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WHL Roundup: Kieser scores twice as Oil Kings win ninth game in a row
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Riley Kieser had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oil Kings won their ninth in a row, toppling the host Kamloops Blazers 4-1 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.
Camouflage that dated ’70s wood panelling in your basement with paint
VICTORIA – The ’70s may be alive and well in homes with wood panelled interior walls, but home owners who want to update the once trendy treatment may find the task daunting.
Joe Paopao returns to B.C. Lions as the CFL club’s receivers coach
VANCOUVER – Joe Paopao is back with the B.C. Lions.
Chinook salmon inherit an ‘internal GPS’ that guides migration: study
VANCOUVER – Every year, millions of chinook salmon clog the rivers and creeks of British Columbia in an epic migration that has puzzled scientists for generations.
Civil liberties group files complaint over alleged spying on pipeline opponents
VANCOUVER – Civil liberties activists in B.C. have filed complaints against Canada’s spy agency and the RCMP for allegedly snooping on opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline.
B.C. child watchdog says government failed 14 year old girl who died by suicide
VICTORIA – B.C.’s children’s watchdog says the province’s child protection system suffered a virtual collapse in the tragic life of a 14-year-old First Nations girl who hung herself in her grandparents’ yard.
Vancouver-area transit referendum could happen in 2015 if mayors have plan
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s transportation minister says a referendum related to the Vancouver region’s transit system could be held in June 2015 instead of during municipal elections in November.
Science teacher who killed pregnant wife barred from teaching in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife has been stripped of his teaching licence for 25 years.
Hunger Games feeds Lionsgate’s bottom line; Q3 profit more than doubles
VANCOUVER – Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF) says boffo box office from hit films like “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” contributed to record quarterly revenue and a more than doubling of its profit in the third quarter.Lionsgate, based in Santa Monica, Calif., but with significant operations in Vancouver, says revenue was up 13 per cent at US$839.9 million in the three months ended Dec. 31. Net income was $88.8 million, or 59 cents per diluted share, up from $37.8 million, or 27 cents in the same year-earlier period.
Homicide team takes over after young man collapses on Burnaby pathway
BURNABY, B.C. – Homicide investigators are probing the suspicious death of a man in Burnaby, B.C.
B.C. hang-glider pilot pleads guilty in woman’s death
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A former hang-glider pilot whose passenger fell 300 metres to her death during a flight over B.C.’s Fraser Valley has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.
Artificial reef dispute creates deep divide in B.C.’s diving community
VANCOUVER – The Underwater Council of B.C. is plunging into the battle over creation of an artificial reef in the waters of Howe Sound.
Drivers veer away from Port Mann tolls but province says detours temporary
VANCOUVER – Traffic has dropped substantially on the Port Mann bridge since tolls were introduced.
B.C. applies for intervener status at Trans Mountain pipeline hearings
VANCOUVER – The province of British Columbia has filed an application to take part in the public hearings into Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of its Trans Mountain oil pipeline.
B.C. files appeal in teachers’ court case that awarded union $2 million
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has filed an appeal of a court decision that concluded the province violated the bargaining rights of teachers.
B.C. will not prosecute most prostitution related offences: Crown
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the latest province to announce it will not prosecute most prostitution-related offences now that Canada’s highest court has ruled the laws are unconstitutional.
Surrey RCMP investigate fatal head-on bus collision Saturday morning
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP investigators are looking into a fatal head-oncrash between a bus and another vehicle in Surrey.
Police have man in custody after fatal stabbing in Smithers Friday night
SMITHERS, B.C. – Police in northern B.C. have arrested and are seeking charges against a 21-year-old man in connection with a stabbing death on Friday night.
WHL Roundup: Blazers drop ninth straight game with 3-0 loss to Calgary
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Adam Tambellini had a goal and an assist, and Mack Shields made 26 saves as the Calgary Hitmen blanked the Kamloops Blazers 3-0 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.
Sven Baertschi scores shootout winner as Abbotsford edges Stars 3-2
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Sven Baertschi scored the winner in a shootout as the Abbotsford Heat defeated the Texas Stars 3-2 in American Hockey League action Saturday night.
Dillon Ward makes 41 saves as Colorado Mammoth edge Vancouver 10-9
LANGLEY, B.C. – Colorado goaltender Dillon Ward made 41 saves and John Grant Jr. scored two goals and assisted on three others as the Mammoth edged the Vancouver Stealth 10-9 in National Lacrosse League action on Saturday.
Police identify two men involved in fatal stabbing in Smithers Friday evening
SMITHERS, B.C. – A man is facing a second degree murder charge in connection with a stabbing death in northern B.C.
Police watchdog investigates after man found unconscious after arrest
VANCOUVER – Vancouver’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was found unconscious in a police vehicle following arrest.
Amidst constant infighting, a new reef north of Vancouver remains a dream
VANCOUVER – The rich plant life that once sat at the bottom of Halkett Bay, north of Vancouver at the mouth of Howe Sound, became suffocated when a booming logging industry moved into the area, littering the sea floor.