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Canada sees landmark ruling on Aboriginals, land; could affect resource development
VANCOUVER – A landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling that Aboriginals in British Columbia can stake a broad claim to traditional territories could have a significant impact on future development of resources, energy projects and pipelines.
Cougar sightings concern police, as animals elude hunt by conservation officers
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. – Police in West Vancouver are warning residents to be extra vigilant after several cougar sightings in the district this month.
Former Canuck Odjick’s illness extremely rare and nearly always fatal: experts
VANCOUVER – Experts say the heart condition that has left former Vancouver Canucks enforcer Gino Odjick (OH’-jihk) with just months or even weeks to live is extremely rare and nearly always fatal.
Aboriginal title creates certainty, will spur innovation, says mining expert
VANCOUVER – Industry, policy-makers and indigenous leaders alike will be sorting through the fallout from the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark ruling on aboriginal title for some time to come.
B.C. students in year-round schools may resume lessons next week: union
VANCOUVER – A decision by B.C.’s teachers’ union means a small fraction of half-a-million public school students may return to the classroom next week.
B.C. Appeal Court torpedoes union’s plan to challenge planned cable ferry
VANCOUVER – The union representing B.C. ferry workers has been denied a chance to appeal the approval to replace an aging ship with a cable-ferry service that could trigger the loss of up to 15 local jobs.
B.C. labour board rules educators must teach remedial summer classes
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s labour board has ruled striking educators must teach summer classes for high-school students who failed a course during the year.
School support staff in B.C. sign five-year deals with the province
VANCOUVER – More than 3,000 support staff workers in six school districts have signed agreements with British Columbia.
Reilly throws three TD passes as Eskimos spoil Lions’ home opener
VANCOUVER – It took a while, and some trick plays, but Mike Reilly finally earned a win against his former CFL team Saturday.
Despite large sockeye forecasts, terrible 2009 sockeye return still haunts B.C.
VANCOUVER – Predictions for this year’s salmon fishery on British Columbia’s Fraser River are so massive there’s no historical data to use to forecast the many millions of sockeye expected to return.
Dozens in B.C. rally to support terminally ill former Vancouver Canuck enforcer
VANCOUVER – A former Vancouver Canuck who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness received a heartfelt and vocal show of support by dozens of people on Sunday.
Dozens in B.C. rally to support terminally ill former Vancouver Canuck enforcer
VANCOUVER – A former Vancouver Canuck diagnosed with a terminal illness received a heartfelt and vocal show of support from dozens of people on Sunday.
Building trust in B.C. aboriginal relationships one small step at a time
VICTORIA – An admitted bureaucratic blunder by British Columbia’s government that incensed First Nations at a liquefied natural gas summit called for an immediate “chief-to-chief” meeting to patch things up, says Premier Christy Clark.
British Columbia’s cash offer to end teacher’s strike ends today
VANCOUVER – The province’s offer to give B.C.’s public school teachers some extra cash if they sign a deal ending their strike expires today.
Hundreds of campers lying low after road wash out near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Crews are attempting to construct an emergency bridge to give safe passage to hundreds of campers stranded by a road washout near Squamish, B.C.
Crown wants nearly 10-year sentence for B.C. man convicted in cold-case murder
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A B.C. man convicted in a 1999 murder and the “calculated” coverup that followed should be imprisoned for nearly a decade, the Crown says.
Parks Canada researchers return from expedition off B.C.’s Haida Gwaii
VANCOUVER – Underwater archeologists with Parks Canada have returned from an expedition that took them below the surface in B.C.’s Haida Gwaii region.
No charges against B.C. Mountie and Vancouver cop after civilians injured
VICTORIA – No charges will be laid against two British Columbia police officers involved in separate crashes that resulted in civilians being seriously injured.
U.S. study says southern Orcas face triple threats, population hovering
VICTORIA – Triple threats of pollution, vessel noise and the availability of food are making it hard for a group of orcas that live along the continent’s West Coast to increase beyond an estimated population of 80, says a decade-long U.S. study.
Relationship-building with B.C. First Nations start small, but can lead to big results, says minister
VICTORIA – Attempts by the B.C. government to build long-lasting relationships with First Nations across the province have taken on even greater importance with the historic Supreme Court of Canada ruling that makes it easier for aboriginals to establish title over their traditional territories.
CP NewsAlert:Canucks sign veteran goalie Ryan Miller to three-year deal
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed free-agent goaltender Ryan Miller.
Closing arguments begin Wednesday in high-profile gang trial in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A trial in Vancouver that has offered an unprecedented look inside the Vancouver area’s street gangs is drawing to a close with final submissions beginning Wednesday, nearly seven years after a mass killing that has come to epitomize the region’s violent underground drug trade.
B.C. teachers’ strike forces one school district to cancel some summer classes
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A Vancouver-area municipality has cancelled some of its summer classes because of a provincewide teachers’ strike in British Columbia.
New Lions lineman Ryan Cave hopes to get up to speed on protecting Kevin Glenn
SURREY, B.C. – The B.C. Lions are hoping that Ryan Cave will be a quick learner as they prepare to meet the Montreal Alouettes.