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Silver Wheaton sees Q4, full-year profits slashed; quarterly dividend cut
VANCOUVER – Silver Wheaton Corp. (TSX:SLW) has reported a sharp drop in both fourth-quarter and full-year net earnings as declining precious metals prices took their toll on revenue. Net earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31 plunged 47 per cent to US$93.9 million or 26 cents per diluted share, compared with US$177.7 million or 50 cents in the same year-earlier period. For the full year, net profits were US$375.5 million or US$1.05 per diluted share, down 36 per cent from 2012 earnings of $586 million or $1.65 diluted per share. The company cuts its quarterly dividend by two cents to seven cents per share.
Prolific property offender with more than 80 convictions gets prison time
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. – A chronic property offender in British Columbia who has more than 80 criminal convictions is going to prison.
B.C. worker killed at construction site in West Vancouver
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. – A construction worker is dead after being trapped underneath excavation equipment in West Vancouver.
Clear the clutter: Develop organizational system to keep on top of excess items
VICTORIA – Disorganized and cluttered homes are often the result of busy lives, but tackling the stuff in a home is an important step in freeing a space of disorder while relieving stress for its owner.
Cautious Whitecaps head on the road to face struggling Revolution
VANCOUVER – Their next opponent has yet to score a goal this season but the Vancouver Whitecaps aren’t taking the New England Revolution lightly. They know how dangerous a desperate team can be.
Goldcorp extends takeover offer for Osisko, which was set to expire, to April 4
VANCOUVER – Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) has extended its offer to buy Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK), which was to expire Friday, to April 4.
Three years on the lam ends as Manitoba fugitive is arrested in B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. – A man wanted for a raft of serious crimes in Manitoba is on his way home to that province to face justice.
Hundreds of striking truckers rally in Vancouver ahead of back to work order
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of striking container truckers are rallying in Vancouver just days before the B.C. government is set to force unionized drivers back to work with legislation.
B.C. New Democrat repays $35,000 to non-profit group for trips cited in audits
VANCOUVER – British Columbia New Democrat Jenny Kwan says she has reimbursed $35,000 to a non-profit group after government audits revealed her family’s trips to Disneyland and Europe were paid for by taxpayers.
Roni Remme surprise winner of women’s downhill title
WHISTLER, B.C. – Roni Remme of Collingwood, Ont., won the women’s downhill at the Canadian alpine skiing championships Friday.
Daniel Sedin, Kesler return to practice as Canucks chase playoff berth
VANCOUVER – It was another one of those days in the Vancouver Canucks’ chaotic 2014 season.
Mountie injured after police cruiser flips onto its roof in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – A Mountie is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after his cruiser flipped over in a crash in Surrey, B.C.
Runaway emu safely captured on Nanaimo university campus, owner says
NANAIMO, B.C. – An emu that has been on the lam since escaping from a Nanaimo, B.C., farm on Sunday has been captured.
Dane Dobbie scores four goals to lift Roughnecks over Stealth 13-8
LANGLEY, B.C. – Dane Dobbie scored four goals and assisted on four more as the Calgary Roughnecks downed the Vancouver Stealth 13-8 in National Lacrosse League action on Friday.
NDP leadership hopeful MLA Rob Fleming gives leadership race a pass
VICTORIA – The leadership bid for B.C.’s New Democrats remains a two-person race after yet another potential candidate has taken a pass on entering the contest.
Morgan Pridy races to national men’s downhill title a month after Olympic debut
WHISTLER, B.C. – Morgan Pridy added a national men’s downhill title to a growing resume, winning the Canadian championships Saturday by more than half a second.
Victoria airport braces for emergency landing of small plane bearing five people
VICTORIA – Victoria’s airport says that it is preparing for an emergency landing of a small plane.
B.C. government ferry cuts set coastal aboriginal tourism efforts adrift
VICTORIA – Aboriginal entrepreneurs looking to develop home-grown tourism ventures along British Columbia’s coast say their plans have been set adrift by Liberal government route cuts at BC Ferries.
Back-to-work legislation stifled negotiations: union truckers
VANCOUVER – Striking Vancouver-area unionized port truckers blame looming back-to-work legislation for undermining contract talks with their employers.
Four people in custody following a stabbing incident in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – Four teens have been arrested after a stabbing in Nanaimo Sunday morning.
Irwin wins super-G title at Canadian championships a week after taking Nor-Am Cup
WHISTLER, B.C. – Madison Irwin capped a superb comeback season Sunday when she won the national super-G title at the Canadian alpine skiing championships just a week after claiming the overall Nor-Am Cup crown.
Zack Kassian records four assists in Canucks 4-2 win over Sabres
VANCOUVER – Zack Kassian recorded four assists as the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 in NHL action Sunday night.
Back to work legislation expected this week to end truckers strike
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government is poised to intervene in the truckers strike at Vancouver-area ports, with back to work legislation set to be introduced as early as today.
MacDonald, Dettwiler signs national defence deal for eight radar systems
RICHMOND, B.C. – Space technology company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) says it has signed a $64-million contract with the Department of National Defence to deliver eight radar surveillance systems. The technology will be integrated into Canada’s fleet of CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft.