| B.C. towns seek help with overabundant deer, geese Along with climate change, poverty reduction and arts funding, cities in B.C. are citing two new urgent issues facing the province’s municipalities – deer-ravaged gardens and a deluge of... | |
| Carver shot dead by Seattle police John T. Williams was often seen in downtown Seattle holding a piece of wood and a knife. A member of Vancouver Island’s Ditidaht First Nation, Mr. Williams was a carver, after all, an... |
| Three per cent approval: Nowhere to go but up Hard to imagine the province’s beleaguered Finance Minister, Colin Hansen, being in more of a political pickle than he is right now.Either you don’t believe him, when he says he knew... |
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| Sex charges linked to Facebook photos Sex assault charges have been laid against a 24-year-old man who police allege had illicit sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C., and posted photos of her on her Facebook site. ... |
| B.C. sues balloon-crash pilot for medical costs The B.C. government is using a new piece of legislation that allows it to recover medical expenses to sue the pilot and others involved in a fiery balloon crash that killed two people and injured... |
| Eclipse is coming back to Vancouver theatres for Bella's birthday VANCOUVER -- We’re guessing that only the most dedicated Twihards are aware that Bella Swan’s birthday falls on Sept. 13, but eOne entertainment is making sure everyone celebrates the momentous... |
| Vancouver connection unearthed in case of mummified L.A. babies Police have identified Janet M. Barrie as the owner of a trunk in which two mummified babies were found last month in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment building. Barrie was a Scottish-born... |
| Man rescued after alleged hostage incident at Vancouver's Shangri-La tower VANCOUVER -- Three people were arrested by Vancouver police after officers were called to the luxurious Shangri-La condominium complex to rescue a man said to have been held there against his will in... |
| Vancouver's Goldcorp strikes $3.6-billion deal to buy Andean Resources VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. has agreed to buy Andean Resources Limited for $3.6 billion netting itself Andean’s Cerro Negro gold and silver project in Argentina.The deal trumps the... |
| Province sues following hot air balloon crash 9/3/2010 The province is going to court to recoup the health care costs resulting from a 2007 fiery balloon crash in South Surrey. The province names several parties in its lawsuit: Fantasy... |
| HST study irrelevant to B.C.: business group The B.C. Chamber of Commerce is dismissing a report from the CD Howe Institute predicting the HST could slow the provincial economy for several years after roll-out. In documents released under a... |
| Kovalchuk deal OK'd by NHL, NHLPA: reports It appears Ilya Kovalchuk's contract ordeal is over, according to reports. The NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement to revise the rules that regulate long-term contracts as part of a global... |
| Man held captive at Vancouver's Shangri-La tower rescued by police VANCOUVER -- Three people were arrested by Vancouver police after officers were called to the luxurious Shangri-La condominium complex to rescue a man said to have been held there against his will in... |
| Re-up, street food cart in Vancouver Re-up is one of a small handful of street food carts that actually trundled onto a street after the announced and anticipated debut of some 17 at the end of August. (Another was to have opened... |
| You Say Party finds hope in music after drummer’s death Of all the challenges a band might face, this one was certainly never imagined, not even in their worst, wildest nightmares: The drummer collapses onstage in the middle of a show and dies. How, as... |
| Three arrests in alleged forcible confinement at luxury Vancouver condo complex Three people are in police custody facing charges after allegedly holding a 21-year-old man hostage in a luxury condominium complex in downtown Vancouver.Vancouver police rescued the man from the... |
| Vancouver Teen Warns Of Attempted Luring VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A Vancouver teen said a man tried to lure her into his truck as she walked near a high school on Thursday.Hannah Leachman, 16, said she was walking on Fort Vancouver Way to... |
| Vancouver high-rise assault leads to arrests A luxury high-rise tower in downtown Vancouver was swarmed by police Thursday night after a call about an assault on one of the top floors. The Emergency Response Team was sent to the Shangri-La... |
| Rockies fossils yield 8 new species This is the claw of Stanleycaris, a predatory species newly discovered at the Stanley Glacier fossil field. It was a primitive arthropod, the group of jointed-legged animals that includes insects,... |
| CFL preview: Lions vs. Alouettes Looking to remain in top spot of the CFL's East Division, the Montreal Alouettes (6-2) come off a bye week ready to protect their home turf when the lowly B.C. Lions (1-7) come in for a visit Friday... |
| Man allegedly held against his will in luxury Vancouver hotel and condo complex Two men and a woman have been arrested after a strange incident at a luxury tower in downtown Vancouver Thursday night.A police Emergency Response Team swarmed the Shangri-La hotel and condo complex... |
| Sex charges for man police say took photos of 14-year-old girl Sex charges against B.C. man linked to Facebook photos of 14-year-old girlSex assault charges have been laid against a 24-year-old man who police say had sex with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar,... |
| Jail cell sex video under lock and key: RCMP A video recording of two women having sex in the Kamloops RCMP drunk tank is not going to be turn up on YouTube anytime soon, if the RCMP have their way. Insp. Tim Shields says only a provincial... |
| Goldcorp strikes $3.6B deal for Andean Resources Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. said it has reached a friendly agreement to purchase Andean Resources for roughly $3.6 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each Andean common share will be... |
