1. Seeking damages: A wrongfully convicted Vancouver man appeared in court on Monday for the start of a lawsuit seeking damages from the City of Vancouver, the province and the federal government. Ivan Henry was imprisoned for 27 years after being wrongfully convicted in 1983 of 10 sexual assaults involving eight victims.
2. ‘Wasn’t enough’: B.C. Hydro admits that it dropped the ball this past weekend in the midst of a windstorm hitting the Lower Mainland. The company’s website went offline early Saturday afternoon, which the Crown corporation’s CEO says is being investigated.
3. Toll trouble: A B.C. First Nation chief is apologizing for charging a toll through its reserve during the windstorm. The gate of the Soowahlie First Nation is normally locked on weekends, but a $20 toll was being charged on the weekend desperate drivers were paying to get through.
4. Record-breaking cuke: A Kelowna, B.C. man hopes his homegrown cucumber is worth a world record. Measuring at 113 centimetres, Daniel Tomelin has applied to Guinness World Records for the title of world’s longest cucumber. No word if the other cucumbers in his garden suffer from an inferiority complex.
5. Breaking the bank: How much does rent cost where you live? New data comparing rental costs around Canada finds that the cost for a three-bedroom apartment is highest in Langley, B.C., at $1,773, while a one-bedroom for Vancouver averages $1,062, just shy of Toronto’s $1,085.
