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Car-surfing kills second young man in a month The grieving mother of a young man killed "car-surfing" in Coquitlam is speaking out about the dangers of the stunt. Jordan Ward, 21, suffered a catastrophic head injury after toppling from the roof of a moving car last Wednesday. 7/11/2011 5:49 AM
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˜Prince of pot' Marc Emery treated for 'superbug' staph infection Jailed marijuana activist Marc Emery has suffered a "superbug" infection called MRSA, leaving his wife seriously concerned for his health as he serves at least three more years in a Mississippi prison. 7/11/2011 5:47 AM
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Final HST ballots expected to land in mailboxes Monday A final batch of ballots in the Harmonized Sales Tax referendum are expected to land on doorsteps Monday, Elections BC has said, meaning the vast majority of eligible voters should by tomorrow have their voting packages in hand. 7/11/2011 5:46 AM
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B.C. Liberals changes, delays make for ironic timing of HST vote results When Elections B.C. extended the voting period for the referendum on the harmonized sales tax, the agency generated an unintended irony for the B.C. Liberals regarding the timing of the results. Ballots are now returnable no later than Aug. 5. 7/10/2011 9:58 AM
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Air India victims' relatives insulted by one-time payment offer Air India victims' relatives say they are hurt and insulted by a Canadian government offer to pay $24,000 for each person killed in the June 1985 terrorist attack. "We are just seething," said Anil Singh Hanse, whose father Narendra piloted the flight. 7/10/2011 9:44 AM
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Missing U.S. senior sought by B.C. police Police in Burnaby, B.C., are trying to find out what's happened to a missing elderly American man who was driving with his sister from California to Alaska. The man's 85-year-old sister turned up confused and disoriented on a stranger's doorstep.7/10/2011 5:47 AM
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A decade of eroding tax fairness in B.C. Ask a British Columbian about taxes these days, and you'll likely hear about the HST. But the HST is just one of many tax changes over the past decade, and its introduction is only one small piece of a larger story of eroding tax fairness.7/10/2011 5:31 AM
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Sex assaults targeted in poster campaign Vancouver (Canadian) police have unveiled a provocative and graphic new campaign to combat sexual assaults, aimed directly at the potential male offenders. One of the police partners in the campaign is Battered Women's Support Services.7/10/2011 5:25 AM
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20 rabbits crushed by B.C. sanctuary intruder The owner of a Vancouver Island animal refuge has beefed up security following the brutal slaughter of 20 rabbits last month. Susan Vickery said she was greeted by a gruesome sight on June 15, as she arrived at her rabbit refuge.7/10/2011 5:16 AM
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Friends honour murdered teen with memorial garden A group of Delta, B.C. teenagers got their hands dirty Saturday working on a memorial garden for Laura Szendrei, their friend and teammate who was brutally beaten to death last September in broad daylight. 7/10/2011 5:15 AM
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Surge in mosquitoes leaves bad buzz in B.C. A cool spring combined with high water levels from the snow melt are creating a sudden surge in mosquitoes, and renewed concerns about the transmission of West Nile virus. "We're seeing lots of different types of mosquitoes that would normally come out earlier."7/9/2011 1:49 PM
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Mountie docked pay after prostitute swiped his wallet and BlackBerry In late 2009, senior RCMP officers launched an investigation to recover a constable's identification card and force-issued BlackBerry that had been stolen by a prostitute while she performed oral sex on the officer in his car. 7/9/2011 1:46 PM
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Rambo Bridge gets one last time in the spotlight before it's gone forever Like the mythic movie warrior who made it famous, a B.C. community isn't going to let the Rambo Bridge go down quietly. The bridge was made famous in the original Sylvester Stallone war action movie, First Blood, when Sly's iconic tough guy is arrested on it.7/9/2011 12:36 PM
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B.C. men appeal U.S. triple-murder convictions Two B.C. men convicted of the brutal murders of three family members will try to have their convictions overturned in a Washington state appeals court hearing Friday. A U.S. jury pronounced Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay guilty seven years ago.7/8/2011 6:25 AM
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Vancouver's North Shore bears losing fear and scaring neighbours The ever-present black bears on Vancouver's North Shore seem to be losing their fear of people, according to some residents. Michele Foster says she watched helplessly last month as a mother bear attacked her dog Boo in the backyard of her North Vancouver home.7/8/2011 5:42 AM
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Starved dog ate fabric to survive: SPCA Criminal and animal cruelty charges are pending against a couple accused of neglecting and starving their Labrador-cross dog and her seven newborn puppies. The animals were turned over to the Maple Ridge SPCA this past weekend.7/8/2011 5:35 AM
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Fight HST alleges organized effort to alter signs Mounties on Vancouver Island haven't turned up any suspects after investigating complaints by an anti-HST group that its signs were professionally changed to hurt their efforts. Bill Vander calls the alterations to the signs an "organized effort."7/8/2011 5:30 AM
