British Columbia's provincial health officer says the current wave of COVID-19 infections is expected to continue for several more weeks. Dr. Bonnie Henry says many people who have contracted the highly transmissible Omicron variant are fully vaccinated and their illness has been relatively mild. She says hospitalization rates are going up and those who are unvaccinated are at highest risk of requiring care. Dr. Henry says three people in their 20s and another in their 30s are currently in intensive care in B.C., and all of them are unvaccinated. She says seeing younger people in ICU is causi

After further investigation it has been determined this morning’s shooting is not believed to be related to the current ongoing Lower Mainland Gang conflict.The shooting is confirmed to be targeted in nature and the investigation has been assumed by Langley Serious Crime.The victim is a 45-year-old Langley male who is known to police. No suspect has yet been identified.Staff Sergeant Loi Ly, the NCO in charge of Investigative Services, We take this type of investigation very seriously. This activity is unacceptable in our community and public interaction and engagement will be critical in th

Burnaby RCMP’s Investigative Support Team is investigating a shooting that has left a victim with a non-life-threatening injury.Last night, January 10, just after 10:00 p.m., Burnaby RCMP received a report of a possible shooting incident in the area of Randolph Avenue and Kingsway. When police arrived, the suspects, believed to be two men, had already fled the area. Frontline officers located a 43-year-old man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The man was transported to the hospital.Police believe the victim, who is not cooperating with the investigation, knows the suspects.Burnaby

Residents on Vancouver Island and across the inner south coast are being urged to prepare for possible flooding as a storm packing heavy rain and warm temperatures sweeps over the region. The first of what is expected to be a three wave environmental river hit the west coast of the Island this morning and is bringing heavy rain to the Lower Mainland this afternoon, with downpours of 100 to 150 millimetres expected in many areas by Thursday. Mild temperatures are also expected to raise the freezing level about 2,500 metres, melting unusually heavy mid-level snow packs and swelling area waterwa

Environment Canada says substantial rain and snow is expected for coastal B-C this week. It has issued rainfall warnings that will bring up to 150 millimetres of rain by tomorrow night. The weather office says the freezing level will also rise and the melting snow will increase river flows that will prompt localized flooding. Emergency Management B-C says sandbags will be made available by local governments, but residents should clear out gutters and make sure their stormwater drains are clear.

Vancouver Police are investigating a series of violent incidents that kept officers stretched to all corners of the city this weekend. A man driving near Vancouver General Hospital on Saturday afternoon had to slam on his breaks to avoid hitting a pedestrian who had darted out in front of him. The pedestrian became enraged and started hitting the vehicle. She then punched the man repeatedly, broke his glasses, and sprayed an unknown substance in his face. The victim, a 36 year old man from Marpole, called police, but the suspect fled before police arrived. The suspect is a Black woman in her f

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 6,966 new cases of COVID-19, including four epi-linked cases, for a total of 283,841 cases in the province:Jan. 7-8: 2,573 new casesJan. 8-9: 2,287 new casesJan. 9-10: 2,106 new casesThere are 34,551 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 243,953 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 431 individuals are in hospital and 95 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.The new/active cases include:2,672 new cases in Fraser HealthTotal active cases: 15,4911,067 new cases in Vancouver

Vancouver Police are investigating a series of violent incidents that kept officers stretched to all corners of the city this weekend.A 23 year old fast food worker had to defend himself with a bread knife after a man smashed the front door, jumped the counter, grabbed him by the neck, then stole the cash register during a Saturday afternoon robbery on Powell Street. The victim, who was not seriously hurt, fled to a neighbouring business and asked a staff member to call 9-1-1. The suspect fled with the till before police arrived, however investigators were able to track him to an apartment bui

Vancouver Police are investigating a series of violent incidents that kept officers stretched to all corners of the city this weekend.A 55-year-old cab driver was injured and traumatized Friday night after a passenger allegedly assaulted him with a weapon, threatened him, and forced him to drive from Richmond to Downtown Vancouver. The cabbie was allegedly ordered to drive through red lights and veer into oncoming traffic by the passenger, who appeared paranoid and thought people were following him. VPD officers arrested the suspect after he allegedly got out of the cab and started threatening