 2023

Sartini apologizes, Whitecaps look to put playoff disappointment behind them
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini has apologized for comments he made about refereeing after his team's playoff elimination. Vancouver was swept in its best-of-three playoff series with rei...
Nov 07, 2023

Vipers' newcomer earns league honour
One of the newest Vernon Vipers has made an impact in his short time with the team.Nick Mikan has been named the BC Hockey League's third star of the week after collecting four goals in two games last...
Nov 07, 2023

Judge tells Ibrahim Ali jury to disregard testimony of Crown witness who died
VANCOUVER - The judge in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, who is accused of killing a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago, has told the jury to completely disregard the testimony of a w...
Nov 07, 2023

Judge tells Ibrahim Ali jury to disregard testimony of Crown witness who died
VANCOUVER - The judge in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, who is accused of killing a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six years ago, has told the jury to completely disregard the testimony of a w...
Nov 07, 2023

Defence, Crown make final arguments to the jury in Peter Nygard's sex assault trial
TORONTO - The sexual assault case against Peter Nygard is built on a "false narrative" created by women whose testimony was not credible, his lawyer argued on Tuesday while the Crown urged the jury to...
Nov 07, 2023

Transaction limit added to city's parking pass changes
New regulations will be rolled out in December for purchasing parking passes from the City of Vernon, including a limit per transaction.At the regular meeting Monday, Nov. 6, Vernon city council was p...
Nov 07, 2023

Electric-vehicle chargers distributed unequally in Canada, environment audit finds
OTTAWA - The national infrastructure program to install electric chargers for passenger vehicles is too concentrated in a small number of provinces and has no data to show where the biggest gaps are, ...
Nov 07, 2023

Father of boy abducted in 2011 not notified of Hopley's escape from halfway house
The father of a boy abducted in 2011 by a man who is now wanted on a Canada-wide warrant says he's incredulous the repeat offender could walk away from a Vancouver halfway house. Paul Hebert says in a...
Nov 07, 2023

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