• B.C. Lions sign quarterback Joey Elliott

  The B.C. Lions on Friday announced the signing of free agent quarterback Joey Elliott. The 26-year-old Franklin, Ind., native spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. During that time, he dressed for 33 games, including nine as the team's starter. Last season, the Purdue grad had his most productive year as a pro as he threw for 2,101 yards and five touchdowns. ...

• British Columbia teen rescues dog from cougar

  A Canadian teen and his dog are recovering from wounds after he rescued the dog from a cougar in what he called "the most terrifying thing I've ever endured." Levi Sadler, 16, said he was at home in Belcarra, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday night when he heard his black Labrador, Daisy, screaming outside of his window, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday. ...

• Washington bridge collapse not Alberta truckers fault wife says

  A truck carrying an oversized load struck the four-lane bridge on Interstate 5 bridge, the major thoroughfare between Seattle, Wash., and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River on Thursday night. (Elaine Thompson/Associated ...

• Robert Bateman Centre to promote more than artists work

  Celebrated Canadian nature artist Robert Bateman is opening a new gallery in Victoria this weekend, but the artist says the aim is to do much more than showcase his work. The Robert Bateman centre, whose doors open on his 83rd birthday, will display the largest exhibit of original works by the popular wildlife artist. There will be 10 galleries in the centre, including one devoted to his ...

• Leader of B.C. ocean fertilization project fired

  The California businessman behind a controversial ocean fertilization project off B.C.'s west coast has been fired, but the group behind the project says it still supports the ...

• High streamflow advisories expected to be lifted in B.C. Interior

  High streamflow advisories are expected to be lifted for much of the B.C. Interior today following days of heavy rain. Advisories remain in effect throughout parts of the central interior, the Thompson Region, Boundary, and Okanagan. But Dave Campbell with the B.C. River Forecast Centre says most communities are likely through the worst of it. "I think a lot of those areas were probably ...

• Beware Bears coyotes and cougars on the prowl as Metro Vancouver warms up

  Cougars are rarely seen in Langley, but there have been recent sightings. Bears and coyotes also present potential threats as spring weather warms ...

• Motorists warned to avoid Washington bridge collapse area

  Officials in Washington are warning motorists ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend to avoid the area where a bridge collapsed on Interstate 5 north of Mount Vernon last ...

• Supreme Court to rule on $5M plagiarized lawsuit decision

  A Vancouver family is anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court decision this morning on a $5 million medical lawsuit they won in 2009 that was overturned because the judge plagiarized most of his ...

• Greg Weston Senate scandal may be Harpers worst hour

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apparent mismanagement of the growing political crisis has already provoked rare public criticism from members of his own cabinet, caucus and Conservative party core. (Chris ...

• Prolific offenders charged in Coquitlam

  Charges have been laid against two Port Coquitlam men who Coquitlam RCMP are calling prolific offenders. RCMP said Thursday that through the efforts of the Prolific Target Team and uniformed officers, the two men have been charged with several counts, primarily related to break-and-enters. Christopher Fogale, 32, is charged with possession of a break-in instrument, possession of a controlled ...

• Pickup backs over mother kids in tent

  A 20-year-old woman is facing two charges of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm for allegedly backing a vehicle over a tent with a mother and her two children inside. RCMP say the incident happened early Monday morning along Wolverine River outside of Tumbler Ridge, in northeast B.C. Police say it is believed the suspect and her boyfriend were having an argument and when she ...

• Dude wheres my Porsche

  A newer model Porsche abandoned on the Spirit of Vancouver Island at Tsawwassen terminal Wednesday night delayed the vessel's final sailing by more than an hour while BC Ferries staff and police scrambled to find the owner. When the ship docked at Tsawwassen at 8: 50 p.m., the Porsche was left behind as all other vehicles disembarked from the ship. Delta police traced the licence plates and ...

• Premiers plan for new spending just say no

  Premier Christy Clark is recalling the legislature for an unusual summer session to enact the B.C. Liberal party's hold-the-line election budget and say "no" to expectations of a big jump in program ...