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B.C. mulls province-wide cosmetic pesticide ban A provincial committee will meet for the first time today to mull the idea of banning the home use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes -- a practice that is believed to be directly linked to serious illnesses and cancers. 7/7/2011 6:40 AM
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BC Ferries CEO could get $314,000 a year pension New documents released by BC Ferries reveals that CEO David Hahn will receive supplemental pension benefits three times the value of the public service pension he'll also get when he retires. (Ed: He makes a $$ Million plus per year.)7/7/2011 6:11 AM
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Vancouver bear attack thwarted by dogs A man who'd been jogging on a trail in North Vancouver says dogs saved his life after he was chased and about to be attacked by a black bear. Scott Smith said he has run on the trail for about 20 years and had seen bears before, but they usually would run off.7/7/2011 6:09 AM
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Special prosecutor to decide charges in B.C. MLA's arrest A special prosecutor has been named to review the case of a B.C. MLA jailed after a domestic dispute with his wife. Pat Pimm, Peace River North, resigned from the party caucus last week after he was arrested. (Ed: Special prosecutor means 'special treatment.')7/7/2011 5:59 AM
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Tim Hortons debuts BC Lions doughnut Fans can satisfy their cravings for sugar with the BC Lions Donut Supreme, a football shaped cream-filled doughnut featuring the club's logo. The limited edition doughnut will be available on game days in more than 125 Tim Hortons locations around B.C.7/7/2011 5:56 AM
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Man traumatized in search stripped of $1.3M award B.C.'s highest court has thrown out a $1.3-million award handed to a man who says he developed post-traumatic stress disorder after tax officials searched his office. Hal Neumann sued the Canada Revenue Agency after employees showed up unannounced.7/7/2011 5:53 AM
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RCMP officer leaves dog in hot car to go boating Bystanders became concerned Wednesday after an off-duty RCMP officer left his police dog in an unshaded car while he was on a boat in Goldstream, B.C., the CBC's Natalie Clancy reports. (Ed: He was gone for 3 hours.)7/7/2011 5:43 AM
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Secrets of the HST Referendum There are many things powerful people want to make sure you never know about the Harmonized Sales Tax binding referendum now underway. What is the total budget of the pro-HST Smart Tax Alliance? $15 million? 7/6/2011 12:12 PM
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Body found on nature trail in Coquitlam The body of a suspected murder victim has been found on a nature pathway in Coquitlam. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called to the scene off Spuraway Avenue, near Ranch Park Way. 7/6/2011 11:43 AM
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B.C. College of Teachers keeps some bad records spotless Scores of educators who were investigated and disciplined by their employers for misconduct, including inappropriate relationships with students, violence, threats and theft ” remain members in good standing with the B.C. College of Teachers. 7/6/2011 6:44 AM
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Blinded student returns to UBC for treatment A University of British Columbia student who was brutally attacked during a trip home in Bangladesh is back in Canada, and says she hasn't given up hope she'll be able to see again. Rumana Monzur's eyes were gouged and her face disfigured in an assault.7/6/2011 6:03 AM
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Japanese exchange student Narumi Bito acquitted on charges related to dead baby A Japanese student wiped away tears of relief and exhaustion Tuesday as a B.C. Supreme Court jury found her not guilty on charges relating to the death of her newborn child. Defence lawyer Christopher Mackie said he was glad the case was finally over for his client. 7/6/2011 5:26 AM
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Student, instructor die as small plane crashes east of Vancouver Two people have died in the crash of a light plane in the Fraser Valley, east of Vancouver. RCMP Insp. Bryon Massie says the plane went down late Tuesday afternoon near Harrison Lake after taking off from the Boundary Bay airport south of Vancouver.7/6/2011 5:21 AM
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Holiday border traffic up 25% There weren't only a huge number of cross-border shoppers and tourists who were trying to get across the U.S.-Canada border south of Vancouver on the Canada Day long weekend ” there were also drug runners and some confused ferry seekers.7/6/2011 5:08 AM
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Update: Dogs may have saved man 'munched' by Grizzly (Video) Glenn Johnson told reporters that his brother Johnny had taken two dogs along with him on his walk, and while they may have actually attracted the bear's attention, they were likely able to scare off the bear with their barking.7/5/2011 4:01 PM
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Nanaimo teen fends off cougar attack A Vancouver Island teenager may have been saved from a potentially deadly cougar attack because of quick thinking, and standing up straight. The 18-year-old girl was riding her bike near an elementary school Monday evening when the animal started stalking her.7/5/2011 3:56 PM
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B.C. mayor calls for investigation into hydro tower collapse Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart has called upon B.C. Hydro to examine its towers and wires along the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland following the collapse of two transmission towers that closed the Trans-Canada Highway overnight Monday and knocked out power..7/5/2011 11:07 AM
