Provides the latest RSS feeds for Vancouver News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Vancouver News.net http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/cat/535f27099a41ff22/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:02 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:02 -0400 30 Stanley Cup-winning (Tampa Bay Lightning, ’04), ultimately fired (New York Rangers, ’13) head coach John Tortorella is getting the second-over from the Vancouver Canucks in their search for a new bench boss. ‘Torts’ does have a way with words, particularly of the @!#$%^ variety (‘expletive deleted,’ for the tender-eared). And what are some of the juiciest ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215284618/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:13 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215284618/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Stanley Cup-winning (Tampa Bay Lightning, ’04), ultimately fired (New York Rangers, ’13) head coach John Tortorella is getting the second-over from the Vancouver Canucks in their search for a new bench boss. ‘Torts’ does have a way with words, particularly of the @!#$%^ variety (‘expletive deleted,’ for the tender-eared). And what are some of the juiciest ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215284901/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:12 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215284901/scat/535f27099a41ff22 (Jason Proctor/CBC) A suspicious package that triggered a partial evacuation at the Bank of Montreal building on West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver is not dangerous, emergency officials say. Fire crews had briefly evacuated the 15th floor of the BMO building at Georgia and Homer just after 4:00 p.m. after an employee called the fire department with a report of a suspicious package. ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215283790/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:02 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215283790/scat/535f27099a41ff22 The Skagit River bridge on the I-5 will open on Wednesday with a temporary span replacing the collapsed section, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced on Tuesday. The bridge, which connects Vancouver and Seattle along Interstate 5 collapsed on May 23 after a truck carrying a wide load struck part of the structure. Three cars ended up in the river, but nobody was seriously injured in the ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215283791/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:02 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215283791/scat/535f27099a41ff22 This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215283510/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:49 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215283510/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Complaints are flooding into police from the public about graffiti of the word Mohinder that has appeared throughout East Vancouver. "It has been brought to our attention as spreading and gaining a little bit of notoriety throughout the city," said Sgt. Randy Fincham of the Vancouver Police Department. Fincham said it is hard to establish if the vandalism is the work of one person or ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282701/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:40 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282701/scat/535f27099a41ff22 The incoming CEO of the Vancouver International Airport says his biggest challenge is to stem the flow of B.C. travellers heading across the border for cheaper flights. Craig Richmond, who takes over control of YVR on July 2, says he is concerned the airport is losing too many travellers to U.S. airports such as Bellingham and Seattle. "It does concern me, I want people to fly out of this ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282702/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:39 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282702/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Canada's national poet has warned that the taxpayer-funded position risks becoming "homogenized and diluted" and expressed frustration that during his two-year term in Ottawa he's been asked to produce just one work -- a "mediocre" poem about Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee -- while many more serious, controversial subjects have escaped the official attention ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282591/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:33 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282591/scat/535f27099a41ff22 6/17/2013 The Vancouver School Board has voted unanimously for a student trustee to join its board. Trustee Mike Lombardi thinks it is a good decision. "It's all about bringing a student voice to decision making to make our schools a better place for kids, and to promote student success." The student trustee won't have a vote, but can contribute to discussion. With ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282705/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:16:35 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215282705/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Showers are back on tap for Vancouver starting Wednesday morning, as our spinning low pressure system begins to slowly move inland, says CBC ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215281525/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:27 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215281525/scat/535f27099a41ff22 This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215281528/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:16 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215281528/scat/535f27099a41ff22 A homeless woman in Abbotsford, B.C. has come forward to say she is behind allegations local police slashed and pepper-sprayed tents at a homeless ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215280395/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:59 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215280395/scat/535f27099a41ff22 This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215280179/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:53 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215280179/scat/535f27099a41ff22 RICHMOND, British Columbia - Vancouver Airport Authority Board of Directors Chair Mary Jordan today announced the appointment of Craig Richmond to the role of President & CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority. Under Richmond's leadership, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will continue to grow as a global gateway, community contributor and North America's best airport. A dedicated ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215280397/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:57 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215280397/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Becoming a member only takes 60 seconds! CKNW News Club Members get a lot more than just the news first. Members get access to exclusive CKNW contests, concert and event presales, and breaking news emails sent directly to them from the CKNW News ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215279543/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:50 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215279543/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Lawrence Austin signed a deal to buy the condo at 1499 West Pender in the spring of 2008, just months before the global financial crash. (Google ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277913/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:17 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277913/scat/535f27099a41ff22 (RCMP/Family photo) An 85-year-old Burnaby senior hopes a heartless thief returns a bicycle that has rolled 4,700 kilometres across Canada, and carries countless memories of a magnificent adventure. Burnaby RCMP said the man, whose name has not been released, is devastated by the loss of his treasured Apollo 10 speed bike, stolen from the garage of his home on June 8. Investigators say the man ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277918/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:16 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277918/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Four Vancouver adventurers say they hope to spark discussion about climate change by attempting to become the first people to row the Northwest Passage this summer. On July 1, the four men will begin their journey in a specially designed 25-foot boat, starting from Inuvik and ending in Pond Inlet, Nunavut on the east coast of Baffin Island in the early fall. The modern-day explorers say the ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215278277/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:16 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215278277/scat/535f27099a41ff22 This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277830/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:04 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277830/scat/535f27099a41ff22 This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277919/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:03 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215277919/scat/535f27099a41ff22 G8 leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, French President Francois Hollande, second from left, U.S. President Barack Obama, left, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, signed an open data charter that commits them to proactively releasing government data online and using common standards for data quality and ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215276557/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215276557/scat/535f27099a41ff22 West Vancouver police are hunting for witnesses to an argument over a parking spot at Park Royal shopping mall, after a person was hit by a car while holding the spot for a friend. Police say they've identified the driver who bumped the pedestrian on May 30, but are now trying to determine if charges are warranted. Const. Jeff Palmer said standing in a spot to hold it might be irritating, ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273638/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:51:29 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273638/scat/535f27099a41ff22 (UBC) Police are warning Vancouver residents not to be alarmed as the University of British Columbia holds a drill designed to test the response to an emerging threat on Tuesday. Officials say gunfire may echo from several buildings on the campus and victims may be carried out as fully uniformed emergency response teams rush in. During the exercise, which begins at 8 a.m. PT, drivers should ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273636/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:51:29 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273636/scat/535f27099a41ff22 An open house will be held in West Vancouver Tuesday night, to allow residents to have their say on three new cell towers proposed for their community. Telecommunications giant, Rogers Communications brought their plan to build the innovative towers forward to improve coverage in the area. Early designs show the towers are not large and spread out but tall, skinny box like structures about 36 ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273637/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:51:29 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273637/scat/535f27099a41ff22 6/18/2013 A Vancouver city councillor is working to find the dragon boating community a permanent home. For years, dragon boaters have used a small trailer near the Telus World of Science to store their equipment and a small room at Creekside Community Centre for administration. NPA Coun. George Affleck says it's time to make a firm plan to change that. "So many people come to ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273643/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:31:19 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273643/scat/535f27099a41ff22 6/18/2013 The West Vancouver Police, community and schools are holding a meeting to discuss the safety of longboarding. In the last couple of weeks, more than a few teens have been seriously injured in longboarding crashes in the Lower Mainland. "It's a concern almost anywhere where there is a sloped road and anyone who has access to the sloped road who likes the sport of ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273642/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:31:18 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215273642/scat/535f27099a41ff22 WorkSafeBC has accepted a trauma claim filed by a prison guard who witnessed a notorious B.C. prison murder, documents show. Serial killer Michael Wayne McGray strangled his cellmate Jeremy Phillips to death at Mountain Institution in Agassiz in November ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215270752/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:45 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215270752/scat/535f27099a41ff22 The head of Tolko Industries said the company is extremely saddened by the death of an 18-year-old employee who became entangled in a conveyor belt at a planer mill in Lavington, near Vernon.Brad Thorlakson said knowing that a family has been forever changed by the tragedy is devastating, and no words can convey the pain of the heart-wrenching loss.He said a shift supervisor who found Bradley ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265548/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:48 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265548/scat/535f27099a41ff22 A handgun with a laser sight was among 32 firearms turned over to the Vancouver police department during the first half of the province's firearms amnesty ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265545/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:48 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265545/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Ninety-six years ago, Alexander Pantages opened a new theatre at 20 West Hastings.Vancouver was in the midst of an economic recession brought on by the First World War, but Pantages was undeterred. He spent $300,000 on the 1,800seat vaudeville palace, an opulent neo-classical building done up in the "Pantages Greek" style. "The building has an ornate front in various stucco effects ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265547/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:47 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265547/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Abbotsford's top cop has requested the province's police watchdog oversee an investigation into a complaint that his officers damaged tents and pepper-sprayed an area where homeless people were ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265031/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:47 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265031/scat/535f27099a41ff22 AFTER 45 YEARS OF STAR SERVICE, HAROLD IS RETIRING.Harold, in case you're not familiar with his work, is the star projector