IIO investigating after man drowns running from police near Hope
HOPE (NEWS 1130) – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a man ran from police, jumped into the Fraser River and drowned. Investigators say RCMP officers were making arrests after...
View ArticleSecond hiker in three weeks rescued after plummeting off Mission waterfall
MISSION (NEWS 1130) – For the second time in less than three weeks, a hiker has been badly hurt after plummeting off a waterfall in the Mission area. Brent Burdeyny with Mission Search and Rescue says...
View ArticleCase of Langley teen’s suspected overdose stirs up feelings for father of...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The overdose death of a Langley teen is bringing back memories for a man whose daughter was killed over a decade ago. This comes as we learn Mounties were called to the Walnut...
View ArticleNEWS 1130 Worst Commute winner drives from Mission to Vancouver and back
MISSION (NEWS 1130) – This week’s winner in Vancouver’s Worst Commute contest says it’s a good thing she loves her job! Lori Seifried drives from the Hatzic area of Mission into downtown Vancouver and...
View ArticleNEWS 1130’s Worst Commute winner covers 244 km on a bad day, with four kids
MAPLE RIDGE (NEWS 1130) – This week’s winner in Vancouver’s Worst Commute contest bounces back and forth multiple times between work, school and sports all around the Lower Mainland. Marie Van de Leur...
View ArticleHighway 7 reopens following major vehicle crash
MISSION (NEWS 1130) – Highway 7 has reopened after a serious crash near the Dewdney Bridge, east of Mission. An air ambulance had been called in after the incident, which occurred at around 5:30...
View ArticleFatal motorcycle crash in Dewdney
DEWDNEY (NEWS 1130) – A man riding a motorcycle was killed after a crash late Tuesday afternoon in Dewdney. Mission RCMP say the 62-year-old man was side-swiped when he turned in front of a pickup...
View ArticleLocal candy shop thwarts porch pirates
MISSION, B.C. (NEWS 1130) – All those Black Friday deals and holiday packages are piling up on doorsteps and tempting thieves, but a local candy shop is trying to thwart porch pirates with a generous...
View ArticleBoeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to derail the company’s effort to launch...
View ArticleHowling Friday windstorm still leaves many in B.C. without power
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A day after a powerful windstorm blew through the Lower Mainland, a few people are still feeling the effects. BC Hydro says just about 500 customers are without power in...
View Article‘I have zero details’: Mission mom alarmed after learning unidentified...
MISSION (NEWS 1130) – A Mission mom of two has more questions than answers after being told someone who’s not supposed to be with children is living near her. The notification came last week from BC...
View ArticleBody found in Mission after vehicle slid into deep embankment
MISSION (NEWS 1130) – The body of a middle-aged man has been found in a car that went off the road in Mission, and ended up going about 100-meters down an embankment. Crews spent Tuesday evening trying...
View Article‘Pardon me, you did what?!’ Mission man accidentally donates girlfriend’s...
MISSION (NEWS 1130) – No, she didn’t kill him. Yes, she has forgiven him. A Mission woman says she’s lost almost all of her shoes — an estimate of 40 to 50 pairs — after her boyfriend accidentally...
View ArticleRCMP warn of sex offender released from prison, living in Mission
ABBOTSFORD (NEWS 1130) — A man convicted of multiple sex offenses was released from prison recently and will be residing in Mission, according to police. Taylor Albert Dueck, 25, has committed multiple...
View ArticleWest Coast Express trains cancelled due to protest blockades
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — West Coast Express trains from Waterfront to Mission are cancelled due to protest blockades. Protesters have been blocking the tracks on the Pitt River rail bridge. At the...
View ArticleLarge fire blocks off road in Mission
MISSION (NEWS 1130) – Thick black smoke and flames were visible in Mission and Abbotsford as a large fire blocked off Wren Street near Lougheed Highway, according to reports. One witness said the fire...
View ArticleNine more Mission inmates test positive for COVID-19
MISSION (NEWS 1130) — Nine more inmates from a prison in Mission have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total there to 11. That is the most positive cases of the virus of any federal prison in...
View ArticleTwo prison guards from troubled Mission Institution test positive for COVID-19
MISSION (NEWS 1130) — Two prison guards have tested positive for COVID-19 at a federal institution in Mission where an outbreak among inmates has already occurred. Noémi Desrochers, with the Union of...
View ArticleTen more inmates from Mission Institution test positive for COVID
MISSION (NEWS 1130) — The number of inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 at a prison in Mission continues to rise. Thirty-five inmates at Mission Institution have the virus as of Sunday...
View ArticleMission fire shuts down main thoroughfare Monday
MISSION (NEWS 1130) — A large fire shut down the main thoroughfare in Mission for hours on Monday. According to witnesses, a small shop went up in flames at the corner of Horne Street and 1st Avenue....
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