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Pedestrian critical, dog killed when clipped by vehicle involved in Surrey crash
SURREY, B.C. – A pedestrian has been critically injured in Surrey, B.C., and a teenage driver is under investigation after a bizarre crash.
Man accused in deadly mill shooting in Nanaimo makes court appearance
NANAIMO, B.C. – The suspect in a deadly shooting at a sawmill in Nanaimo, B.C., has made another court appearance in that Vancouver Island city.
Fossil finds show B.C. once a home where ancient hedgehogs roamed
VANCOUVER – Tiny, ancient hedgehogs and pre-historic tapirs once roamed the Bulkley Valley in northern British Columbia, many millenia ago when the area was a temperate oasis from the surrounding tropics, says a new study.
Port Alberni, B.C., site of proposed First Nations, LNG export plant
VICTORIA – A Vancouver-based company and a Vancouver Island First Nation announced plans Tuesday to work together to build a liquefied natural gas plant on aboriginal-owned land on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
No Panic: B.C. Lions staying calm despite 0-2 start to CFL season
SURREY, B.C. – Kevin Glenn wants everyone to take a deep breath.
Former gang leader who testified at murder trial ‘one of the worst’ witnesses
VANCOUVER – A former gang leader who defected to the Crown at the trial involving the murders of six people is a violent, conniving and greedy man who lied on the stand in a calculated attempt to escape a life sentence, a defence lawyer said Tuesday.
Wildfire leads to evacuation order for 200 workers in oil and gas camps in B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. – A growing wildfire southeast of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and concerns about its “immediate danger to life and safety,” has forced the Peace River Regional District to issue an evacuation order affecting about 200 workers in two oil-and-gas camps.
Community services to replace some hospital care in Fraser Health: B.C. minister
VANCOUVER – Patient care will be improved by reducing reliance on hospitals and providing more community services within the Fraser Health Authority, B.C.’s health minister says.
B.C. government should follow panel recommendation, send Site C to review: mayor
VANCOUVER – With a provincial decision on BC Hydro’s proposed Site C hydroelectric dam expected in September, the mayor of Hudson’s Hope appealed to the province Wednesday for a review by the independent utilities regulator.
Northern B.C. fire quadruples in size and threatens to burn into Alberta
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. – A forest fire in northeastern B.C. has more than quadrupled in size in 24 hours and threatens to singe Alberta’s boundary.
B.C. species-at-risk plan encourages wide-ranging risk management
VICTORIA – With about 50,000 plants and animals calling British Columbia home, the province boasts the highest wildlife diversity in Canada.
Defence attacks ‘outrageous’ payments to gangster witness at murder trial
VANCOUVER – A key Crown witness at a gang murder trial in Vancouver is an admitted killer who received “outrageous” cash payments and other benefits worth nearly $1.5 million — all public money — in exchange for his co-operation, a defence lawyer told court Wednesday.
Land title meeting assured development a ‘go’, but sustainability is bottom line
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – About 100 people crowded into a hall in Prince George, B.C., for a meeting to consider the effects of a recent court ruling granting land title to the Tsilhqot’in (sill-ko-TEEN’) First Nation.
Retired B.C. Mountie dies in motorcycle crash in northern California
VERNON, B.C. – A retired RCMP corporal from B.C.’s north Okanagan region has been killed in a motorcycle crash in northern California.
Man who assaulted two girlfriends should be declared dangerous offender: Crown
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Assaults against two women should be enough to have a prolific offender declared a dangerous offender, says a Crown lawyer.
Preliminary inquiry for B.C. man accused of setting fire that killed woman
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A preliminary inquiry is underway for a man accused of killing a woman after he allegedly set a house on fire in Kamloops, B.C.
Blaze destroys grandstand at Canada’s oldest horse-racing track in Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. – The grandstand at Canada’s oldest horse racing track has gone up in flames.
Defence says Crown has failed to prove murder plot at B.C. gang trial
VANCOUVER – The Crown has failed to prove a mass shooting near Vancouver that killed six people, including two innocent bystanders, was the culmination of a gang plot to murder a rival drug trafficker, a defence lawyer said Thursday.
America’s Rugby Championship returns to Langford, B.C., in October
LANGFORD, B.C. – Canada will host teams from Argentina, the U.S. and Uruguay at the IRB America’s Rugby Championship (ARC) in October.
B.C. fraud case draws $11M in penalties; 2 men banned from securities trading
VANCOUVER – Regulators in British Columbia have announced penalties totalling more than $11 million against two men and two companies in an alleged fraud involving the sale of securities in properties under foreclosure.
100 firefighters to battle wildfire that’s expected to double to 10,000 hectares
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. – A fast-moving wildfire in northeastern British Columbia is expected to double in size and is keeping about 200 oil-and-gas workers out of evacuated camps.
B.C. First Nation evicts CN Rail, logging companies, fishermen from its lands
VANCOUVER – British Columbia First Nations are wasting no time in enforcing their claim on traditional lands in light of a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision recognizing aboriginal land title.
Ex-B.C. lottery CEO in conflict of interest for months before quitting: audit
VICTORIA – When the former head of British Columbia’s Lottery Corporation quit his job, he was given a $125,000 severance package, walked directly into an industry-connected position, yet maintained access to the Crown’s information systems for 10 days.
Canadian shot putter Dylan Armstrong awarded bronze medal from 2010
BURNABY, B.C. – Dylan Armstrong’s big day finally arrived Thursday as the Canadian shot putter was presented with a world indoor championship bronze medal from 2010.