Saturday 19th May, 2012
Montero's late goal salvages Sounders' tie with Vancouver
Sounders FC forward Fredy Montero scored a remarkable equalizer in the 90th minute of Saturday's game against Vancouver, curling in a shot from the top of the penalty box to help Seattle escape ...
Final: Sounders FC 2, Vancouver 2, live chat
Joshua Mayers is the Seattle Sounders FC writer for The Seattle Times. Watch for his coverage of the team, Major League Soccer and soccer around the ...
Police refute allegations of sexism at Pickton inquiry
Doug Lepard, the Vancouver deputy police chief who wrote a highly critical report on police handling of the Pickton case, testifies at the inquiry. ...
Canadian-owned I'll Have Another wins Preakness
CBC NewsI'll Have Another, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, left, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike E. Smith at the finish line to win the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. (Patrick ...
Sounders strike late to draw Whitecaps
CBC NewsSeattle Sounders' Fredy Montero, left, gets past Vancouver Whitecaps' Jay DeMerit and Young-Pyo Lee, to score a second-half goal on Saturday. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian ...
Vancouver-trained jockey, I'll Have Another take Preakness
CKNW5/19/2012 The dream run continues for I'll Have Another and Vancouver-trained jockey Mario Gutierrez. The pair overtook front-runner Bodemeister to win the Preakness, coming from behind ...
Lower Mainland man drowns west of Peachland
CKNW5/19/2012 It's a sad reminder of the importance of life-jackets. A 43-year old man from Metro Vancouver is dead after a boat capsized yesterday afternoon on Headwaters Lake, west of ...
Serious crash closes one lane on Sea-to-Sky
CKNW5/19/2012 A head-on collision along the sea-to-sky highway has sent several people to hospital with serious injuries. RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen says it happened near Daisy Lake Dam. ...
Body found on Bowen Island
CKNW5/19/2012 Homicide investigators are probing the discovery of a body on Bowen Island. Sgt. Jennifer Pound says a man discovered the badly decomposed remains on his property early yesterday ...
Crash closes Sea to Sky Highway
CBC NewsSgt. Peter Thiessen said the crash happened at the Daisy Lake Dam. He said there were "numerous injuries" but was unable to release any further information. Thiessen said he would ...
Crews mop up Abbotsford mill fire
CBC NewsFire crews are still tackling hot spots after a fire at an Abbotsford, B.C., mill early Saturday morning. Crews were called to the Absolute Lumber Products mill, on McCallum Road near Highway 11, ...
Safe boating week kicks off in Vancouver, days after Goat Guard cuts announced
CKNW5/19/2012 It's safe boating week here in B.C. The campaign kicked off this morning – steps away from the soon to be shuttered Kitsilano Coast Guard station. But there doesn't ...
Mounties investigate suspicious death on Bowen Island
CBC NewsBowen Island, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation team was called in after the body was found Friday afternoon. "An autopsy will be required to confirm details such as victim ...
Tsunami debris clean-up plan urged
CBC NewsMany British Columbians are headed to the province's shores this long weekend -- but the increasing amount of tsunami debris washing up is raising alarm bells. As the CBC's Miyoung Lee ...
BC Ferries cancels more sailings on long weekend
CBC NewsBC Ferries cancelled more sailings on the Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route Saturday due to mechanical issues on the Queen of New Westminster. The problems started Friday afternoon, forcing BC Ferries ...
B.C. salmon farms urgently testing for virus
CBC NewsB.C. salmon farms are on alert after a lethal virus infected a farm north of Tofino and another positive result has now shown up on the mainland's Sunshine Coast. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian ...
Future dim for lighthouses across Canada
CBC NewsCommunity groups across the country are scrambling to save some 500 lighthouses the federal government has recently declared surplus. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is looking to replace ...
Vancouver Craft Beer Week: The Belgians are coming
Vancouver SunThe Belgians are coming to Vancouver, but they'll have their hands full when they get here. Some of the signature events at Vancouver Craft Beer Week will foster a little competition among ...
Fire damages Abbotsford lumber mill
CKNW5/19/2012 A fire at an Abbotsford lumber mill had smoke visible to much of the Fraser Valley this morning. Eyewitness Kevin MacDonald says the fire started around 4:00 a.m. "When crews ...
Fraser Health spends $520,000 to deep clean five hospitals
Vancouver SunFraser Health has spent almost $520,000 conducting "super cleans" at five of its hospitals to deal with the issue of C. difficile.On Friday, spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward said deep cleans ...
This day in history: May 19, 1962
Vancouver SunFacebook shares stumbled Friday, managing a gain of less than one per cent in the first day of trade, dampening optimism over the much-anticipated ...
Dave Barrett, Kim Campbell to receive Order of B.C.
Vancouver SunFormer NDP premier Dave Barrett and former Tory prime minister Kim Campbell will be among 14 recipients of the Order of British Columbia this year."This year's recipients have made ...
No free pass for projects: Cummins
Vancouver SunB.C. Conservative leader John Cummins this week waded into the emerging controversy over changes in federal fisheries law, then criticized the rival B.C. Liberals for not doing the ...
Forestry staff deputized as rangers
Vancouver SunProvincial forestry technicians and science officers have been given authority to act as park rangers and will help patrol provincial parks this long ...
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