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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 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:29:12 -0500 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:29:12 -0500 30 VANCOUVER — The losing streak is over at one for the Vancouver Giants.Coming off a rare regulation defeat - only their second in 26 Western Hockey League games - the Giants returned to their clinica... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110336&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:25:42 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110336&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- An international group of feminists meeting in Vancouver has echoed the concerns of a recent United Nations report that Canada isn’t doing enough to reduce violence against women, provi... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20109999&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:25:20 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20109999&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian refugee claimant in Canada, put up at Vancouver's Motel 2400 in December 1999 and manufactured lethal explosives with the help of others. He had earlier gone to Afghanistan f... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110342&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:24:37 -0500 The Province http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110342&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Police say a father and his adult son will be charged after a rash of overnight burglaries in Abbotsford, B.C., over the last two months. The 21-year-old son was arrested after a break-in at a home i... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110343&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:24:26 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110343&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER — For the first time in over four years, Metallica, the world's most famous and successful thrash metal band, came to Vancouver.The nearly three-decade-old band performed in front of a jam... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110353&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:24:17 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110353&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Photograph by : The City of Vancouver has authorized lending up to $100 million to rescue the financially troubled Olympic athletes' village project, where construction activity continued Thursday. http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110346&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:24:29 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110346&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER — Should we pay or should we go?That's the question facing the Vancouver Whitecaps and five other ownership groups bidding for two Major League Soccer franchises as a global recession forc... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110360&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:23:18 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110360&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Representatives from several organizations dealing with prostitution spoke at a conference Wednesday about ways to eliminate trafficking and prostitution of women and children. Pictured is Indrani Sin... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20109733&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:23:11 -0500 The Province http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20109733&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The wild population of endangered Vancouver Island marmots is doing so well it may soon become self-sustaining despite a continued high mortality rate, says a scientist closely associated with the rec... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110356&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:23:49 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20110356&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Doubts about the Liberals' commitment to their coalition with the NDP are coming to light in the wake of Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean's decision to grant Prime Minister Stephen Harper's request to suspen... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20104827&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:46:53 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20104827&cat=535f27099a41ff22 With 100 days to go until completion of the expanded Vancouver Convention Centre, officials overseeing the project insist it will be finished within the latest budget figure of 883 million dollars. T... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20106522&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:04:05 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20106522&cat=535f27099a41ff22 NDP Education Critic Norm MacDonald says a report released today by the auditor-general shows the Campbell government has broken its promise to seismically upgrade hundreds of BC schools. The report ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20106523&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:04:04 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20106523&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A five-year legal battle between the B.C. Nurses Union and the province over fees for health care services is expected to take another turn Thursday afternoon. The union says a group of patients will... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20099144&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:18:23 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20099144&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The Fraser Institute has released its Canadian investment climate report for 2008, which puts BC in a tie for second with Saskatchewan. Alberta earned an 8.5 out of 10 in the institute's annual index... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20100902&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:36:34 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20100902&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been meeting with the Governor General much of the morning, requesting that she suspend Parliament in a bid to avoid a confidence vote that could topple his minority ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20093281&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:30:16 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20093281&cat=535f27099a41ff22 It looks as though the Detroit Red Wings are abandoning their two-goalie rotation, while Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault might not have a choice. Curtis Sanford practised Wednesday, but conti... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20093285&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:30:15 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20093285&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The RCMP have released surveillance photos of eight people who mailed letters in Dawson Creek on Oct. 7, the day a threatening letter was sent to local newspapers and EnCana Corp. demanding that the c... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085938&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:45:09 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085938&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The B.C. Lions announced early Thursday the release of veteran slotback Jason Clermont. "This was a very difficult decision and an equally difficult day for the BC Lions Football Club," Lions general... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20084589&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:55:17 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20084589&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Workers from Costa Rica, Ecuador and Colombia were discriminated against while employed on Canada Line construction sites because they were paid less than workers from Europe, the British... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085939&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:45:05 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085939&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver -- The B.C. Court of Appeal has been told the public has a right to know why prosecutors didn't charge two Vancouver police officers who left a man to freeze to death in a lane a decade ago.... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085942&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:45:02 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085942&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- The sport of Ultimate Frisbee will not feature at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. But discussion of it did arise during my visit here.In fact, a small group of people in Vancouve... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085936&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:45:06 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085936&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Reigning Canadian and world champion Kevin Martin edged Olympic gold medallist Brad Gushue 7-6 in an extra end at The National on Wednesday night. Martin's Edmonton rink led 6-4 in the eighth, but th... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20084590&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:55:16 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20084590&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- If you walk by the Davie Village community garden, you'll see a sign that reads, "If you are interested in using a garden plot to grow your own flowers, plants or food, please contact... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085947&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:44:55 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085947&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver -- Zoya Lynch, the young jumper who is part of the high-profile legal fight to include women ski jumping as an event at the 2010 Winter Olympics, has decided to retire from competition at ju... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085944&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:44:59 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085944&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Mission -- RCMP have arrested a 36-year-old man in a jewellery store robbery that netted thieves about $400,000 in gems. Police say the Alberta man was taken into custody after he was recognized from ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085946&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:44:56 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085946&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Victoria -- Vandals have caused $10,000 damage at one of Victoria's main parks.Police were called to Beacon Hill Park just after midnight yesterday after reports of a large truck doing doughnuts over ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085948&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:44:53 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085948&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Defeated candidates in the Musqueam band election say they intend to ask the federal government to investigate irregularities that led to a resounding re-election victory for Chief Ernie ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085949&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:44:51 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085949&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Port Moody may not have to shell out half a million dollars to VANOC after all. 2010 organizers had said they would charge the city to have Olympic athletes use their brand new ice rink for practice. ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085950&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:13:35 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20085950&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Two builders of the Canada Line rapid transit project discriminated against a group of Latin American workers by paying them less and providing them with inferior accommodations, the B.C. Human Rights... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20080607&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:53:35 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20080607&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make a highly anticipated visit to the Governor General on Thursday, a day after promising Canadians in a televised address that he will use any means in his power t... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20076594&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:52:44 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20076594&cat=535f27099a41ff22 < Media to receive tour of the Vancouver 2010 Uniform and Accreditation Centre >> VANCOUVER, Dec. 3 /CNW/ - Nearly 5,000 Olympic and Paralympic volunteer hopefuls have been interviewed and trained to ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20072674&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:29:59 -0500 CNW Group http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20072674&cat=535f27099a41ff22 An electrician has been sentenced to 30 months' probation and ordered to write a letter of apology for installing a hidden camera in the ceiling of a women's restroom at the Prince George, B.C., airpo... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070306&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:06 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070306&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The political firestorm in Parliament likely led to the burning of a constituency billboard in northern B.C., New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen said Wednesday Gasoline was used to burn the aluminum roads... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070304&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:06 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070304&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Putting off retirement this season probably doesn't seem like such a good idea to Joe Sakic, who will spend at least six weeks nursing a herniated disc in his back. The Colorado Avalanche captain was... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070311&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:05 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070311&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Federal Trade Minister Stockwell Day denied on Wednesday he was aware of a secret plan in 2000 for him to take power through a formal coalition between the Bloc Québécois, the Canadian Alliance and ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070309&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:27:05 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20070309&cat=535f27099a41ff22 As the provincial government looks at belt tightening in the years ahead, two of the independent watch-dogs in the capital are asking for more money. Information and Privacy Commissioner David Louk... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20072676&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:39:11 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20072676&cat=535f27099a41ff22 By September of next year construction on the Peace Arch border crossing will be done, including new high-tech security technology. That means British Columbians who sign up for enhanced drivers li... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20072677&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:39:09 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20072677&cat=535f27099a41ff22 www.canadianlabour.ca VANCOUVER: Thursday, December 4th, doors open at 5:00 p.m. with speakers at 6:00 p.m.Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre, Ballroom "A""media contacts: Evan Stewart 604-220-3095... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20060699&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:50:12 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20060699&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The RCMP have released a series of images that they hope will lead to a break in the investigation into three recent explosions at EnCana natural gas facilities near Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C. ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20062569&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:30:10 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20062569&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Prime Minister Stephen Harper, shown with a caucus member on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, will address Canadians in a pre-recorded statement, in an attempt to dissuade them from supporting a coalitio... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20062578&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:30:06 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20062578&cat=535f27099a41ff22 One of BC's most prominent senators says a coalition government can only benefit our province. Former Vancouver mayor and now Liberal senator Larry Campbell says a coalition government couldn't do wo... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20064933&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:45:12 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20064933&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- The RCMP is being sued for millions of dollars over its abrupt sinking of a signed deal that would have provided floating accommodation for more than 5,000 security officers during the 20... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053302&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:07 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053302&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Vancouver's Olympic Games have the opportunity to be a model for showcasing Canada's bilingual heritage, but more must be done, the country's official languages watchdog says in a new rep... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053305&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:02 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053305&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The housing market slowed dramatically in Greater Vancouver last month, with the number of existing homes sold falling by 70 per cent from the year before.Last month, 874 resale homes were sold throug... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053307&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:57 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053307&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver -- The City of Vancouver, Stantec Architecture Ltd. and Stantec Consulting Ltd. are hoping to negotiate their way out of a lawsuit filed by the city over $90,000 in costs associated with rep... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053309&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:53 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053309&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Go to the Arts section Stepping inside, you will be enveloped in the glowing warmth of a long, narrow room with high-beamed ceilings, cozy red walls and rustic wood tables. The decor has a humb... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053304&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:00 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053304&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- The future of the film and music industries is high on the agenda in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., this week. While audiences get their movie and music fix at, respectively, the Whistler ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053306&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:58 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053306&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver -- Saskatchewan has signed up to be part of the 2010 Olympics. In a $1.5-million deal, the province will hold a Saskatchewan Day during the Games, be granted various rights to VANOC promotio... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053303&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:04 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053303&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Kamloops -- A father accused in the deaths of his three children will stand trial for first-degree murder.Allan Schoenborn will return to a Kamloops courtroom on Jan. 12 to fix a date for his trial fo... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053310&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:50 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053310&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver -- The RCMP will release surveillance photographs and other new information today in connection with three pipeline attacks that occurred near Dawson Creek in October. The attacks targeted t... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053311&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:49 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053311&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Controversial class-action lawyer Tony Merchant lost his bid to overturn a 2007 British Columbia court ruling that ordered him to pay $300,000 in damages to an injured truck driver and his wife for &#... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053308&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:54 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053308&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Of the many story lines that flowed from the recent federal election, one of the most discussed was the growing irrelevance of the Liberal Party west of Ontario.Westerners had turned their backs on Ca... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053312&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:48 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053312&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Quesnel -- A 25-year-old man has been killed in a freak accident in which a deer smashed into the windshield of his vehicle.The RCMP say a minivan carrying seven passengers was heading north on Highwa... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053313&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:47 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053313&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Go to the National section There will be a truck parade and food drives and charity events. In 11 days, the parade grounds inside the nearby armoury will be filled with paper-covered tables on... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053314&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:45 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053314&cat=535f27099a41ff22 If you're visiting British Columbia over the holidays and don't want to wear out your welcome by crashing with friends or relatives, here's an alternative: All five Accent Inns across B.C. are offerin... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053300&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:12 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053300&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Salmon stocks in British Columbia are on the brink of collapse largely because the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has consistently allowed too many fish to be killed in commer... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053317&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:43 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053317&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Plans are afloat to use cruise ships to house tourists and Olympic staff in the face of a shortage of hotel rooms for the 2010 Winter Games.The Integrated Security Unit that will provide ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053316&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:40 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053316&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A fifty-year military tradition is back: NORAD has launched its Santa tracker website. The site tracks the flight of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Over ten million people logged on from 212 countries... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053321&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:29:55 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053321&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A construction worker apparently didn't pay attention to what he was doing for just a moment, and now a Richmond family is out of a new home. A contractor building an addition to a home in the six tho... