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B.C. teachers plan for strike vote; government prepares bill to end dispute(2)

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

The ongoing contract dispute between B.C. teachers and the provincial government is ramping up.

Shoppers pepper sprayed inside Abbotsford Safeway

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

About 10 people were pepper sprayed inside a Safeway in Abbotsford on Friday night.

Gas prices jump past $1.40 a litre overnight in Metro Vancouver

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

Prices reached as high as $1.445 a litre at about 10 a.m. on Friday at a Richmond gas station at 22940 Westminster Hwy, according to price monitoring website Gasbuddy.com.

B.C. to develop tourism strategy for Burns Lake after devastating sawmill fire(2)

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

B.C.'s jobs and tourism minister says the government is working on a short-term tourism strategy for Burns Lake after an explosion and fire ravaged a sawmill last month, putting 250 people out of work.

Education key to redemption of residential school legacy: commission chair(2)

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

Tears form in Barney Williams eyes and his hand rests over his heart when he speaks about how important a report on residential schools is for First Nations who grew up in the church-run schools.

VPD looking for suspect in two sexual assaults

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

An older man targeted two young women on public transit a few days ago, and the Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify him.

B.C. has best life expectancy in Canada, but chronic diseases a challenge

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

British Columbians continue to have the highest life expectancy in Canada, according to the newly released 2010 vital statistics report from the Ministry of Health.

Snow falls across Lower Mainland

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

Winter returned to some parts of the Lower Mainland Friday morning, despite a wet start to the morning.

Translink recommends extensive road tolls all over Metro Vancouver

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

A comprehensive road pricing scheme — tolls that you’d have to pay to drive pretty well anywhere in Metro Vancouver — is the method favoured by provincial and regional bureaucrats to finance TransLink’s ambitious spending plans well into the future.

Countdown to Centennial Building opening

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

In less than 100 days, the new Centennial building at Kelowna General Hospital will open to the public.

B.C. doctor to study heart health in people with spinal cord injuries(2)

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

Paralympic athlete Marni Abbott-Peter has won three gold medals over years of playing basketball around the globe.

UPDATE: Dog killed in West Kelowna head-on collision

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

A head-on collision in West Kelowna Friday morning left one dog dead and two people uninjured.

BC Ferries' net losses almost double in third quarter of fiscal year(2)

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

The latest financial report from BC Ferries shows company losses almost doubled in the third quarter of the last fiscal year compared to the same period a year earlier.

Man killed crossing street in Maple Ridge

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

A pedestrian was killed this morning while crossing the street in Maple Ridge.

Man charged after senior stabbed in Vancouver coffee shop

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

A man who was twice detained by police on Tuesday has been charged for attempting to murder a senior during an unprovoked attack in a Vancouver coffee shop the next day.

City expected to pledge $235K to women’s society for low-income housing

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

Vision Vancouver is planning to vote to spend nearly a quarter of a million dollars to find houses for nearly 50 people.

B.C. mountie who had sex with superior keeps job

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

An RCMP panel says a female officer who had an affair with her boss has little chance of rehabilitation, is no longer suited to police work and should be medically discharged, yet she's allowed to stay on the force.

Humans likely to trigger avalanches this weekend: forecasters

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT

Avalanche forecasters are strongly urging skiers and snowmobilers across British Columbia to resist the lure of new snow and sunshine over the coming weekend, warning that what appear to be inviting backcountry conditions are only surface deep.