| Twilight film star accuses B.C. paparazzo Police are investigating an allegedly violent encounter between a star of the Twilight Saga movies and a Vancouver celebrity photographer. According to court documents obtained by CBC News, actor... |
| Car flips, plummets down into Vancouver excavation site VANCOUVER — A man was taken to hospital after the car he was driving flipped and plummeted several storeys down into a construction excavation site Thursday afternoon.The incident happened around... |
| Vancouver mayor spreads message of "green future" in China The Vancouver mayor and a delegation of representatives from 22 corporations in the Canadian city will bring a green message to China in an upcoming trade mission designed to promote and sell clean... |
| Salmon run fish frenzy Friday, Sep. 03, 2010 09:43AM EDT Fishermen are lining the shores of the Fraser river, hoping to catch some of the 34 million sockeye expected to return in this year's once-in-a-lifetime salmon... |
| No jail for fake doctor A man who used fake documents to pose as a doctor in Saanich, B.C. won't be going to jail.Jason Walker has been given a two-year conditional sentence after pleading guilty to two charges of perjury... |
| Judge says B.C. inmate can have thesaurus What's another word for unreasonable?A Federal Court judge has ruled a British Columbia prison was wrong to deny an inmate's request to buy a thesaurus, rejecting the Mountain Institution's argument... |
| Car plummets into Vancouver excavation site, lands on roof; two injured A car that crashed through barriers lays at the bottom of a very deep construction pit at Main St. and 30th Ave. in Vancouver on Thursday, September, 2,... |
| Vancouver Island wood carver shot dead by Seattle police John T. Williams was crossing a downtown Seattle street Monday afternoon carrying a knife and a piece of wood when a police officer saw him and deemed him a potential threat, said Seattle... |
| Report: Police action at Shangri-La hotel in downtown Vancouver VANCOUVER - Three people have been arrested at the Shangri-La hotel in Downtown Vancouver late Thursday evening, media reports said.Early reports from witnesses say police tactical units were seen at... |
| Brutal video aimed at saving lives in construction zones The video is brutal: a young woman lying unconscious, face badly bruised, arms covered in dressings, tubes into her mouth, neck and body immobilized, her hospital bed surrounded by all the ... |
| Jail sex incident could result in charges Police and jail guards who watched two women have sex in a cell could face charges of aiding or abetting a crime. Whether that happens, however, will depend entirely on what comes out of the RCMP... |
| Speed demons risk losing vehicles for one week B.C.'s worst speeders will have their cars impounded for at least a week as a result of changes to the Motor Vehicle Act that take effect Sept. 20. Repeat offenders may lose their cars for as long... |
| Enjoy the last of the warm, summer weather this long weekend The long weekend could be the last chance to enjoy summer before clouds roll into Metro Vancouver and cast a dark shadow over the first week of the new school... |
| Spadework on HST started in January 2009 As the province entered an election year in 2009, Premier Gordon Campbell announced a realignment of his B.C. Liberal government to meet what he called "economic... |
| Two injured after car flips into building excavation Two men were taken to hospital with minor injuries Thursday after a car accident that left one vehicle flipped on its roof at the bottom of an eight-metre construction excavation... |
| False Creek neighbourhoods to be shown as example of healthy living spaces Vancouver's False Creek neighbourhoods will be presented as an example of healthy living spaces at the first World Congress on Environmental Health to be held in... |
| VPD sexual assault statistics not as bad as they first appear The summer of 2010 might well be remembered as the summer of statistics. The otherwise slow news days were filled with improbable stories about random sampling, response bias and other statistical... |
| Majority thinks HST makes life more expensive More than two thirds of British Columbians say the harmonized sales tax has noticeably affected their household finances, a new poll finds. Conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion, the poll found 68... |
| B.C. artists, designers honoured for creative achievements The provincial government on Thursday announced the three winners of the sixth annual Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and... |
| Vancouver Island woodcarver shot dead by Seattle police News that a talented aboriginal Vancouver Island woodcarver was shot dead by police in Seattle has shocked the man's friends and family. John T. Williams was crossing a downtown Seattle street Monday... |
| 12-year-old boy to remain in custody A 12-year-old boy who has logged more than 100 run-ins with police will remain in custody after a brief court appearance Thursday. The boy, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act,... |
| Open house set for proposed bike lane The City of Vancouver on Wednesday released a block-by-block draft design of the proposed Hornby Street separated bike lane and announced a second open house will be held on... |
| Runner beats bus from campus to campus Running from Surrey to Langley is faster than taking the bus. At least it was for distance runner David Palermo, 27, who beat a bus in a race from Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Surrey campus to... |
| Stolen laptop contains patient information RCMP and the Fraser Health Authority are investigating the theft from Burnaby Hospital of a laptop containing the confidential information of 635 patients in the pulmonary function lab, including ... |
| No jail for man who faked medical credentials A clinical counsellor and former Saanich police reserve constable convicted last week for faking credentials will serve no jail time. In rendering the sentence Thursday, Judge Robert Higinbotham... |