at H.R.MacMillan Space Centre. During his employment with the Space Centre, he has used a combination of smaller projectors, gears and motors to recreate an amazing night sky for visitors.If you want to catch his work one last time, it will continue through Sunday, July ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265546/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:47 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265546/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Law enforcement vessels manned by Canadian and American crews have been approved to pursue criminals over maritime borders between the countries.Officials said Monday the measures are needed to crack down on criminal gangs taking advantage of each country's separate jurisdiction and inability to continue hot pursuits over the border.Sailors from the U.S. Coast Guard and RCMP officers made ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265053/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:46 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265053/scat/535f27099a41ff22 As newly appointed cabinet minister for BC Hydro, Bill Bennett inherited the provincial share of an emerging challenge in Canada-U.S. relations."Conclude the provincial consultations on the Columbia River Treaty and present options to cabinet for any improvements that can be made to the treaty," was the way Premier Christy Clark put it in her mandate letter to Bennett last week.The ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265549/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:46 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265549/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Peruvian firefighters will soon be getting three used fire trucks and two containers full of firefighting equipment thanks to a donation from Vancouver-based Firefighters Without Borders ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215264998/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:45 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215264998/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Canada's western premiers say bullying is a serious issue and all provinces and territories need to find ways to tackle the new dimension that the Internet brings to the ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265550/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:45 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265550/scat/535f27099a41ff22 The controversial Fraser Institute secondary school report released Monday found the same 10 schools - all private - at the top of the list again this ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265551/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:44 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265551/scat/535f27099a41ff22 A high school student will be sitting on the Vancouver school board this fall after a motion was approved by trustees Monday night.Although the student trustee would not be able to vote or introduce any motions, the Grade 11 or 12 student would be able to participate in debates and ask to put issues on the table, said VSB vice-chairman Mike Lombardi."I'm confident they will make a ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265290/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:44 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265290/scat/535f27099a41ff22 A Victoria woman must pay $27,000 in U.S. medical bills because she didn'tbother to read her travel insurance policy, the B.C. Court of Appeal says.It unanimously rejected a lower-court ruling that the policy was difficult to understand.The justices said the exclusion was completely reasonable, predictable and unambiguous."With respect, it cannot be that simply requesting travel ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265022/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:42 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265022/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Five of six drivers on a Vancouver Island highway did their best to avoid a family of ducklings - but the sixth motorist failed to dodge the clan trying to cross the road. Shawnigan Lake RCMP say the incident followed a multi-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon as one car slammed into three others that had stopped to let the birds cross the TransCanada Highway safely, about 45 kilometres northwest ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265552/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:42 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265552/scat/535f27099a41ff22 One of the four RCMP officers involved in Robert Dziekanski's death sat in B.C. Supreme Court Monday with his head bowed, as his perjury trial watched the video of the confrontation that left the Polish man ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265553/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:41 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265553/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver police suspect that a fire early Saturday morning at a house in the 900-block of East 63rd where a man was found dead may have been set by an arsonist. "The fire appears to be deliberately set, and the death is being treated as suspicious," Sgt. Randy Fincham said Monday. Fincham said the cause of death hasn't been determined. Police don't yet know the victim's ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265032/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:41 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265032/scat/535f27099a41ff22 A 75-year-old woman killed by a bus is Vancouver's eighth traffic fatality of the year. Sgt. Randy Fincham said Monday that at about 9 a.m. on Saturday, people were getting on a north-facing charter bus on Ross Street at 63rd Avenue in East Vancouver. They were heading off to Harrison Hot Springs for a day trip. As the woman was stepping onto the bus, it started rolling, and stopped about 50 ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265555/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:39 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265555/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Annette Halsted reflected Monday on the difficult birth of her only son 16 years ago - after the Pacific Christian School student was killed Sunday during a charity bike ride from Vancouver to Seattle."It was a miracle he was here, so we were blessed with the 16 years we had him," said Annette Halsted, 48, at her Saanich home.Xavier Pelletier died in Arlington, Wash., 65 kilometres ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265554/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:39 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215265554/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Canada will be vulnerable to economic disaster should the Northern Gateway pipeline be rejected, the proponent told a federal review panel Monday as the final phase of public hearings got underway. Richard Neufeld, the lawyer for Calgary-based Enbridge, said there are billions of dollars at stake in the pipeline that would link the Alberta oil sands with a tanker port on the coast of British ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215261806/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:06:56 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215261806/scat/535f27099a41ff22 The teen who died in a workplace accident in the North Okanagan this weekend was an 18-year-old high school student working an overnight shift, officials said. Bradley Haslam "became entangled in a conveyer belt at the mill," said a statement by Tolko Industries, which operates a