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Vancouver Canucks re-sign forward Zack Kassian and blue-liner Yannick Weber
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks re-signed forward Zack Kassian and defenceman Yannick Weber on Friday.
Crown says former gang leader can be believed at B.C. murder trial
VANCOUVER – A prosecutor urged a judge Friday to accept the testimony of a former gang leader who flipped to become a Crown witness, saying it’s believable that two alleged killers would have confessed to their boss after murdering six people near Vancouver.
B.C. Hells Angels member to face extortion charges after appeal court decision
VICTORIA – A full-patch member of the Hells Angels will be facing extortion and theft charges after all following a ruling that says the B.C. man’s charter rights were violated because the case took too long to get to trial.
city of Vancouver says Kinder Morgan skirting questions about Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER – Kinder Morgan has failed to answer many of the questions put to the company about its proposed Trans Mountain pipeline through the regulatory review process, charge a chorus of critics that includes the province of British Columbia and the city of Vancouver.
B.C. boating accident in Okanagan Lake claims life of 14-year-old from Vernon
KELOWNA, B.C. – A 14-year-old boy from Vernon who was seriously injured in a boating accident in Okanagan Lake last weekend has died.
B.C.’s unionized Vancouver-area port truckers threatening a second strike
VANCOUVER – Unionized Vancouver-area port truckers are threatening job action for a second time this year, accusing some companies of underpaying their workers.
Suspect arrested in shooting death of a 32-year-old man in Surrey
SURREY, B.C. – Police have arrested a suspect in the May shooting death of a 32-year-old man in Surrey.
Sebastian Fernandez leads Vancouver Whitecaps over Seattle Sounders 1-0
VANCOUVER – The timing was right for the Vancouver Whitecaps to play the best team in the league.
MLS Capsules
VANCOUVER – Nick DeLeon and Perry Kitchen scored to help D.C. United beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday night, spoiling Michael Bradley first game back from the World Cup.
Three Canadian magicians to perform at the World Championships of Magic
VANCOUVER – Three Canadians from the Vancouver-area will represent North America at the World Championships of Magic in Italy next summer.
Vancouver’s port authority responds to union truckers’ strike threat
VANCOUVER – The authority in charge of Vancouver-area ports is responding to unionized truckers’ threat of a second strike, saying it is already taking steps to enforce minimum pay rates.
Vancouver police investigating a double stabbing outside downtown nightclub
VANCOUVER – Vancouver police are investigating a double stabbing at a downtown nightclub.
Fraser Health asks residents in Aldergrove to boil water until further notice
LANGLEY, B.C. – A health authority is advising residents in the Township of Langley Aldergrove to boil their drinking water, after finding bacteria in a sample.
Table tennis, rotary phones, funky furniture at Victoria’s Hotel Zed
VICTORIA – When was the last time you played table tennis at a hotel? Probably never.
Police say public safety a concern in Abbotsford, B.C., as dispute escalates
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – An ongoing dispute between two groups of teens and young adults in Abbotsford, B.C., has escalated to the point that police are concerned about public safety.
Woman wins long-running wrangle over $5.4-million West Vancouver waterfront home
VANCOUVER – A wrecking ball will not be swinging over parts of an exclusive West Vancouver, B.C., home assessed at $5.4-million after its owner went to court to prove you can fight city hall.
Bacteria is gone, boil water advisory lifted for Aldergrove, B.C., residents
LANGLEY, B.C. – The precautionary boil water advisory has been lifted for Township of Langley residents and businesses in the suburb of Aldergrove.
Evidence in B.C. gang murder case ‘woefully inadequate’ for conviction: defence
VANCOUVER – The Crown’s case at a trial into a gang shooting near Vancouver that left six people dead is “woefully inadequate,” based on circumstantial evidence and the testimony of nefarious witnesses, a defence lawyer said Monday.
Canucks hire AHL’s Texas Stars assistant coach Doug Lidster
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have hired Doug Lidster as an assistant coach.
B.C. lawyers withdraw services to protest lack of legal aid funding
VANCOUVER – Legal aid lawyers who have withdrawn services to protest what they say is a severely underfunded system donned their black robes outside provincial court in Vancouver, saying the B.C. government is failing to meet the needs of the province’s most vulnerable citizens.
U.S. to free Marc Emery, Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot,’ after 5-year imprisonment
VANCOUVER – When the poster child for marijuana legalization is released from a U.S. prison later this week, he’ll be re-entering a world where many of his ideas have taken root and in some places have sprouted right up.
Man gets wish to be excluded from his dangerous-offender hearing in B.C. court
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A Kamloops, B.C., man with more than 100 convictions has been granted his wish to be excluded from the remainder of the hearing that will determine whether he is locked up indefinitely.
Vancouver Whitecaps seek USL Pro team in New Wetminster
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Major League Soccer’s Vancouver Whitecaps and the City of New Westminster have signed a memorandum of understanding towards bringing a United Soccer Leagues Pro franchise to the British Columbia city.
Man convicted of stabbing friend 73 times faces second trial in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The retrial of a man convicted of stabbing his friend 73 times during a drunken altercation has begun in a Kamloops, B.C., courtroom.