• Premier rallies the caucus

  Premier Christy Clark says British Columbia, for the first time since Confederation, has a chance to "punch its weight" because of the mandate voters gave the renewed Liberal party in the May 14 ...

• This day in history May 24 1944

  Sixty-nine years ago, Enver Hoxha became head of the anti-fascist forces in Albania. And once he had a sniff of power, he didn't want to give it up - Hoxha would become the world's longest-serving Communist dictator, dominating the small Eastern European country until he died in 1985.Hoxha was a hard line Marxist-Leninist, and a supporter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. After Stalin ...

• Hundreds of B.C. homes at risk of land slippage

  More than 10 years ago, Heinz Loelke started having problems with his home: cracks, a corner sinking, the front door sometimes not opening properly.At one point, the living room's double-paned window started leaking because it was no longer sealed properly.He had to replace it - and found a two-by-four stud was cracked.Loelke, 88, who has been living in his home for 41 years with his wife ...

• Prize Home tour a longtime tradition

  At more than 3,000 square feet in size, the 2013 PNE Prize Home is more than three times larger than the first dream home won by mechanic Leonard Frewin in ...

• Maverick behind iron dump in ocean is dropped

  Haida Salmon Restoration Corp., the group responsible for releasing 100 tonnes of iron sulphate in international waters off Haida Gwaii, says it has dumped its lead scientist, Russ ...

• Glee actress inspires young fans who have Down syndrome

  Glee superfan James Clifford proudly posed for a photograph Thursday with actress Lauren Potter, who was visiting Vancouver to meet some of her fans and attend a fundraiser for the Down Syndrome Research ...

• Confessed smuggler loses extradition appeal

  A Vancouver restaurateur who walked into Surrey RCMP headquarters four years ago and confessed to smuggling hundreds of kilos of cocaine into Canada thinks he should face charges in this ...

• B.C. residents healthiest in Canada despite the province spending less on medical care

  British Columbians can take pride in being the Swedes of Canada, boasting the best lifestyle habits and health status in the country.That's one of the findings of a Conference Board of Canada report titled Paving the Road to Higher Performance: Benchmarking Provincial Health Systems.The report, released Thursday, accords B.C. an A grade, "on the strength of having the healthiest ...

• Boxers damage award after car crash upheld on appeal

  Nigerian-born boxing champ Jegbefumere (Bone) Albert coulda been a contender, the B.C. Court of Appeal says, and deserved $1 million for the loss of his career in a car ...

• Woman convicted of impaired driving in co-workers death

  A Kelowna woman has been found guilty of impaired and dangerous driving causing the death of a co-worker near Merritt two years ago. Amanda Freeman, 27, was convicted in the death of 30-year-old Rafael Heredia. Provincial court heard the two construction site employees and their colleagues were drinking at a pub before the crash that claimed Heredia's life. Freeman was behind the wheel on ...

• Vancouver whittling down pedestrian and cyclist corridor options

  A cyclist makes his way along Point Grey Road in Vancouver, where cyclists and pedestrians say it is dangerous. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...

• The jellyfish take Vancouver

  Vancouver Aquarium Senior Biologist Mackenzie Neale poses for a photograph with a display filled with spotted jellyfish at the aquarium in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday May 23, 2013. (DARRYL ...

• Vancouver woman shares story of military rape

  PORTLAND, Ore. – Sexual assault in the military has become a topic of a national conversation just in the past couple weeks as top lawmakers in Washington, D.C. push new bills to crack down on it. And a San Antonio newspaper's seven-month-long investigation shows victims are struggling to get help. Myah Bilton-Smith of Vancouver, Wash. said she was raped twice on a Texas Air ...

• Reclusive heiress bequeaths $34 million to Vancouver Foundation

  The WilMar Estate, at 2050 block of S.W. Marine drive, is a historic 1925 mansion in Vancouver, B.C., February 15, 2012. The 1925 mansion is up for sale for the first time. It belonged to the Kitchen family that has died out. The house is being sold with the money going to ...

