A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe and returned to its pack. The Greater Vancouver Zoo says in a statement the discovery of the one-year-old female canine known as Tempest puts an end to a three-day search and rescue operation. It says the wolf was found near the zoo but…
Greater Vancouver Zoo’s Missing Wolf Tempest Is Found Safe, Returned to Pack
Canada’s High Court Won’t Hear Dispute Over $1B Vancouver Waterfront Development
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from property developer Concord Pacific Acquisitions, ending a long-running legal dispute over the billion-dollar development of one of Vancouver’s last parcels of waterfront land. The feud began in 2015 when Concord argued Singapore-based billionaire Oei Hong Leong and his company, Canadian Metropolitan Properties, backed…
Wolf Escape Prompts Greater Vancouver Zoo to Remain Closed for Second Day
The Greater Vancouver Zoo remains closed a day after a number of its wolves got out of their enclosure in what the zoo suspects was a deliberate act. The zoo, which has nine adult grey wolves and six cubs, has not confirmed how many escaped or remain unaccounted for. It first announced it was closed…
‘Malicious Intent’ Suspected in Wolf Escape, Greater Vancouver Zoo Says
The Greater Vancouver Zoo said Tuesday afternoon that a number of its wolves were on the loose after the animals were believed to have been released from their enclosure as a result of “malicious intent.” However, it said there was no danger to the public, and it was working with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service…
High Risk Sex Offender Found, Rearrested in Vancouver
A high risk sex offender who disappeared from his halfway house has been found and rearrested by police in Vancouver. Police said they were looking for 39-year-old Tony Okanase, who had been released from Mountain Institution in Agassiz Friday morning, reported to the halfway house in Vancouver but later checked out. After he failed to…
Vancouver Continues Tent Encampment Removal in Downtown Eastside After Disruption
The City of Vancouver continues to work with residents living in tent encampments along East Hastings Street in what’s expected to be a weeks-long process to remove their tents and structures. The process came after the city’s fire chief Karen Fry last month signalled the need to accelerate structure removal on East Hastings Street to…
Police Shoot Man After Officer Wounded With Weapon in Rough Vancouver Neighbourhood
Police in Vancouver shot and injured a man Saturday after an officer was allegedly attacked with a weapon while on patrol in the city’s Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says in a statement two officers were sitting in their patrol vehicle Saturday morning when a man carrying a weapon struck one of the officers through…
Old Growth Protest Group Says It Spray-Painted Vancouver Landmarks
An activist group opposed to old growth logging in B.C. says it has been spray-painting Vancouver tourist attractions and landmarks as an act of civil disobedience. The Save OId Growth group said targets have included the Gastown steam clock, artist Douglas Coupland’s Digital Orca sculpture, the Olympic torch, Science World and the CBC’s offices. The…
Woman Set on Fire in ‘Shocking Attack’ in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Police Say
Vancouver police are investigating the incident of a 50-year-old woman reportedly having been set on fire while sitting on a sidewalk in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood on July 25. The woman was sitting near Dunlevy and Powell streets at around 1:30 a.m. when a stranger approached her, poured a flammable substance on her head, and…
Police Identify Two People Killed in Series of Shootings in Langley, BC
Police have identified two people who were killed in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, where two others were also wounded in a series of shootings on Monday. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 60-year-old Paul Wynn was killed outside a supportive housing complex and 43-year-old Steven Furness was shot dead at a bus loop. IHIT…
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