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Minister pushes for parental involvement in schools

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:11 +0000

B.C.’s Minister of Education released an open letter to parents on Sunday, urging them to play an active part in their children’s education.

Thousands without power in Nova Scotia after Earl

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:11 +0000

Thousands of Nova Scotia residents were without power Sunday afternoon, a day after tropical storm Earl moved through the province with heavy rains and 130-kilometre-an-hour winds.

Salmon fisheries closing Tuesday after record run

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:11 +0000

It’s last call for West Coast fishermen who enjoyed a banner year of sockeye salmon harvesting.

Good Samaritan urges hit and run driver to confess

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:11 +0000

A Good Samaritan who watched a hit and run victim die early Sunday morning on the Fraser Highway is calling on the driver to come forward.

Lions agree to terms with receiver Shawn Gore

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:10 +0000

The BC Lions announced the signing of their second-round draft pick Shawn Gore Sunday afternoon.

Hesjedal supports youth riders with Wheelmen initiative

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:09 +0000

Ryder Hesjedal, Canada’s top-ranked cycling professional is rolling out a new initiative to help youth competitors develop their biking skills.

Tamil migrants make risky deals to flee Sri Lanka

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:09 +0000

The chance to build a new life in Canada compels many Sri Lankan Tamils to cut deals with dangerous mercenaries to take them across the ocean, even if it puts their lives at risk.

Homicide police investigating motel death

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:07:09 +0000

Mounties have confirmed the body found in a Maple Ridge motel room on Sunday morning is that of a 27-year-old woman who lives in the area.

Good Samaritans nab jewel thief in Richmond

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:44:07 +0000

Mounties are crediting a group of shoppers at the Richmond Centre mall for busting a jewelry store thief on Monday.

All-party committee debates HST vote, referendum

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:42:39 +0000

British Columbians could learn as early as Wednesday what will happen to former premier Bill Vander Zalm’s petition to repeal the harmonized sales tax, says the spokesman for an all-party government committee.

Liberal backer calls for Campbell’s resignation

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:41:18 +0000

A long-time supporter of B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell is now calling for his resignation, saying it’s the only way to calm the anti-Liberal backlash spurred by the HST.

Feds mull new law to deter migrant boats

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:41:10 +0000

Amid reports that another boat of Sri Lankan migrants could be bound for Canada, the Conservatives are mulling new legislation aimed at deterring human smuggling.

Traffic chaos expected on Tuesday

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:02:03 +0000

With schools reopening, vacationers returning to work and new traffic changes taking effect on Highway 1, commuters may want to leave home early on Tuesday morning.

N.S. crews work to restore power after Earl

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:38:31 +0000

More than 160 crews are working around the clock to restore power to Nova Scotia residents still recovering from hurricane Earl.

Quebec to hold public hearings on assisted suicide

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:46:58 +0000

Quebecers will delve into the thorny and emotionally charged debate over euthanasia and assisted suicide this week as public hearings into dying with dignity get underway.

An NDP gov’t might not spell a quick death for HST

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:49:13 +0000

British Columbians could be forgiven for thinking an NDP victory in the next provincial election would spell a quick death for the province’s wildly unpopular harmonized sales tax.

Man who tamed grow-op bears calls reports ‘fantasy’

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:47:50 +0000

Allen Piche, who was accused of taming more than a dozen bears and using them to guard a marijuana grow operation, says the media reports about him are pure fiction.

Waste plant evacuated after workers exposed to unknown gas

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:34:39 +0000

Nine workers at a Surrey, B.C. waste transfer station were isolated and decontaminated this morning after sudden exposure to an unknown gas.

B.C. father-to-be killed in Wash. State crash

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:01:29 +0000

A video game designer from North Vancouver, B.C., is among the three people killed in a car crash on Whidbey Island, Wash., Friday night.

Two men killed in B.C. plane crash

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:47:35 +0000

Two men were killed on Sunday afternoon after a small plane crashed shortly after taking off near Lumby, B.C.

Peer-to-peer sites help patients cope with diagnosis

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:46:08 +0000

Specialty websites are tapping into the expertise of real patients who can address the psychosocial impact of a diagnosis that doctors can’t necessarily provide.

Iranian woman could be stoned to death soon: lawyer

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:44:46 +0000

The lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned on an adultery conviction said Monday that he and her children are worried the delayed execution could be carried out soon with the end of a moratorium on death sentences for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Canada paid $650K to civilians caught in the crossfire

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:44:36 +0000

The Department of National Defence paid just over $650,000 during the course of two years to compensate Afghans for damages and deaths resulting from Canadian operations.

Concussion only injury for driver in construction pit crash

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:07:15 +0000

A day after a collision sent a car plunging eight metres into a Vancouver construction pit on Thursday, there are concerns about whether enough is being done to make these sites safe for passing drivers.

Recall campaign shifts to target Hansen, Campbell

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:07:14 +0000

The campaign to recall BC Liberal MLAs to protest the harmonized sales tax will now target Premier Gordon Campbell and Finance Minister Colin Hansen, Fight HST leader Bill Vander Zalm says.

Suspected fraudster arrives in Vancouver

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:07:14 +0000

A man described by police as a skilled, potentially violent, long-time con artist has allegedly struck in the Lower Mainland.

North Vancouver Boyz parody Katy Perry video

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:07:14 +0000

A hilarious music parody called North Vancouver Boyz has gone viral this month, with around 82,000 views on YouTube and counting.

Golden Bears edge T-Birds in season opener

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:27:43 +0000

Julian Marchand threw for 383 yards and three touchdowns as the Alberta Golden Bears beat the UBC Thunderbirds 36-28 in Canadian university football action Saturday.

SFU humbled in NCAA Div II football debut

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:27:30 +0000

Simon Fraser University’s NCAA Division II debut got off to an ugly start. The Clan were shut out by the Western Oregon University Wolves 38-0 on Saturday.

Salmon run closing to commercial fishing too soon: MP

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:01:47 +0000

British Columbia’s near record salmon run is being closed to commercial fisherman too early, one Conservative MP says.

Fight at Surrey bar ends with shots fired

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:20:38 +0000

Surrey Mounties are looking for two male suspects after a bar fight ended in gunfire early Saturday morning.

Pedestrian killed in Surrey hit and run

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:47:33 +0000

Mounties in Surrey, B.C., are urging potential witnesses to come forward after a pedestrian was killed in a hit and run accident early Saturday morning.

Kanye West says he was a ‘32 year old child’

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:28:50 +0000

Kanye West reached out to fans — and those who hate him — in a string of posts on Twitter this morning, addressing his on-stage interruption of Taylor Swift and remarks made five years ago about former U.S. president George W. Bush.

Family renews search for daughter missing 12 years

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:24:00 +0000

Twelve years after Brianne Wolgram disappeared from her hometown of Revelstoke, B.C., her family and the Missing Children Society are canvassing in hopes of drumming up new information.

Craigslist removes ‘adult services’ section

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:55:53 +0000

Craigslist appears to have shut down the "adult services" section of its website at the urging of 17 U.S. state attorneys general.

Human remains may be B.C. man missing since May

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:15:59 +0000

RCMP believe human remains found in a British Columbia hay field may be that of a man who went missing three months ago.