VANCOUVER—Residents of North Vancouver are planning a candlelight vigil tonight to honour a young woman who was fatally stabbed at a local library along with six others who were injured there. The drive−thru event a week after the stabbings is being held at a park in the tightly knit community of Lynn Valley and was…
North Vancouver Residents to Hold Drive-Thru Vigil After Stabbings at Library
B.C. Churches to Appeal Court Decision That Upheld COVID-19 Restrictions
VANCOUVER—An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that upheld public health orders banning indoor religious services in response to the outbreak of COVID−19 in the province. A statement from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which represents a group including three Fraser Valley churches, announced Thursday that it was asking…
Masonic Halls in North Vancouver, Vancouver Hit by Separate Fires Early Tuesday
VANCOUVER—Fire crews have responded to separate fires at three buildings operated by the Freemason society in Metro Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say in a statement a fire broke out just before 7 a.m. at the Lynn Valley Lodge Masonic hall. A second fire was reported just minutes later four kilometres to the west at the…
Establishing Motive Central Focus in Fatal Library Attack in North Vancouver: Police
VANCOUVER—Police are working to determine the motive of a series of stabbings that left a woman dead and six others injured inside and around a public library in North Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday. Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said a suspect in his 20s was in custody. The man has had…
RCMP Say Multiple Stabbings Near North Vancouver Mall, Six Taken to Hospital
VANCOUVER—The RCMP say multiple victims were stabbed inside and outside a library today in North Vancouver, B.C. Police say in a statement on Twitter that a suspect is in custody and there’s no ongoing threat to the public. The RCMP say they are still looking for any other potential victims. B.C. Emergency Health Services says…
Dubai Man Arrested in Vancouver Is Wanted by FBI for Allegedly Aiding Iranian Airline Dodge US Sanctions
A Dubai man was detained in Vancouver for allegedly helping an Iranian airline evade U.S. sanctions, one month after the high-profile arrest of Huawei’s senior executive. When Seyed Abood Sari arrived at Vancouver International Airport on Jan. 17, 2019, claiming to be on a trip to visit his sons, he was flagged and detained by…
Toronto, Vancouver Rank Top 5 in ‘Least Affordable’ for Homes Among Metropolitan Areas Globally
Toronto and Vancouver are among the top five most unaffordable housing markets across 92 metropolitan areas in eight countries, a new report says. The report (pdf), released on Monday by think tanks Urban Reform Institute and Frontier Center for Public Policy, seeks to rate the affordability of houses using the median multiple, a “measurement of income…
Snowshoer Dies After Overnight Search on Vancouver Area Mountain: RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C.—A snowshoer who set out alone on a rugged mountain trail on Vancouver’s north shore Thursday has died. Squamish RCMP say the 21-year-old woman from Ontario was removed from a steep gully Friday morning after an overnight search. She was found on the east side of the Howe Sound Crest Trail about five kilometres…
Police Say There May Be More Victims of Unprovoked Machete Attacks in Vancouver
VANCOUVER—Police believe there are more witnesses and at least one more victim linked to random machete attacks that injured two people in Vancouver. They’re urging more witnesses to speak up about the unprovoked attacks on Dec. 31 near the busy intersection of Granville and Nelson streets. Police say a 52-year-old man was treated in hospital…
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