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Driver hurt, chemical spilled in overturned tanker in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A tanker truck carrying magnesium chloride — a chemical used to contain road dust —has overturned north of Kamloops, B.C., spilling part of the load.
Exams will be marked, students will complete year: B.C. education minister
VANCOUVER – B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender is guaranteeing students will have a successful end to their school year in spite of a looming, full-scale teachers’ strike.
Survey says: Canadian lowball how much alcohol they consume, especially wine
VANCOUVER – It turns out Canadians lowball the amount of alcohol they consume by up to 75 per cent, especially when it comes to wine.
Canada must tackle series aboriginal child welfare problem, says former judge
VICTORIA – A former judge who helped engineer major child welfare reforms in B.C. and Manitoba says too many First Nations are living within Canada’s child-welfare system.
B.C. man sentenced for manslaughter for stabbing common-law partner to death
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 50-year-old residential-school survivor who stabbed to death his common-law partner will spend the next two years behind bars.
After key off-season retirements, B.C. Lions’ offensive line a work in progress
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – After a terse exchange at the B.C. Lions’ training camp, veteran guard Dean Valli has confidence that Matt Norman is the man to lead the team’s much-changed offensive line in 2014.
Vancouver police warn the public about release of high-risk sex offender
VANCOUVER – Police are warning that a 34-year-old man who has served more than 13 years in prison for the sexual assault and attempted murder of a teenaged boy will be living in Vancouver.
Conservation officer tells first-degree murder trial about finding girl’s body
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A conservation officer has told a first-degree murder trial in Prince George, B.C., that he followed tire tracks and footprints during a nighttime poaching investigation in November 2010 but instead found the half-naked body of a 15-year-old girl.
Health authority warns of 300 sickened by norovirus at Delta, B.C., school
DELTA, B.C. – More than 300 students and staff at the Delta Secondary School in Delta, B.C., have what’s believed to be norovirus.
Tips for converting home from daily living to venue for entertaining
VICTORIA – Creating a home that can easily be converted from serving the needs of daily life to a venue for entertaining guests is something homeowners might want to consider when they are planning their spaces and purchasing furniture.
Robinson says Whitecaps will show “no fear” as they face Union on the road
VANCOUVER – Carl Robinson’s message was clear enough: Respect your opponents, but don’t fear them.
Archeologists to launch historic fishing expedition off B.C.’s Haida Gwaii
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. – Parks Canada and the Haida First Nation will plumb the depths of time and tide for archeological treasures off the northern British Columbia coast.
Five more charged in Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riot as third anniversary nears
VANCOUVER – Five more people have been charged for allegedly taking part in Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riot as the third anniversary of the mayhem approaches.
Herdman: Canada not good enough to win women’s WCup right now but will be by ’15
VANCOUVER – John Herdman says Canada isn’t good enough to win the women’s World Cup at the moment, but the team’s head coach adds it “absolutely” will be by the time the country hosts the tournament in 2015.
Man who defrauded investors out of $642,000 fined $2M, banned from markets
VANCOUVER – The BC Securities Commission says a man who defrauded investors out of $643,000 by selling shares in a B.C. ski resort has been fined $2 million and permanently banned from the province’s markets.
Benevides says B.C. Lions have a better understanding of Khalif Mitchell in 2014
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – B.C. Lions head coach Mike Benevides says his team has a better handle on what makes Khalif Mitchell tick this time around.
Agent for B.C. government seeks order forcing teachers to mark exams
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government’s bargaining agent is seeking an order that will compel unionized teachers to mark exams in the event of a full-scale strike.
Person in custody after lakeside death in B.C.’s Okanagan, RCMP investigating
OLIVER, B.C. – RCMP are investigating what they call a suspicious death in B.C.’s southern interior.
Japan scores 25 unanswered points in second half to stun Canada in men’s rugby
BURNABY, B.C. – Japan scored 25 unanswered points in the second half Saturday to stun Canada 34-25 in the first game of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament.
Teachers at-the-ready but B.C. strike not necessarily imminent: observers
VANCOUVER – A pivotal strike vote this Monday and Tuesday by British Columbia’s teachers is no schoolyard game of chicken, and experts advise that tiptoeing, rather than stampeding, towards a strike or back-to-work legislation may settle the dispute far more quickly.
Facts about the Northern Gateway pipeline project
VANCOUVER – Some facts about the Northern Gateway pipeline project:
Shooting death of 33-year-old East Vancouver man not random: police
VANCOUVER – Police are investigating the shooting death of a 33-year-old man in East Vancouver.
Delta police resuming search for missing boater on the Fraser River
DELTA, B.C. – Delta police are resuming their search for a missing boater on the Fraser River.
Homicide investigators probing the death of a Fraser Valley man: Police
AGASSIZ, B.C. – Homicide investigators are probing the death of a man in the Fraser Valley.