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Former Vancouver TV reporter pleads guilty to sexual assault of minor
SURREY, B.C. – A former Global TV reporter in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault involving a minor.
Crown asks for one-year sentence for former BC Lion convicted of sex crimes
VANCOUVER – A Crown prosecutor has asked for a one-year jail sentence for a former BC Lions football player player convicted of sex crimes.
ICBC argues union email signature tactic can’t trump employer’s property rights
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for the Insurance Corporation of B.C. is arguing that employees who changed the company’s email signature might be pressuring clients into supporting the union to have their claims adjusted fairly.
$250-million class action filed against Baja Mining over “misrepresentations”
VANCOUVER – Baja Mining Corp. (TSX:BAJ) says shareholder Joseph Sue-Tang has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the company and some of its current and former directors and employees made misrepresentations from November 2010 to April 2012. The suit, which has not yet been certified, seeks $250 million in damages and $10 million in punitive damages, interest and costs.
Arrest injuries prompt Williams Lake RCMP to ask outside force to investigate
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – West Vancouver police have been called in to investigate a central Interior Mountie after an arrest he conducted sent a B.C. man to hospital.
Police search for youth suspected of drunken rampage in Vancouver cemetery
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver are asking the public for any help as they look for the perpetrators of what investigators say was a drunken rampage in the city’s oldest cemetery.
Community gathers to pay final respects to four people killed in B.C. landslide
ARGENTA, B.C. – Dozens of people gathered on Saturday to remember the four people who died in a landslide in southern B.C.
Cellphone pings point RCMP in the right direction for high-seas rescue
PORT HARDY, B.C. – Two crew members of a fishing vessel are safe as police continue to investigate after a tense, high-tech rescue mission off the coast of B.C.
Coroners service identifies man after body recovered from Fraser River
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A man whose body was pulled from the Fraser River in Prince George has been identified.
B.C. takes stance on Kinder Morgan proposal, similar to Northern Gateway project
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – B.C.’s environment minister says some of the conditions the province has set out before approving the Northern Gateway project will also be applied to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion proposal.
Catalyst Paper to close Snowflake recycle mill in Arizona, 308 workers affected
RICHMOND, B.C. – Pulp and paper producer Catalyst Paper has announced the permanent closure of its Snowflake recycle mill in northeastern Arizona and its subsidiary, the Apache Railway Company.
Canadian Zinc to acquire N.L. mineral property through Paragon Minerals deal
VANCOUVER – Canadian Zinc Corp. (TSX:CZN) is preparing to acquire the South Tally Pond property in central Newfoundland through a business combination with Paragon Minerals Corp. Canadian Zinc says it will exchange 0.136 of a CZN share for each share of Paragon. Based on Monday’s closing market price, the offer is worth 5.2 cents per share, valuing Paragon’s equity at $2.8 million.
Patients inject support into B.C. doctor’s battle against extra billing
VANCOUVER – A B.C. doctor has fired the latest salvo in a battle over what the provincial government calls extra billing, but what he calls unacceptable delays for health care.
Skipper of fishing boat involved in tense rescue of crew members charged
PORT HARDY, B.C. – The skipper of a fishing boat is facing several weapons charges in connection with the dramatic rescue of two crew members who accused him of endangering their lives off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Critics seek leash on police dogs used to apprehend underage suspects
VANCOUVER – Several B.C. groups say police dogs should not be used to catch children, and they have fired off a letter to the province’s director of RCMP police dog services urging the change.
Whitecaps sign veteran centre back Andy O’Brien from Leeds United
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired centre back Andy O’Brien from Leeds United of the English League Championship.
Canucks Malhotra to march in pride parade; will be joined by Patrick Burke
VANCOUVER – Vancouver Canucks forward Manny Malhotra will march in the Vancouver 2012 pride parade on Sunday.
Body of 12-year-old girl who slipped off sandbar recovered in B.C. lake
PENTICTON, B.C. – A 12-year-old girl whose body was recovered from Skaha Lake near Penticton, B.C., has been identified.
Man fined $1,500 for crash that killed two brothers, left third paralyzed
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – A man accused of causing a crash that killed two brothers and left a third paralyzed has been fined $1,500, but a judge has not issued a driving ban.
Teens trading sex for drugs, booze often live at home: B.C. study
VANCOUVER – A University of B.C. study suggests teenagers are trading sex for drugs and alcohol at a low but steady rate, yet the vast majority of them attend school and live at home with their parents.
New Gold Q2 profit falls 70%, hit by $32M charge on redemption of notes
VANCOUVER – New Gold Inc. (TSX:NGD) says its second-quarter earnings fell 70 per cent to $23.7 million, or five cents per share, down from $78.6 million or 19 cents per share during the 2011 period, hit by pre-tax $32 million loss on redemption of secured notes. Revenue grew to $176.1 million from $171.6 million in the year earlier.
Catalyst Paper narrows second-quarter loss to $11.7 million, but revenue sinks
RICHMOND, B.C. – Pulp and paper producer Catalyst Paper says it narrowed its second-quarter loss to $11.7 million, or three cents per share, compared to a loss of $47.4 million, or 13 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue was $312.8 million, compared to $340.3 million last year.
First Quantum second-quarter earnings fall to $142 million but revenues rise
VANCOUVER – First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM), which reports in U.S. dollars, says its second-quarter net earnings attributable to shareholders fell to $142 million, or 30 cents per diluted share, from $155.3 million, or 33 cents per diluted share, during the quarter a year ago. Revenues rose to $722.3 million from $660 million.
Lightning-caused Okanagan wildfire that charred 27 hectares fully contained
KELOWNA, B.C. – A forestry official says a wildfire on the western hillside above Okanagan Lake is now fully contained.