planer facility in Lavington, 15 kilometres south east of Vernon, B.C. Haslam was found severely injured ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215261805/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:06:56 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215261805/scat/535f27099a41ff22 In its 2012 sustainability report the ever-growing Port Metro Vancouver describes the movement of goods as an ‘energy-intensive process requiring heavy industrial equipment that is primarily powered by diesel ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215261646/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:06:53 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215261646/scat/535f27099a41ff22 The Abbotsford, B.C., police chief has ordered an investigation into allegations the city's officers destroyed tents belonging to homeless people, in a second controversy over how the city treats its homeless. "Slashing tents is something we've heard a lot of over the years, where they'll go in and they'll use a knife or whatever to cut up tents, but the [use of] bear ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215260957/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:40 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215260957/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Eating behaviours of preschoolers, such as having meals while plunked in front of the TV, can lead to elevated cholesterol levels that could put kids at risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215260960/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:05 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215260960/scat/535f27099a41ff22 The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on the B.C. government to tighten its anti-smoking regulations, in an effort to cut the smoking rate from 14 to 9 per cent over the next five years. The campaign comes on the 50th anniversary of the landmark declaration by Canada's Health Minister Judy LaMarsh that "smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer". The statement came at a ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215259242/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:55:17 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215259242/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Janette Camba, while still working at a North Vancouver Tim Hortons, raises money to fund her own kidney operation. She has since had a surgery to receive a donated kidney from her sister and is expected to fully ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215259244/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:55:03 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215259244/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Proponents and those opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline have started making their final arguments before the federal review panel in Terrace, B.C. ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215258288/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:52:33 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215258288/scat/535f27099a41ff22 After 45 years of serving the H.R MacMillan Space Centre, Harold, the star projector is about to retire. Over the course of the summer, the planetarium will install a full-dome digital projection system which has been adopted by other planetariums across Canada. Fans of Harold, can follow him on Twitter @harold_hrmsc You can join host Stephen Quinn On the Coast every weekday from 3 p.m to 6 ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215258295/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:52:29 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215258295/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Students and staff at Pacific Christian School in Victoria are mourning the death of Xavier Pelletier, the Grade 10 student who was killed this weekend while participating in B.C.'s Ride to Conquer ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215257306/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:49:03 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215257306/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver police have netted 22 rifles, six handguns and four shotguns as part of a program that allows people to surrender their illegal or unwanted firearms without the risk of weapons charges.Police say 686 rounds of ammunition were also turned in during the first 17 days of ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215257044/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:41 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215257044/scat/535f27099a41ff22 NEW HAZELTON, B.C. -- A 16-year-old boy is believed to have drowned while swimming with friends at Seeley Lake Provincial Park near New Hazelton, B.C. RCMP Const. Lesley Smith says police received a report about two young males yelling for help on an island about 30 metres from shore around 5 p.m. on Sunday. The 16- and 17-year-old boys told police the trio swam across the lake toward the ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215257867/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:04 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215257867/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Evening showers and even the risk of a thunderstorm are in the forecast for B.C.'s South Coast thanks to yet another spinning low pressure system, says CBC ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215256226/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:45:47 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215256226/scat/535f27099a41ff22 A homeless man in Abbotsford, B.C. is lucky to be alive after the mattress he was sleeping on caught fire on Sunday night. Rikter Pop was sleeping near a Canadian Tire store when a lit cigarette sparked a fire in his camp. Fortunately one of the store's managers spotted the flames, grabbed a fire extinguisher and dragged Pop to safety. After meeting his rescuer Monday morning, Pop is ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215256224/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:45:47 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215256224/scat/535f27099a41ff22 For years Ideacity has literally been a meeting of the minds. The Toronto-based conference, now going into its 14th year, brings together 50 presenters from around the globe (you can see the list at ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215256228/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:45:22 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215256228/scat/535f27099a41ff22 A second motorist has spotted a seemingly fearless wolf along the highway in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. Shawn Bond was with friends on May 15, driving east from Radium Hot Springs on Highway 93, when they noticed the ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215255043/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:01 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215255043/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver Whitecaps striker Kenny Miller has been named Major League Soccer's player of the week. The Scottish international scored two goals and drew a penalty kick to propel the Whitecaps to a 4-3 win over the New England Revolution Saturday night at BC Place. With the Revolution up 2-0, Miller ran onto a ball behind New England's defence and was pulled down by Andrew Farrell in the ... http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215255045/scat/535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:00 -0400 http://www.vancouvernews.net/index.php/sid/215255045/scat/535f27099a41ff22