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Federal Appeal Court upholds land claim case in favour of B.C. First Nation
VANCOUVER – The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a First Nations band in northern B.C. in a land claim case that stretches back more than a century.
B.C.’s former premier gets honorary law degree 40 years after dropping out
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia’s former premier finally has a law degree — more than 40 years after he abandoned the effort and forged a political career.
B.C. man accused of having organized crime links charged with 13 offences
COMOX, B.C. – A Vancouver Island man accused of having links to organized crime has been charged with 13 criminal offences in connection with the seizure of drugs and weapons.
BC police watchdog orders administrative review in ex-soldier’s shooting
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has ordered a third-party review of the agency’s investigation into the death of a retired soldier shot by RCMP.
Feds’ final decision on Northern Gateway going down to the deadline on Tuesday
VANCOUVER – The federal government will announce its much-anticipated decision on the Northern Gateway pipeline after markets close on Tuesday.
Man stabbed in eye at B.C. nightclub now facing domestic assault charges
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 29-year-old Kamloops, B.C., man who suffered a serious brain injury when he was stabbed in the eye with a pool cue has returned to court — this time facing his own charges related to domestic assault allegations.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers appoints Ravi Saligram as chief executive officer
VANCOUVER – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX:RBA) has announced the appointment of veteran executive Ravi Saligram as the company’s new chief executive officer. Saligram will succeed Peter Blake, who will be leaving the company in July.
Unions representing B.C. school-support staff ratify deal with province
VANCOUVER – The union representing education-support workers in British Columbia’s public schools has ratified a new contract with the provincial government.
First Quantum Minerals to buy Lumina Copper for about $470 million
VANCOUVER – First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) says it’s buying Lumina Copper Corp. in a deal that values to company at roughly $470 million. First Quantum already owns 2.5 million of Lumina’s outstanding common shares. Lumina Copper (TSXV:LCC) owns a copper deposit in northwest Argentina and says First Quantum will be able to develop the Taca Taca deposit into a major copper mine.
B.C. teachers’ union to contact employer, but no talks as full strike begins
VANCOUVER – Day one of a full-scale strike by British Columbia’s teachers has begun with much of the same finger pointing seen over several weeks of the bitter dispute.
B.C. Lions release former NFL defensive back Brandon McDonald
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The B.C. Lions have released former NFL defensive back Brandon McDonald.
Canucks place Booth on waivers with intent to buy out veteran forward
VANCOUVER – David Booth has been placed on unconditional waivers by the Canucks for the purpose of buying him out.
B.C. waits for federal decision on Northern Gateway pipeline proposal
VANCOUVER – Friends and foes of the Northern Gateway pipeline project are awaiting a final decision today from the federal government.
Some facts about the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project
VANCOUVER – Some facts about the Northern Gateway project:
Yellowknife man who blew up Giant Mine, killing nine people, gets day parole
MISSION, B.C. – A Yellowknife man who killed nine people when he bombed an underground mine during a volatile strike 21 years ago has been granted day parole.
A timeline of major events in the Northern Gateway application process
VANCOUVER – Milestones in the Northern Gateway project:
B.C. milk board to destroy milk from farm accused of cattle abuse
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Milk Marketing Board says it will destroy milk from a farm where staff were captured on video allegedly beating cattle.
B.C. man gets lengthy jail sentence for keeping HIV status from sex partners
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for keeping his HIV status from his sexual partners.
‘Troubling’ disclosure failures at Kwantlen, says Finance Minister
VICTORIA – B.C.’s finance minister says he’s troubled by a report that concludes Kwantlen Polytechnic University failed to meet government disclosure requirements by topping up salaries of senior executives.
Canada set for tough test against Germany in women’s soccer friendly
VANCOUVER – Kadeisha Buchanan sometimes has to pinch herself.
B.C, First Nation reach deal for land sale in heart of expected LNG growth
KITIMAT, B.C. – The B.C. government is heralding the sale of land to a First Nation in an area Premier Christy Clark hopes will one day be at the heart of a booming liquefied natural gas industry.
B.C. court says BlackBerry searches unconstitutional, but upholds conviction
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Court of Appeal says police violated the rights of a man later convicted in a kidnapping when they searched two of his BlackBerry smartphones without a warrant.
B.C. First Nations unite to fight feds on Northern Gateway approval
VANCOUVER – The president of the Haida Nation says B.C. First Nations are uniting to launch a sweeping legal challenge against the federal government over its approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline.
Injured men sue Vancouver company after Guatemalan mine shooting
VANCOUVER – Seven Guatemalan men are suing Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources Inc. (TSX: THO) over a shooting during a protest outside the company’s mine in Central America.