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Whitecaps set to meet Dynamo with unbeaten run to start MLS season on the line
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps are unbeaten to start the Major League Soccer season, but rookie head coach Carl Robinson knows his club is still very much a work in progress.
B.C. hands over aboriginal child-death records from residential school period
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has handed over the records of 4,900 First Nations children who died in the province over more than a century while residential schools were in operation.
Vancouver police injured by suspected burglar who became violent
VANCOUVER – Two Vancouver police officers are recovering from injuries after trying to arrest a break-and-enter suspect.
Truckers deal addresses underlying problem at Vancouver port: expert
VANCOUVER – An expert says an agreement that ended a weeks-long truckers strike at Canada’s largest port appears to be the first real attempt to address the root causes of disruptions at Port Metro Vancouver.
Possible landslide closes off stretch of B.C. highway through Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. – A stretch of Highway 97 near the Okanagan community of Lake Country has been closed due to the threat of a possible landslide.
‘Swirl Face’ pedophile faces 10 new child abuse, pornography charges
VANCOUVER – A B.C. man who served five years in a Thai prison for sexually abusing children is facing 10 new charges related to offences that RCMP say occurred in B.C. and Cambodia.
Ben Archibald announces retirement while Lions release Anton McKenzie
VANCOUVER – Offensive lineman Ben Archibald has retired, the B.C. Lions announced Friday.
B.C. health workers take strike vote amid stalled contract negotiations
VANCOUVER – Eleven unions representing 47,000 British Columbia health care workers will be taking a strike vote.
WHL Roundup: Tvrdon scores twice as Rockets take Game 5 to advance to 2nd round
KELOWNA, B.C. – Marek Tvrdon scored twice and Jordon Cooke made 29 saves as the Kelowna Rockets downed the visiting Tri-City Americans 4-1 on Friday to advance in the Western Hockey League playoffs.
Head-on traffic collision shuts down major B.C. bridge for hours
SURREY, B.C. – A head-on collision has shut down traffic on a major bridge that links two Vancouver-area municipalities.
Kenny Miller scores on penalty as Whitecaps edge Dynamo 2-1 to remain unbeaten
VANCOUVER – Kenny Miller’s goal on a penalty kick in the 58th minute gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in MLS action Saturday.
WHL Roundup: Descheneau scores three times as Ice eliminate Hitmen in six games
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Jaedon Descheneau had three goals and an assist and Sam Reinhart tacked on three assists as the Kootenay Ice eliminated the Calgary Hitmen from the Western Hockey League playoffs with a 5-3 win Saturday.
Canucks’ fading playoff hopes take another big hit with loss to Ducks
VANCOUVER – Corey Perry and Saku Koivu each had a goal and an assist and Frederik Andersen made 31 saves Saturday as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-1.
Duch with four goals, Ratcliff adds eight points as Stealth down Bandits
LANGLEY, B.C. – Rhys Duch had four goals and five assists and Lewis Ratcliff scored twice and set up six more as the Vancouver Stealth toppled the visiting Buffalo Bandits 12-8 on Saturday in National Lacrosse League action.
Commercial medical marijuana producers banking on massive sales under new rules
VANCOUVER – From the outside, there’s little to distinguish MediJean Distribution Inc.’s headquarters from the unremarkable office complexes and warehouses that surround it in a sprawling slice of industrial suburbia near Vancouver.
RCMP continue to investigate a suspicious Saturday Terrace death
TERRACE, B.C. – Terrace RCMP are investigating what they describe as the sudden death of a man.
Government, industry, labour work together to prevent dust buildup in sawmills
VICTORIA – The B.C. government, the forest industry, their unions and WorkSafeBC have released a plan aimed at preventing sawmill explosions.
Masked man’s battery theft and car-jacking attempts land him in Vancouver jail
VANCOUVER – Vancouver police say a masked man accused of stealing a vehicle battery at a Canadian Tire store is facing charges behind bars after attempting several car jackings.
Acclaimed artists, young students combined in West Vancouver Museum exhibition
VANCOUVER – Jackie Wong, an art teacher at West Vancouver Secondary School, says an “incredible number” of renowned artists have attended West Vancouver public schools.
Measles outbreak mostly contained in B.C., but U.S. visitor contracted disease
VICTORIA – The B.C. government says a measles outbreak has been largely contained to the eastern Fraser Valley and that about 320 cases have been confirmed.
B.C. man accused of child-sex tourism makes first court appearance
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – The man once imprisoned in Thailand for sexually assaulting children has appeared in a British Columbia court over accusations of child-sex tourism.
B.C. Crown says no charges against officers in arrests involving broken bones
VANCOUVER – Police officers will not be criminally charged after breaking suspects’ bones during two separate incidents in Vancouver and Williams Lake, B.C.
MDA signs a $16-million submarine training deal with Royal Canadian Navy
RICHMOND, B.C. – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has signed a four-year deal valued at more than $16 million with the Royal Canadian Navy to provide support for training and maintenance its submarine trainers.
Hydro, ferry rates increase in B.C. April 1; Critic says B.C. means “bring cash”
VANCOUVER – Critics of the B.C. government say there’ll be nothing funny about April Fool’s Day tomorrow when rising ferry and electricity rates take effect around the province.