B.C.

PANORAMA, B.C. – A ski resort in southeastern British Columbia says a 12-year-old girl has died following an accident on the mountain.

VANCOUVER – Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD) posted a US$687.6-million net loss for the fourth quarter, as it recognized lower values for its assets and felt the impact of reduced gold prices and output. The net loss amounted to 96 cents US per share, including the $684.6 million asset impairment item. Revenue during the three months ended Dec. 31 totalled $231.7 million, down from US$350 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.

COMOX, B.C. – Military police have arrested two soldiers over allegedly homophobic and racist comments made on a Facebook page.

VANCOUVER – In a switch from the well-known dial-a-dope bust, Vancouver Police say they’ve busted a dope dialing — but the outcome was very similar.

VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says allowing a court ruling on teachers’ bargaining to stand would cause massive disruptions as classes are reorganized and school districts search for tens of millions of dollars to cover the additional costs.

VANCOUVER – First responders testifying at the trial of a woman accused of killing her two baby boys say that a newborn found in a plastic bag next to the woman’s house was dead by the time they arrived.

SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia are appealing for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in a disturbing acid attack.

VANCOUVER – Author Thomas King of Guelph, Ont., has won this year’s $40,000 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A female hockey coach could spend up to a year behind bars after admitting to a lengthy sexual relationship with a 15-year girl in Kamloops, B.C.

VANCOUVER – Border officials wants a British man they believe once led the banned Sikh terrorist group Babbar Khalsa in that country removed from Canada.

VERNON, B.C. – An American cross country ski coach accused of secretly videotaping young girls at a ski resort in Vernon, B.C., has been denied bail in provincial court.

INVERMERE, B.C. – Officials have released the name of a Saskatchewan girl who was killed in a skiing accident at a British Columbia ski resort.

VANCOUVER – An avalanche and a fiery crash that killed a motorist and involved a tanker truck have closed down two major highways in British Columbia.

VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt reopened to traffic Saturday after being closed this week due to an avalanche.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – WorkSafeBC is recommending charges under the Workers Compensation Act in connection with a fatal explosion of a mill in Prince George in 2012.

BURNABY, B.C. – Team NEXXICE captured its eighth straight senior title with a record performance Saturday at the Skate Canada national synchronized skating championships.

VICTORIA – One of the first questions British Columbia’s Finance Minister Mike de Jong was asked when he introduced the Liberal government’s proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Income Tax as part of last week’s budget, was how oil and gas companies would react to paying a tax that could top out at seven per cent.

ESQUIMALT, B.C. – Three youth have been arrested following a takeover style robbery in Esquimalt.

NELSON, B.C. – One man has been killed and one woman rescued from the scene of an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia.

VANCOUVER – British Columbia MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert says his assistant has been the victim of a homophobic attack targeting his constituency office.

VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Liberal government believes 190 lives have been saved since controversial new impaired driving rules were introduced three years ago.