Category: Vancouver

Vancouver police warn drug users about stolen pharmaceuticals

| April 8, 2013 | 0 Comments
Vancouver police warn drug users about stolen pharmaceuticals

Vancouver police are asking the public for help recovering the stolen drugs A large quantity of pharmaceutical drugs was stolen from an East Vancouver pharmacy Friday night and Vancouver police are warning local drug users to exercise caution. Using unknown substances poses risks to both users and service providers, and the Vancouver police say they have [...]

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Vancouver police: Good Samaritans stopped sex assault

| April 4, 2013 | 0 Comments
Vancouver police: Good Samaritans stopped sex assault

Men should be commended for saving woman, say Vancouver police Two Good Samaritans saved a woman from being sexually assaulted on New Year’s Day and Vancouver police are asking them to come forward to help identify the attacker. On Jan. around 4 a.m., a young woman got out of a taxi in the 1500 block of [...]

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Vancouver transit: Too many riders, not enough buses

| April 1, 2013 | 0 Comments
Vancouver transit: Too many riders, not enough buses

Vancouver transit can’t keep up with growth in demand By Roslyn Kunin    People from the suburbs call it downtown. It is the Broadway corridor, the second largest business district in Metro Vancouver; and over the last four years, it has seen more than half of the city’s major developments. One little bit of development [...]

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Willow Bean Cafe – Better mental health through coffee in Vancouver

| March 28, 2013 | 0 Comments
Willow Bean Cafe – Better mental health through coffee in Vancouver

Profits from Willow Bean Cafe re-invested in mental health programs Before starting as a barista at the Vancouver General Hospital’s Willow Bean Cafe, Caer Weber hadn’t worked for more than a year. “It can be tough having a regular job sometimes,” said Weber, who’s living with post-traumatic stress and depression. “But working at Willow Bean has [...]

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Vancouver police warn public about violent high risk offender

| March 26, 2013 | 0 Comments
Vancouver police warn public about violent high risk offender

Harvey Riach is a high risk to re-offend, according to Vancouver Police Department Vancouver police are warning the public that a high risk violent offender has been released from prison and will be residing in the Vancouver area. The Vancouver Police Department says there are “compelling circumstances” that require the public be warned Harvey Riach has [...]

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Evergreen Line on track to open in 2016 at cost of $1.5 billion

| March 25, 2013 | 0 Comments
Evergreen Line on track to open in 2016 at cost of $1.5 billion

Construction schedule, station names for Evergreen Line announced Saturday The new Evergreen Line rapid transit project will open during the summer of 2016. The construction schedule and station names were announced Saturday at the Coquitlam Central Station. Construction is now underway in the north tunnel portal area in Port Moody and work will also begin [...]

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North Vancouver RCMP arrest Good Samaritan fraudster

| March 23, 2013 | 0 Comments
North Vancouver RCMP arrest Good Samaritan fraudster

North Vancouver RCMP arrested suspect Wednesday North Vancouver RCMP have charged George Wilson, 49, with a variety of fraud and extortion offences after six Good Samaritans were defrauded in North Vancouver in a three-week stretch. The North Vancouver RCMP allege Wilson approached people on the streets of North Vancouver to help him retrieve his towed vehicle [...]

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Vancouver police charge New Zealand man with kidnapping

| March 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
Vancouver police charge New Zealand man with kidnapping

Michael Farley charged with 8 offences by Vancouver police Vancouver Police have laid charges in connection to a kidnapping and “horrific” beating of a woman in the city’s Downtown Eastside who was dragged behind a moving van as she tried to escape. Officers arrested a 39-year-old New Zealand citizen, who they said was working as [...]

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Unions, environmentalists misrepresent Vancouver oil spill response

| March 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
Unions, environmentalists misrepresent Vancouver oil spill response

17 vessels available for Vancouver oil spill response Two unions and environmentalists lambasting Ottawa and the organization tasked with responding in the event of a Vancouver oil spill need to get their facts straight. The Harper Government is wearing a bit of egg on its face after an emergency response vessel ran aground for a few [...]

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SkyTrain stabbings by Vancouver teen girls ends with arrest

| March 19, 2013 | 0 Comments
SkyTrain stabbings by Vancouver teen girls ends with arrest

SkyTrain stabbings suspects led police on merry chase Two teenage girls have been arrested after a violent rampage along the SkyTrain line in Metro Vancouver. The SkyTrain stabbings suspects accused of injuring three people. Transit Police spokeswoman Anne Dreenan says the incident began at the Gateway Station in Surrey Monday night when the 14- and [...]

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