• Officials optimistic no deaths in Washington state bridge collapse

  An aging bridge on Washington State's Interstate 5 collapsed Thursday evening, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river. The four-lane bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., which is about 100 kilometres north of Seattle, collapsed around 7 p.m. PT, Washington State Patrol Trooper Mark Francis said. Three people were pulled from the water and reportedly treated for hypothermia at ...

• Highway bridge collapses between Seattle and Vancouver in US people in water

  Washington State Patrol says a major highway bridge over a river has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis says the four-lane Interstate 5 bridge collapsed about ...

• Vancouver is least affordable city to buy a house in Canada RBC

  Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said. The costs of owning a detached bungalow in Vancouver take up 82.3 percent of a typical household's income, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter. In Toronto, the largest city in Canada, that figure is ...

• Hundreds of homes at risk of land-slipping damage in northern community of Quesnel

  More then 10 years ago, Heinz Loelke started having problems with his home: cracks, a corner sinking, the front door sometimes not opening properly.At one point, the living-room double-paned window started leaking because it was no longer sealed properly.He had to replace it -- and found a two-by-four stud was cracked.Loelke, 88, who has been living in his home for 41 years with his wife Edith, ...

• 16 ways Vancouver city hopes to better engage its citizens

  Mayor Gregor Robertson admits more can be done to improve how the city and its citizens engage with each other. Click the images to view the city's 16 ...

• Bridge collapse on Washington interstate drops cars into water

  The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis said the four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m. PT, closing all northbound and southbound lanes between Burlington and Mount ...

• BREAKING Brigde on I-5 south of Burlington collapses

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• Premier offers a way to avoid municipal by-elections for new MLAs

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• Teens death sparks call for social services information

  The investigation into the death of teen in Calgary's northwest community of Citadel is still underway. Police have so far deemed the death as ...

• Don’t get caught cruising around Traffic jam expected Friday in and around downtown Vancouver

  File photo: Vancouver B.C. September 12, 2012. You’ll wish you were setting sail on the seven seas if you get caught in this traffic jam. Those in and around downtown Vancouver are being warned of higher than normal vehicle traffic volumes as 11,400 embarking and disembarking passengers are set to travel through the Canada Place port on Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Demand for taxis and ...

• Vancouver Aquarium succeeds in breeding endangered frogs

  In a Canadian first, the Vancouver Aquarium has successfully bred tadpoles of the Rocky Mountain population of northern leopard frogs, considered one of the most at-risk amphibians in B.C. — Submitted Photo/Vancouver ...

• Vancouver posties’ motto becomes ‘Beware of dog’

  Like clockwork, Canada Post letter carrier Ryan Mayer knows exactly when the two large German shepherd dogs inside the home on Vancouver's King Edward Avenue will start barking.Just moments after he drops the mail into the box at the neighbouring home and walks toward the steps of the residence with the two big dogs, the barking begins and the howling dogs strain up against the living room ...

• Fever medicine for infants children under recall

  Quality concerns with a Chinese producer of acetaminophen have prompted a recall of four fever medications meant for infants and children. Health Canada said the products being recalled ...

• Vancouver school for kids facing serious challenges survives thanks to donations

  A young Tumbler Ridge mother is in hospital after a pickup truck plowed into the tent she and her kids were sleeping in during a Victoria Day camping trip. Shyane Cooper, 20, was camping near the ...

• Metro Vancouver politicians threaten to withhold $120M in TransLink funds

  Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson (l) and Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts (m) attend a regional mayors meeting in 2001. Also show is mayor Peter Fassbender from ...

• Pick-up truck runs over mother children in tent

  A 20-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly backing her pick-up truck over a mother and two children who were asleep in a tent at a campsite in northeastern B.C. The incident began early Monday morning when the woman was having an argument with her boyfriend at the off-road campsite near Tumbler Ridge, according to Cpl. Dan ...

• The Centre for Performing Arts will not be missed theatre critic says

  While some see the pending sale of The Centre for Performing Arts as a loss for Vancouver's arts scene, UBC theatre professor and theatre critic Jerry Wasserman says the theatre never lived up to its lofty expectations. "I don't think it leaves much of a legacy at all. This was a white elephant right from the beginning," said Wasserman in an interview with CBC Radio's ...

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