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Mountie who fired Taser lied at inquiry into Dziekanski’s death: B.C. judge
VANCOUVER – The RCMP officer who stunned Robert Dziekanski with a Taser at Vancouver's airport lied at a public inquiry into the Polish immigrant's death, a judge ruled Friday.
Man charged with arson for West Kelowna Lions Hall fire
WEST KELOWNA - A man will answer to the charge of arson for the fire that severely damaged the Westbank Lions Hall Sept. 1, 2013. Kerry Robert Cooper, 30, of Kelowna appeared in Kelowna Provincial Court May 12. He was remanded in custody to appear again May 13. The building, located at 2466 Main St....
B.C. ballot blunder to cost thousands of dollars: teachers’ union
VANCOUVER – The union representing British Columbia teachers says the profession's regulatory branch has bungled an election by mailing out voting packages without ballots.
More Okanagan Correctional Centre hiring sessions planned for March
OLIVER - If you've been thinking of a job in corrections now is the time. Additional hiring sessions have been scheduled for applicants interested in a job at the new Okanagan Correctional Centre that's under construction in Oliver. More than 700 people attended previous sessions, prompting the province to schedule four new information sessions in...
President of pipeline routed through Kamloops says B.C. spill plan doesn’t need to be public
VANCOUVER – An emergency response plan for the proposed $5.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will remain secret in British Columbia — even though a similar plan was recently made public in Washington state.
Mom of autistic boy who was handcuffed says school system failing kids like hers
OTTAWA – The mother of a nine-year-old autistic boy who was handcuffed by a police officer during a "difficult day" at school says children like hers are being failed by the education system.
Ontario snowboarder’s body found on B.C. mountain during search effort
WHISTLER, B.C. - The body of a 29-year-old Ontario man has been found at a ski resort in British Columbia. Police say the man was snowboarding on Whistler Mountain with a group when he got separated at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officers say the man's friends waited at a ski lift and looked around for...
Online campaign raises close to $65K for funeral of 3-year-old Toronto boy
TORONTO – Donations are flooding in to an online campaign to raise money for the funeral of a three-year-old boy who died after wandering away from a Toronto apartment into the bitter cold.
Harper announces tax breaks for LNG industry in B.C. to spur job growth
SURREY, B.C. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced tax breaks Thursday for British Columbia's liquefied natural gas industry, though not a single project has yet reached a final investment decision.
A Canadian grant turns into a political weapon against Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton's political opponents are jumping upon a grant from the Canadian government and holding it aloft as evidence of her alleged conflicts of interest.
B.C. man ‘repulsed’ by killing but says terrorist attack necessary: trial
VANCOUVER – As John Nuttall outlines his plan to bomb the British Columbia legislature on Canada Day, he becomes practically giddy when comparing the annual holiday fireworks in Victoria to the explosions he intends to send ripping through a crowd.
$842-million health records project in B.C. faces delays, software dispute: NDP
VICTORIA – B.C.'s New Democrats say an $842-million electronic health records project faces completion delays and may be at risk.
Alleged thief fails again, and again, and then it gets worse
VERNON - First, an alleged thief failed to steal the goods and then it went downhill from there. Vernon RCMP brought in the dog unit to investigate a report of a theft of a trailer in progress at Silver Star Mountain Resort, Thursday, February 12. Mounties were called to parking lot "E" at 6:30 p.m.,...
Osoyoos man with history of trafficking arrested
OSOYOOS - Osoyoos RCMP brought eight officers when they executed a warrant on the mobile home of a man with a history of drug trafficking Monday, Feb. 16. The warrant was part of an investigation into ongoing drug activity at the residence, located at 9418 97 Street, behind the Suzie Q's Diner, according to a...
Some seriously sick, broke appellants denied speedy social security hearings
OTTAWA – Dozens of gravely ill or financially strapped Canadians denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits were refused accelerated appeals in 2014 by Ottawa's badly backlogged social security tribunal.