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Former B.C. official pleads guilty to fraud A former high-ranking member of B.C.'s Ministry of Health pleaded guilty to fraud Monday in relation to benefits he now agrees to have taken between October 2004 and July 2007. Former assistant deputy minister of health Ron Danderfer pleaded not guilty last summer.7/5/2011 11:02 AM
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High water topples hydro tower in Surrey, B.C., closing Highway One A huge hydro transmission tower has toppled into the Fraser River in Surrey, B.C., closing Highway One just east of Vancouver. BC Hydro confirms the 230 kilovolt transmission tower south of the Port Mann Bridge collapsed at about 9 p.m.7/5/2011 7:09 AM
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Downtown Eastside shelter gets year-long reprieve Co-manager Sarah Blyth calls it "a home until you find one." And for at least another year, the New Fountain shelter will provide a temporary home for the homeless, a bridge between living on the streets and finding a permanent home. 7/5/2011 6:58 AM
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Grizzly bear attack injures B.C. man A B.C. man is in serious condition in a Victoria hospital after he was attacked by a grizzly bear on B.C.'s Central Coast. The attack Monday morning occurred while the man was picking berries in the Oweekeno area, near Rivers Inlet.7/5/2011 6:40 AM
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Kelowna baby left in broiling car while mom shops Kelowna police wasted no time breaking into a car to rescue a baby, from a car parked in a Zeller's parking lot. A witness saw the infant in the back seat. With the air temperature near 30 Celsius, the interior of the vehicle was much hotter.7/5/2011 5:55 AM
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Canadians want to decrim Prostitution, Majority in B.C say should be legal A new survey says a majority of Canadians believe prostitution should be completely decriminalized, with B.C. voicing the strongest approval. In B.C. 57% believed the government should not block the sale of sex, while only 18% supported a complete ban.7/5/2011 5:49 AM
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Hydro towers topple in Surrey, trigger power outage, highway closures Highway 1 and Lougheed Highway were closed Monday night after a hydro tower toppled into the Fraser River in Surrey, temporarily plunging more than 25,000 Metro Vancouver residents and businesses into the dark.7/5/2011 5:08 AM
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Editorial: B.C. should scrap its useless carbon tax Happy Canada Day, everyone, which in true Canadian fashion the B.C. Liberals are celebrating with higher taxes. With no other jurisdictions in North American embracing a carbon tax, the levy places B.C. businesses at a competitive disadvantage.7/4/2011 6:32 AM
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Vancouver Island man with mental age of 6 jailed for lack of options A young man with the mental age of six has been sent to jail in Victoria because the B.C. government has no other place to house him, court documents show. "This is a case where the provisions made by society are inadequate," the judge said. 7/4/2011 5:56 AM
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Gordon Campbell's Carbon (Gas) Tax jumped again, motorists choked Summer is now in full gear but with summer also comes more time on the road. And next time you fill up your tank, make sure to check your receipt because you'll be paying a bit more courtesy of a provincial tax hike, which took effect Friday.7/4/2011 5:31 AM
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RCMP investigating two deaths on Vancouver Island Mounties are investigating after bodies were discovered in two separate areas of Vancouver Island Saturday. Police say a 47-year-old man was found dead in his rural home north of Nanaimo, by a neighbour who had come over to visit. 7/3/2011 8:20 PM
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B.C. woman complained about bears before death: family (Video) A B.C. woman apparently mauled to death outside Lillooet had complained about bears trying to get into her home, according to her family. Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police found fed-upon remains along with items of bloodstained clothing and a pair of glasses.7/3/2011 8:16 PM
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The HST taxes people, large and medium companies will get the break A reality check of claims made by both sides in the HST campaign shows that Premier Christy Clark's version of the HST still hurts most consumers and could cut into government revenues over the long run but will benefit large and medium-sized businesses. 7/3/2011 5:24 PM
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Puppy dies after 3 hours locked in sweltering car Animal cruelty charges are being considered after the death of a six-month-old puppy found locked inside a sweltering car. RCMP were called to the B.C. Institute of Technology campus in Burnaby on Saturday, where they found the puppy unconscious.7/3/2011 5:17 PM
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Falun Gong activist reflects on her struggle for freedom in Canada When prison guards in drab colours first came at her with a syringe and stuck it in one of her veins, Tian Jin had few options but to resist. Her blood was drawn for reasons she didn't understand. Her little sister's blood was also taken.7/3/2011 11:31 AM
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B.C. Ferries Gravy boat still sailing Clear the loading dock, line up the limos in the parking lot and get out the steel-reinforced gangplank: the B.C. Ferries gravy boat is sailing into the harbour. And, oh, what a high-seas feeding frenzy it's been for the executives aboard. 7/3/2011 11:07 AM
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