U.S. bank-robbery suspect nabbed in B.C. suburb

A B.C. man and former U.S. Army Ranger wanted in the United States on armed robbery charges connected to a hold-up of a Washington State bank has been nabbed by RCMP in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond.

Seattle offers way to ease transit project upheavals

Jaime Garcia jokes that he has been to Germany - a point he makes in explaining why he thinks Canada-Line construction in Vancouver has created a ''Berlin Wall'' along Cambie Street, cutting off customers from access to businesses.

Day 1 of strike a quiet affair

The first official day of civic workers' strike action in Vancouver and North Vancouver caused little disruption yesterday, though Vancouverites shouldn't expect the same for much longer.Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1004, representing Vancouver's outside workers, temporarily walked off the job at several sites for ''study sessions'' after the union was legally able to initiate strike action starting at 10:30 a.m.

Vancouver police lay 89 drug trafficking charges

Vancouver police cracked down on the drug trade in the city's Downtown Eastside, laying 89 charges against 63 traffickers - the product of a 10-day undercover operation.Thirty-four dealers are now in police custody after an almost 24-hour arrest blitz Wednesday, Vancouver police Inspector Eric Petit said. They are continuing to hunt down the other 29.

Trying to keep his drunk-driving arrest quiet was Stevenson's second mistake

Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson is not known as much of a day-tripper. When he travels on council business, he prefers the faraway eyes of foreign climes.Perhaps he believes long-distance jaunts are less prone to trouble. After all, it was just a short trip of eight or nine blocks that got Mr. Stevenson into serious hot water last year. After quaffing a few at a West End pub, he decided to drive home. Luckily, police stopped his vehicle before the councillor could do any damage. His breathalyzer reading was 0.14, and Mr. Stevenson was properly charged with impaired driving. This week, he pleaded guilty. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

Priceless NHL watches lost in break-in

Former hockey star Bill Ranford made a lot of saves in his storied 18-year career as a netminder in the National Hockey League.But none of the agile reflexes that used to protect his teams so well from opposition attacks in the 1990s could prevent a successful score on his New Westminster home earlier this month.

Mayor backs study to extend SkyTrain to UBC

As Vancouver grapples with the hardships caused by the construction of a transit line to the airport, Sam Sullivan has thrown his support behind a proposal to extend the SkyTrain across Vancouver and out to the University of British Columbia.

Integrated care puts seniors at risk, B.C. politicians say

Politicians in Fort St. John want some answers from the provincial government about how to protect seniors and employees at a local care home from violent psychiatric patients.Officials from the city and the regional district board are concerned that the provincial policy to move patients from the Vancouver-area Riverview Psychiatric Hospital to care facilities near the patients' homes is not working.

Defence questions witness on previous police interrogations

One of the most significant prosecution witnesses at Robert Pickton's first-degree-murder trial in Vancouver said yesterday he was interrogated about the disappearance of women in Edmonton in 2004.

Job action will slow garbage collection today

With negotiations breaking down between Vancouver and its outside union, small-scale disruptions will begin today and a full-blown civic strike could hit the Lower Mainland as early as Monday morning, union leaders warned yesterday.

Vancouver's indoor workers to issue strike notice

There's more labour unrest in store for the city of Vancouver as unionized indoor workers have rejected the city's last contract offer.

7/20/2007: Canada: Vancouver man guilty of attacking wife spared ...

A man who pleaded guilty to an attack that left his wife with a ruptured eardrum has been spared a criminal record in the interests of family harmony. In a Vancouver Provincial Court judgment, Judge Maris McMillan explained why she gave ...

Wirxli and Tart Gallery in Vancouver's Georgia Straight Magazine!

Hey there, 12:36 AM SL time...I am just blogging this now..please hit the refresh button. Cheerz, Wirxli.

Vancouver journal: Vancouver for a day

a entry by irvine from a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia. Dinner. Stay at the Travelodge in Richmond. After sleeping in, nice breakfast at Denny's and Stanley Park. Raining, excellent views. Driving back, crossing the US border. ...

Vancouver journal: Beautiful Stanley Park

a review of Stanley Park, a thing to do in Vancouver, British Columbia. Stanley Park is amazing. Great views and lovely walks through this huge park. If you catch it on a nice day you'd even see the mountains over the city skyline. ...

Harry Potter's Last Stand in the GVRD

Maktaaq:. The trucks delivering them have satellite tracking systems so they don't veer off their assigned routes. The pallets with the product have alarms. The lawyers are standing by. It's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and, ...

Nelson - Vancouver (BC) British Columbia (CAN) CANADA

Carpool Nelson - Vancouver British Columbia CANADA.

Vancouver journal: Not bad

a review of Travelodge, a place to stay in Vancouver, British Columbia. Nice and clean place, not too fancy. Pilots and crew seem to stay here as it's the "airport hotel". Nice service, was being helped quickly and at least their ...

Gerald?s Upcoming Speaking Gigs in August in Vancouver

August/7 @ Vancouver Ruby & Rails Meetup - Tagging & Tag Clouds Made Easy; August/9 @ Vancouver?s Software Developers Network (VanDev) - Web Services REST-Style: Universal Identifiers, Formats, & Protocols; August/18 @ BarCamp Vancouver ...

Trade Proposal: Boston-Vancouver

ok hear me out before u judge.. boston cannot sign kobasew and bochenski next season since there really close to the cap.. so why not trade with vancouver Vancouver- RW Brandon Bochenski and RW Chuck Kobasew ...