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Preventing vehicle ramming attacks an 'urgent challenge,' says Vancouver mayor
Vancouver police recently purchased a $410,000 mobile vehicle barrier system, but say it would not have been deployed at the Lapu-Lapu Day street festival had it been available because the event's risk assessment didn't call for it.
Inquest into UVic student's fatal overdose recommends improvements to B.C. and campus emergency response
Clear addresses on campus buildings, better training for campus security officers and updated protocols for B.C. Ambulance are among some of the jury's recommendations.
Man found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Tatlow Park caretaker killing
Brent White stabbed 77-year-old Justis Daniel 42 times in the head, face and neck in Daniel's park residence in December of 2021.
B.C.'s 911 software too slow to recommend CPR, says witness at inquest into student's overdose death
An expert in emergency medicine testified at the B.C. coroner's inquest into the death of Sidney McIntyre-Starko that software used to guide B.C. 911 operators does not meet 'agreed-upon standard of care.'
Circumstances leading to UVic student's fatal overdose 'shocking,' says drug squad investigator
A drug squad investigator said it was "shocking" to learn how 18-year-old University of Victoria student Sidney McIntyre-Starko came to possess and then ingest the toxic drugs that killed her.
Ponzi scheme victims name Royal Bank, B.C. financial services regulator in class action lawsuit
Three men who lost money to Ponzi schemer Greg Martel have filed a class action lawsuit claiming the bank and the regulator "enabled the [Ponzi] scheme to persist unchecked for years, resulting in massive and avoidable investor losses."
The Whitecaps are on fire — and giving Vancouver sports fans some cheer after Canucks 'season from hell'
In a sports market where the Vancouver Canucks have long been king, the ascendant Whitecaps are putting up a pretty good challenge for the crown.
Dorm-mate's 911 call failed to mention drugs, inquest into UVic student's fatal overdose death hears
The dorm-mate who called 911 after also snorting the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed 18-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko did not immediately inform first responders they had taken drugs.
Inquest into UVic student overdose hears heart-wrenching testimony from mother
Dr. Caroline McIntyre said the university 'lied' and published 'completely false' information about its response to her daughter Sidney McIntyre-Starko's overdose on campus.
Music education advocates sound alarm on cuts to B.C. school band programs
Coalition for Music Education in Canada says cuts have been approved or proposed to Grade 7 band in four B.C. school districts: Surrey, Burnaby, Maple Ridge and Merritt.