35 h. ago Population growth of Metro Vancouver slows due to federal immigration policy changes

Metro Vancouver is projected to reach a population of 4.1 million people by 2050, which is a decrease of 50,000 from the projection in 2024.

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61 h. ago Drunk driver hits occupied transit bus in Port Moody, police say

The driver of an SUV failed a roadside screening test after the collision on Wednesday evening

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3 d. ago David Eby's criticism of federal immigration policies comes as his approval rating tanks

Vaughn Palmer: B.C. premier under attack from within his party for remarks blaming immigration for housing woes, youth unemployment

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5 d. ago Downtown Eastside to get new police district as Task Force Barrage draws to a close

The creation of District 5 comes as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim claimed the city had recorded a 23-year low in violent crime, seven months after the launch of "Task Force Barrage."

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5 d. ago Police crackdown in DTES is reducing crime and will continue: Ken Sim, VPD

The success of Task Force Barrage has led the VPD to make the Downtown Eastside its own policing district with its own management structure and beat officers

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5 d. ago New Vancouver policing district for Downtown Eastside as task force results unveiled

VANCOUVER — Plans are underway to establish a new policing district in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, after a temporary task force in the neighbourhood produced what police are calling significant results. Vancouver Police Chief Const. Steve Rai said Monday that the formation of a new police district in the Downtown Eastside will initially draw from the […]

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5 d. ago Police ID remains found in Maple Ridge home as missing woman Jessica Cunningham

The remains were found on Aug. 26 at a home where Cunningham, 43, lived with her partner Mylie Barron

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7 d. ago GM president says pause on EV mandate is welcome, calls for consumer

VANCOUVER — Canada’s policies around electric vehicles need to be more reflective of consumer demand, rather than a “forced outcome” from federal mandates, the president of GM Canada said. Kristian Aquilina was in Vancouver for a conference on electric vehicles on Saturday, the day after the federal government announced it was delaying its electric vehicle […]

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8 d. ago 2 dead, 2 seriously hurt in reported East Vancouver stabbing

Police found the four victims inside an East Vancouver residential building. Two were dead at the scene, while two were taken to hospital with serious injuries. 

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8 d. ago Port Moody police seek more video footage of barber shop arson

According to Const. Sam Zacharias, investigators have reviewed surveillance footage from the strip mall and surrounding area that shows what appears to be an individual at the site of the fire.

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8 d. ago Federal Pause on EV Mandate Welcomed, BC Urged to Do the Same

“EV mandates run counter to ‘Buy Canada’ policies,” says Penner VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Energy Futures Institute today welcomed the federal government’s announcement that it will suspend its electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate for a 60-day review. The Institute strongly urges the Government of British Columbia to enact a […]

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9 d. ago Harden city infrastructure against vehicle attacks, says Vancouver festival attack report

New Hostile Vehicle Mitigation plans are among the eight recommendations the city and Vancouver Police Department's review propose in response to the April 26 Lapu Lapu Day attack.

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9 d. ago Vancouver considers permanent vehicle barriers in public areas following Lapu Lapu Day attack

The report shared Thursday follows a preliminary report released in May that found organizers had followed all prescribed processes for such an event

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1 week ago One hurt, six arrested, one sought after shooting in downtown London

London police were asking for the public’s help as they investigated a shooting near downtown’s busy bar district that left one person injured. It was about 3 a.m. on Sunday – on a weekend when post-secondary students who frequent Richmond Row returned to London en masse – when London police say they received “multiple reports” […]

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2 w. ago Vancouver man charged with assaulting transit police officer has long history of violence

A Vancouver man with a long history of violence has now also been charged assaulting a police officer during an altercation at Waterfront Station.

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2 w. ago VPD veteran Fiona Wilson sworn in as Victoria’s first female police chief

Before taking over as Victoria's top cop, Wilson was interim chief at the Vancouver Police Department.

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2 w. ago Were B.C. teen’s remains missed because coroner attended site virtually?

Did the fact a coroner did not physically attend the scene of a body in an East Vancouver unit three years ago play into police missing two more bodies at the site?

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2 w. ago Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?

What police did not notice at the time were the bodies of missing Indigenous teenager Noelle O'Soup and a woman called Elma Enan, whose decomposing remains were only located months later in the tiny room that Vancouver police told the CBC was occupied by an "extreme hoarder."

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2 w. ago Scam alert: Police warn of fraudsters posing as Chinese police demanding bail

Richmond RCMP say they have received six reports of the scam since June, prompting a public warning.

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2 w. ago Hearing set into police use of force against Indigenous man in Abbotsford

The homeless man was seriously injured during a confrontation that began when two officers tried to arrest him for jaywalking

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