B.C.

VANCOUVER – The transgendered woman who successfully fought the Miss Universe pageant after she was kicked out of the contest will lead this year’s Vancouver gay pride parade.

VERNON, B.C. – A 33-year-old Alberta man has been killed after falling off his motorcycle and being run over by a truck.

VANCOUVER – Rusoro Mining Ltd. (TSXV:RML) is asking an arm of the World Bank to arbitrate a dispute with the Venezuelan government. The Vancouver-based gold company says Venezuela breached treaty protections by nationalizing Rusoro’s investments in the country without compensation. Rusoro says it has attempted for several months to negotiate an amicable resolution but without success.

GRAND FORKS, B.C. – The owners of a now-closed bed and breakfast in southern B.C. must pay more than $4,000 for refusing a room to a homosexual couple.

CRANBROOK, B.C. – The Crown says it will apply for a 60-day psychiatric assessment to determine whether B.C. child abductor Randall Hopley should be designated a dangerous or long-term offender.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A journey to the farthest reaches of Earth’s solar system begins with a single step — and you can be home for lunch.

VANCOUVER – A U.S. man who was detained at the border while returning home from Vancouver because he was carrying chocolate Kinder Eggs says the American law banning the treats should be eradicated.

VANCOUVER – A Vancouver commercial urban winery, with a tasting bar equipped with 36 taps, has opened in the city’s historic Railtown district.

VANCOUVER – Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV:ASM) is under review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, which is looking into the accuracy of the company’s public disclosures on mineral resource estimates at its property in Durango, Mexico.

VANCOUVER – The federal government has announced new regulations to control the wastewater entering Canada’s lakes, rivers and oceans.

VANCOUVER – The federal environment minister says a scathing report out of the United States about Enbridge’s (TSX:ENB) response to a pipeline spill in Michigan won’t change his government’s position on the Northern Gateway project.

JOHNSONS LANDING, B.C. – After another day of fruitless recovery efforts, officials in British Columbia said Wednesday that they were re-assessing their chances of finding two bodies which still remain missing a week after a massive mudslide hit the small community of Johnsons Landing.

JOHNSONS LANDING, B.C. – Officials in British Columbia say they are re-assessing their chances of finding two bodies which still remain missing a week after a massive mudslide hit the small community of Johnsons Landing.

CRANBROOK, B.C. – A sentencing hearing for a man who abducted a three-year-old British Columbia boy last year is to wrap up today but it could be at least another couple of months before Randall Hopley’s fate is determined.

VANCOUVER – A two-year-old German shepherd is expected to recover after being found badly injured and left to die in a Vancouver dumpster.

VANCOUVER – The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a perjury conviction for Air India bomber Inderjit Singh Reyat, who received Canada’s longest perjury sentence.

VICTORIA – Independent children’s representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says a B.C. government program designed to improve information flow for child protection cases isn’t doing its job.

LANGLEY, B.C. – People heading out to eat in B.C. can now take along their own wine to certain restaurants.

VANCOUVER – Software company Counterpath Corp. (TSX:CCV) reports a 35 per cent increase in its fourth-quarter revenue to $4.4 million, up from $3.2 million in the same quarter last year. The company increased its net loss to $1.2 million versus a loss of $775,000.