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Canucks’ Santorelli has shoulder surgery, Bieksa out until after Olympic break
VANCOUVER – The struggling Vancouver Canucks can’t seem to catch a break on the injury front.
CEO, president of B.C. Lottery Corporation resigns for public-sector opportunity
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s Lottery Corporation has lost its president and chief executive officer to the public sector.
Highway 3 in B.C.’s southern Interior reopens days after rock slide
KEREMEOS, B.C. – Drivers in British Columbia’s southern Interior can now use a stretch of highway that was closed earlier this week by sliding rocks, some the size of pickup trucks.
Early morning fire tears through three storey apartment in New Westminster
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – An entire apartment complex in New Westminster, B.C., has been gutted by fire.
Travelling choir of orphaned HIV-AIDS kids victimized by Canadian thieves
NANAIMO, B.C. – Canadian thieves have handed a rude welcome to a group of young, orphaned HIV-AIDS survivors from Kampala, Uganda.
Booze sales in grocery stores, alcohol variety at sporting events coming to B.C.
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has announced its support for all 73 recommendations in a report aimed at overhauling the province’s liquor laws, including the sale of alcohol in grocery stores.
B.C. justice minister will look into recording devices for RCMP, police
VANCOUVER – B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton says she’ll talk toRCMP and municipal police about a coroner’s jury recommendation that emergency response team members start wearing audio and video recording devices on duty.
Trudeau says Senate decision focused on long-term, despite immediate confusion
VANCOUVER – Justin Trudeau says former Liberal senators can call themselves whatever they want — but they’re not in the Liberal caucus.
Mexico “angry” with in-custody death of citizen, says consul general
VANCOUVER – Mexico’s consul general in Vancouver says her government is “quite angry” after one of its citizens died last month while in the custody of the Canada Border Services Agency.
Camilo’s exit from the Vancouver Whitecaps opens the door for others
VANCOUVER – Camilo Sanvezzo’s dramatic departure from the Vancouver Whitecaps stunned the club and its supporters.
Knight with two goals and an assist, Ortio 34 saves, as Heat blank Bulldogs 6-0
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Corban Knight scored twice and assisted on another as the Abbotsford Heat blanked the visiting Hamilton Bulldogs 6-0 in American Hockey League action Friday.
Man faces charges related to stabbing death of Red Scorpions leader
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police have laid charges against a 24-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of a man reputed to be the leader of a gang allegedly tied to the Surrey Six murders.
Teck Resources confirms chemical spill into Columbia River in Trail, B.C.
TRAIL, B.C. – Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) is confirming that its smelter in Trail has spilled up to 25,000 litres of a chemical solution into the Columbia River.
Ortio picks up 19th win of the season as Abbotsford downs Hamilton 4-1
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Joni Ortio made 26 saves as the Abbotsford Heat defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-1 in American Hockey League action on Saturday night.
Man faces charges of being disruptive on Vancouver bound flight
RICHMOND, B.C. – Richmond RCMP have a man in custody who is accused of becoming violent on an international flight.
Senior struck by freight train Saturday in White Rock now in hospital
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – An elderly man is in hospital after being struck by a freight train Saturday night in White Rock.
B.C. leads Canada in living organ donations, as BC Transplant marks banner year
VANCOUVER – Doctors in British Columbia performed a record number of kidney transplants from living donors in 2013.
Canadiens deal defenceman Raphael Diaz to Canucks for forward Dale Weise
VANCOUVER – The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman Raphael Diaz to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Dale Weise.
B.C. New Democrats demand answers after scathing court ruling on teachers
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s Opposition New Democrats are demanding to know if Premier Christy Clark played a role in teacher negotiations that a judge says were designed to provoke a strike.
Australian man accused of violence on plane appears in B.C. court
RICHMOND, B.C. – An Australian man accused of becoming violent on an international flight to Vancouver’s airport has been charged.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Japan makes first landing at Vancouver’s airport
RICHMOND, B.C. – A Boeing 787 plane touted as the future of air travel has made its first scheduled landing at Vancouver’s airport.
Community-health workers ratify five-year deal with 5.5 per cent wage hike
VICTORIA – More than 15,000 community-health employees, including home-support workers, alcohol and drug counsellors and staff at mental-health group homes, have ratified a five-year contract with the B.C. government.
B.C. children’s ministry announces pilot project for vulnerable older youth
VICTORIA – B.C.’s children’s minister says a pilot project with the Vancouver-area YWCA will teach life skills to vulnerable youth as they transition out of government care.
Life-and-death struggle with B.C. mom on life support as child due next month
VICTORIA – A Victoria family is locked in an epic life-and-death struggle with a young mother on life support while her unborn child hangs onto life awaiting a due date several weeks away.