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/ en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:12:31 -0500 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:12:31 -0500 30 VANCOUVER - The Mounties are pouring extra resources into an investigation in which explosives were used in a blast that tore through a motor home near Whistler, B.C., injuring two men.The men ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203289587&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:19 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203289587&cat=535f27099a41ff22 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 ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288050&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:13:42 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288050&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A South Asian woman told a Vancouver meeting on Monday that she still wears an alarm bell even though it has been 26 years since she fled from her abusive husband. ';The threat from my family ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203286932&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:58 -0500 The Province http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203286932&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A twice-convicted pedophile was welcomed as a member of a Scouts alumni association for decades, even after officials became aware of at least one of his convictions, a CBC News investigation has ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288071&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:27 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288071&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A Vancouver man is facing four charges of sexual assault for incidents involving English as a second language students who sublet rooms from him. David Roland Messina, 40, is already known to ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288070&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:24 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288070&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A B.C. business delegation is in France to promote Jumbo Glacier Resort -- a controversial year-round ski resort west of Invermere. The project would see a 16-hectare ski resort developed on an ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288072&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:20 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288072&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Film critic Katherine Monk offers capsule reviews of the main DVDs being released this week, including Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn —Part 1, which she gives three stars out of five, in ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288086&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:46 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288086&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Film critic Katherine Monk offers capsule reviews of the main DVDs being released this week, including Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn —Part 1, which she gives three stars out of five, in ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288088&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:09 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288088&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Film critic Katherine Monk offers capsule reviews of the main DVDs being released this week, including Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn —Part 1, which she gives three stars out of five, in ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288089&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:56:51 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203288089&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/6/2012 A day after a deadly crash involving a young inexperienced driver in Maple Ridge, ICBC is defending the Graduated Licensing Program. Director of Road Safety Nicolas Jimenez say ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203289585&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:58:32 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203289585&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/6/2012 NDP leader Adrian Dix is blasting a decision to run a couple of B.C Jobs Plan ads during Sunday’s Superbowl broadcast. He says the government spent one million dollars on ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203289586&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:58:30 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203289586&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Price increases in three major Canadian housing markets pushed the Canadian Real Estate Association's home price index higher in January following declines in each of the two previous months. ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282918&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:14 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282918&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Finance Minister Kevin Falcon says the Liberal government's fiscal plan to control spending and protect revenues will allow him to balance the budget by the 2013-2014 fiscal year. Falcon ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282933&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:09 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282933&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Capt. Daniel Moriarty (not pictured), a Cadet Instructor Cadre officer based in Victoria, B.C., has been charged with sexual exploitation, sexual interference and sexual ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282934&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:07 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282934&cat=535f27099a41ff22 BC Ferries has cancelled all sailings between Comox and Powell River on Monday because of mechanical issues on the Queen of Burnaby. The ferry company says they're working on an alternate plan ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282935&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:04 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282935&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A French citizen will appear in Richmond provincial court Tuesday to face charges of human smuggling. According to court documents obtained by the CBC, Mikael Jim Prone claims to be a self-employed ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282615&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:03 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282615&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Colorado Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew has been fined $2,500 US for his trip on Vancouver Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis in Saturday's game. The NHL announced the fine Monday. The incident ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282936&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:04:58 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282936&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Gov. Gen. David Johnston presented the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medals to Canadians for their work in community service. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282937&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:04:54 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282937&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A Vancouver man appeared in Vancouver Provincial Court Monday to face four counts of sexual assault allegedly involving foreign students who he had recruited to live with him.Vancouver Police Const. ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203281558&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:35 -0500 The Province http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203281558&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Film critic Katherine Monk offers capsule reviews of the main DVDs being released this week, including Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn —Part 1, which she gives three stars out of five, in ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282948&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:27 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203282948&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/6/2012 Photo courtesy of Global BC A senior Mountie in Maple Ridge calls this weekend’s crash on Dewdney Trunk Road that killed two teenagers a setback for the goals of the graduated ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203284455&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:43 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203284455&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/6/2012 There have been more fireworks at the Missing Women Inquiry this morning in Vancouver. Before the next witness, former RCMP Corporal Mike Connor, took the stand, Commissioner ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203284456&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:40 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203284456&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER - North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSXV:NAR) says it has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the El Tesoro project in Chile to help it acquire new copper and gold ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203279361&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:37 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203279361&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Abbotsford police are looking for two "heinous" men who allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman after forcing her into their ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203279360&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:33 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203279360&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The B.C. government will build a new Okanagan jail on land owned by the Osoyoos Indian Band near Oliver, CBC News has learned. Leaders in several communities have ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203277756&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:16:42 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203277756&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER - The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, scheduled to open this Friday at the Rio Theatre, is being moved to Denman Cinemas in Vancouver's west end due to the Rio's ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203276459&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:15:10 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203276459&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER - It was only fitting that on Sunday night at the Orpheum in Vancouver, Wilco kicked off its set with the tender, drawn-out One Sunday Morning.The song ebbed and flowed, a tiny wave ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203277770&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:15:02 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203277770&cat=535f27099a41ff22 BURNABY, B.C. - Rink operator Canlan Ice Sports Corp. (TSX:ICE) says it will not renew an operating lease at its ice rink facility in Vineland, N.J. partly due to the facility missing its profit ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203273995&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:28:06 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203273995&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER - Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (TSX:YNG) says it has restarted production at its Jerritt Canyon gold mining operation in Nevada following nearly a month of downtime for installation and ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203273996&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:28:00 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203273996&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Two customers say the Bank of Montreal violated their privacy and trust by allowing sensitive financial information to get into the wrong hands, then failing to address their complaints. "I ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203272397&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:20 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203272397&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Environmentalists say local organizers of a potential X Games in the Whistler area in 2013 should try to convince the Games' longtime backer, ESPN, to not include snowmobile disciplines, or, at ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267086&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:31 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267086&cat=535f27099a41ff22 I love the way it gives me a window into the lives of my grown-up kids, especially when they are far from home. I love the way I have reconnected with people who were once an important part of my ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267088&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:25 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267088&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Nearly 1,000 people marched in Prince Rupert on the weekend to protest against Enbridge's proposed $5.5-billion Northern Gateway oil pipeline.The protest was hosted by the Gitga'at First ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265926&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:20 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265926&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A man in his 50s was seriously injured in a targeted shooting about 9 a.m. Sunday in the 13300-block of King George Boulevard.Surrey RCMP said the man was shot in the same apartment complex where a ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267087&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:15 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267087&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning skiers to be careful after avalanches in the Kootenays killed one man and seriously injured another.The most recent slide involved a 35-year-old man from ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267089&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:09 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267089&cat=535f27099a41ff22 In the 21st century, it's tough to defend a Prohibition-era law restricting movement of wine across provincial borders, says Dan Albas, Tory MP for ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267090&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:04 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203267090&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A Surrey man is looking for answers after being told that his sister was murdered in Holland while she prepared to start a new life in B.C.Thirty-nine-year-old Kama-ljit Kaur and her three children, ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203266659&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:23:58 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203266659&cat=535f27099a41ff22 United Gospel Mission spokesperson Keela Keeping offers a peek of the new temporary day shelter for women on East Cordova Street on Sunday. The shelter, a three-month pilot project, will accommodate ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265239&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:17 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265239&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The Commodore Ballroom played host to the official Super Bowl party and featured NFL legend Marcus Allen and Oakland Raiders wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh. "I’m going for the white ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265241&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:14 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265241&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Supporters of fair trade participated in a flash mob to educate and encourage shoppers to choose fair-trade-certified gifts this Valentine’s Day. Led by gorilla-costumed organizer Sasha ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265242&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:11 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265242&cat=535f27099a41ff22 David Warren Buchanan, 67, has been charged with two counts of attempted child abduction and police say he is a suspect in a third case. Buchanan was arrested Friday in Penticton, B.C., after RCMP ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265243&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:06 -0500 Metro Vancouver http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265243&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/5/2012 We should find out on Wednesday if admitted gangster Jarrod Bacon will fight his conviction on drug-related charges last week. His lawyer says he needs more time to consider joining ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265238&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:55:08 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203265238&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/5/2012 Jury selection begins Monday morning in New Westminster in the trial of a Mountie charged in a crash that killed a Tsawwassen man. Benjamin "Monty" Robinson is accused of ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203263556&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:08:38 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203263556&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/5/2012 The mayor of Burns Lake -- where an explosion destroyed a sawmill and killed two men last month -- met with provincial and federal representatives this weekend to discuss how the town ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203263557&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:08:36 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203263557&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wild rats have long been reviled as dirty and disease-ridden, but domestic rats are different, their owners say. A beauty contest for pet rats, "Ratstravaganza" will be held next Sunday ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203261921&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:10:59 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203261921&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/5/2012 Bouquets of flowers have been left against a fence at a maple ridge intersection where two teens were killed early this morning in a car crash. Friends have identified one of the two ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203262320&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:32:22 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203262320&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A backcountry skier is in hospital with serious injuries after being dug out from an avalanche outside Kimberley, B.C. Kimberley RCMP were alerted when an emergency locator beacon was activated ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203260734&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:35:03 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203260734&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Swetha Anees, 4, and Kyra Samardziski, 4, take skating lessons at Sunset Rink in Vancouver, B.C. Starting Feb. 2, all people taking skating lessons at the Vancouver Park Board's eight ice rinks ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203259371&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:20:31 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203259371&cat=535f27099a41ff22 2/5/2012 Penticton residents are lamenting the loss of the city's strip club, a Chinese restaurant and liquor store. All three were destroyed overnight when fire broke out on Colourful ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203258302&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:33:09 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203258302&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Island Joy Rides, based on Vancouver Island, is offering couples a $225 a person discount on its five-day Tour de Spa – Bike Together, Stay Together package through Feb. ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203256449&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:01:11 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203256449&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The B.C. Liberals are gearing up for tough political fight in Chilliwack-Hope, and hinting that it could be called soon. In November, the riding's ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203256715&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:35:02 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203256715&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Today's photo comes from Michael Cunliffe of Victoria, who sent in this photo he calls "wrapped in love"."We took this photo shortly after our twins were born. They will be ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203255685&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:03:25 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=203255685&cat=535f27099a41ff22