Vancouver Police hold M16 assault rifle to innocent man's head

Vancouver Police got a neighbour of Nigel Roberts to bang on his door late at night to tell him that his truck was being towed. Roberts recalls racing out his backdoor with no shirt or shoes and seeing “cops everywhere with assault rifles”. An M16 assault rifle was...

Vancouver Police: forensic fumbling & racial profiling

A cliffhanger. That’s how the murder trial of Dennis Knibbs ended it’s third day on Thursday. A witness who had dropped by the New Wings Hotel to buy cocaine, spotted a 2 foot long barrel of gun as the door to one of the rooms flung partially open. Then the gun went...

Vancouver Sun reporting sloppy on Downtown Eastside

After a career as a Vancouver Sun reporter spanning 25 years, Bob Sarti has admitted that he did not always let the facts get in the way of a good story.  "But that's the way it was/is in the mainstream media," Sarti wrote in a letter published...

Canadian union leader arrested at US border with cocaine

" BURNABY, BC, Jan. 24 /CNW/ - A senior Ironworkers Local 97 official hasbeen arrested near Spokane, Washington, for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. "We learned of the arrest of our Local's Business Manager, Perley Holmes, late...

Steaming manhole triggers evacuation

"As many as 20 homes along a street in Burnaby were evacuated as the RCMP investigated a suspected drug lab in the Vancouver suburb. The lab was discovered on Thursday in a home, where one man was arrested, after residents of the 7900 block of Nelson Street saw steam rising...

Metrotown Has A Very Grand Food Court

A thought that pervades most when thinking about food courts is that once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. In the case of Metrotown, I’ll admit that this is true- but only to an extent.The fact is the Metrotown food court (and if you live in Vancouver it's likely...

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Flaming Movie Stunt Goes Wrong

" November 2, 2006 Three firefighters were taken to hospital after the set of Renee Zellweger's new flick, Case 39, went up in flames Tuesday night. Burnaby acting fire chief George Whitehurst said crews were filming a house fire scene for the thriller inside Burnaby's First...

Burnaby connection pays off for UBC - Vancouver Province (subscription)

" T-BIRDS 22 DINOS 16: Neighbours have been tossing and catching since childhood If the UBC Thunderbirds were going to open the Canada West football season with a victory over the Calgary Dinos, it was a given that a certain former quarterback from Burnaby Central Secondary...

Campus Views: The clouded vision of Campus 2020

"Did you catch the clever double entendre? “Campus 2020” suggests a clear future, bright and beautiful. The press release is full of phrases like “new approaches”, and “a learning landscape that is as rich and diverse as this province.” None of that means...