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053319&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:29:53 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053319&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A Vancouver firefighter has been handed almost half a year in jail after pleading to running a marijuana grow-op in his home. Randall Jones has been sentenced to five months in jail. In September, ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053320&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:29:53 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20053320&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has seized more than 60 animals from a suspected puppy mill in Mission, B.C. Animal protection officers with the SPCA said Tuesday the 46 dogs and... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20047704&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:47:47 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20047704&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A man has been charged following a lengthy investigation into a fatal head-on collision almost two years ago in Prince George, B.C., police said Tuesday. Kamran Mohammad, 25, of Abbotsford, is charge... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20047708&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:47:47 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20047708&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A B.C. judge convicted a man of assault causing bodily harm last month but threw out six other charges against the 49-year-old after concluding that the RCMP lost video surveillance evidence. The Pri... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20043636&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:20:25 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20043636&cat=535f27099a41ff22 It's not out of the woods yet, but Ballet BC says its financial situation is improving as people snap up tickets for a traditional Christmas favourite. The Vancouver-based dance company announced las... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20038633&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:46:16 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20038633&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Surrey -- Attempted-murder and robbery charges have been approved by RCMP in Surrey in connection with a series of robberies at six gas stations and convenience stores last month.A Canada-wide warrant... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040221&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:40 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040221&cat=535f27099a41ff22 COQUITLAM, B.C. -- Two boys who were seriously injured in a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway in Vancouver have died as a result of their injuries.RCMP Corporal Peter Thiessen said the six- and nine-y... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040227&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:33 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040227&cat=535f27099a41ff22 B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered public hearings into the actions of two West Vancouver city police officers for their handling of an internal drunk-driving investigation.Inspector Bob... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040218&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:47 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040218&cat=535f27099a41ff22 RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2008) - Today, BCLC will present TWO cheques to lotto jackpot winners from B.C. Burnaby couple, Daniel Fehr and Maria Linsenmeier, won $12.6 million ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20036890&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:04:33 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20036890&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Voters deserve to know about any severance payment the city's former chief financial officer received, and the new majority party on council intends to figure out how to find and air the ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040214&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:55 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040214&cat=535f27099a41ff22 It took short-track speed skater Olivier Jean 1½ years to win a gold medal at a World Cup event after a dire injury that sidelined him last season.The 24-year-old from Lachenaie, Que., won the go... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040226&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:32 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040226&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver police are investigating whether an assault on a man who had been singing Christmas carols in the street should be reclassified as a hate crime. Police said a 24-year-old Vancouver man and a... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040217&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:50 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040217&cat=535f27099a41ff22 If Premier Gordon Campbell is to be believed, British Columbians will be watching from the sidelines as a deep recession hits most of the industrialized world. If Finance Minister Colin Hansen is to b... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040224&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:28 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040224&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Abbotsford -- An Abbotsford man who fibbed about an insurance fraud just wouldn't let his conscience get the better of him.Police say the man had a change of heart after admitting the car insurance fr... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040219&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:43 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040219&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A newborn apprehended last month by child-protection officials is the 66th child from a small native band near Port Hardy now in government care.Today, members of the baby girl's family hope to regain... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040216&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:52 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040216&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Not long after RCMP investigators began bugging the phones of suspected drug dealers in Victoria in 2003, they opened a file named Project Everywhichway, to reflect the bewildering number... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040223&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:27 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040223&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Karl Moeller's parents have appealed for prayers to help their eight-year-old son, who remains in critical condition following a rear-end crash in suburban Vancouver last weekend that kil... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040215&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:54 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040215&cat=535f27099a41ff22 B.C. installation artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, a husband and wife team who work in collaboration, have won the 2008 Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Award. The Hnatyshyn Foundation,... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20038629&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:46:20 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20038629&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The number of homes being sold in the Greater Vancouver area is continuing to fall dramatically, taking the price of real estate down with them, and that's creating a buying opportunity for those who ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20038625&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:46:21 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20038625&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Go to the Arts section Mr. Oulton's commercial portraits show our citizenry with much glamming and dolling up. The Penthouse photos, meanwhile, depict the club's showgirls and an impressive ra... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040228&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:35 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040228&cat=535f27099a41ff22 KAMLOOPS -- A B.C. father accused of killing his three children went from quiet to agitated as the mother of the victims testified yesterday at his preliminary hearing.Dressed in prison red, Allan Dwa... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040211&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:59 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040211&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- Housing Minister Rich Coleman and Vancouver's new mayor-elect had a two-hour meeting this weekend in which they agreed they are willing to make extraordinary efforts to reduce homelessnes... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040212&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:56 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040212&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Vancouver's biggest suburb is inviting former British prime minister Tony Blair to give advice about how to jump-start the local economy.Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, in her inaugural speech yesterday fo... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040220&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:45 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040220&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER -- They are the forgotten men of the 2010 Winter Olympics, their achievement lost to time and the accumulating hoopla of the biggest event in British Columbia's history. But without the long... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040229&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:37:23 -0500 Globe and Mail http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040229&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A Maple Ridge man said to have ties to the Hells Angels has pleaded guilty to drug and money laundering charges in U-S District Court in Seattle. 38 year old Robert J. Shannon will be sentenced next ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040230&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:31 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040230&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A new report on child suicides in BC is calling for the installation of suicide barriers on several Metro Vancouver bridges. The report on child suicide is from the coroner's child death unit, and it... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040231&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:30 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040231&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Ridership on all modes of Metro Vancouver transit is up over last year. The reason why is no surprise: the high cost of gas. Ridership from January to the end of September was up two-per cent over t... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040232&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:29 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20040232&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2008) - BCGold Corp. ("BCGold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BCG) announces that all assay results have been received from its diamond drill program... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20031590&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:41:55 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20031590&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Former British prime minister Tony Blair will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Surrey Regional Economic Summit next October. Surrey Mayor Diane Watts said having Blair at the annual summit will rai... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20032892&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:22:08 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20032892&cat=535f27099a41ff22 SkyTrain riders will soon see drug-sniffing police dogs and more attendants as part of a plan to boost security on the system. Under the program, specially trained police officers will patrol the Sky... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20032893&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:22:08 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20032893&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2008) - Selkirk Metals Corp. ("Selkirk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SLK) is pleased to report the assay results from diamond drill holes CF-08-50 ... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20025142&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:48:37 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20025142&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 1, 2008) - Today, BCLC announced the chance to win exclusive Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games ticket packages, coupled with GM vehicles, Air Canada t... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20024198&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:47:35 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20024198&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A challenge from a Sikh minor hockey coach who wears a turban has forced BC Hockey to make exceptions to its mandatory helmet policy. The province's governing hockey body announced Monday that coache... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20026669&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:30:25 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20026669&cat=535f27099a41ff22 A retired justice of the peace from Vernon, B.C., was secretly recorded by a private detective during a casual conversation in his own home and his words were then successfully used against him in a B... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20026672&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:30:23 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20026672&cat=535f27099a41ff22 NDP Leader Jack Layton, left, shakes hands with Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion, centre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe on Monday after signing a coalition agreement on Parliament Hill. http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20026675&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:30:22 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20026675&cat=535f27099a41ff22 An Abbotsford mother is suing an RCMP officer and the Solicitor General after a police dog mauled her son two years ago while he was sledding near his home. In a Writ filed in BC Supreme Court, Tho... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20022678&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:09:09 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20022678&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Criminal charges have been approved for a 21-year-old man in connection with an armed robbery in Surrey, B.C., last month. Surrey RCMP first named Shane Steven Gidon of Chilliwack as a "person of int... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20017086&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:36:05 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20017086&cat=535f27099a41ff22 VANCOUVER, Dec. 2 /CNW/ - Truckers will hold a major protest rally Tuesday to draw attention to the failure of the Vancouver Port Authority, federal and provincial governments to enforce terms of an... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20018119&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:38:06 -0500 CNW Group http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20018119&cat=535f27099a41ff22 It was dubbed as a 'roast' but out-going Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan was mostly 'toasted' during a Board of Trade sponsored luncheon. Wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen was one of many who praised the... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20018280&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:54:56 -0500 CKNW http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20018280&cat=535f27099a41ff22 B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered public hearings into the conduct of two West Vancouver police officers who dodged a disciplinary hearing last month by announcing their retirements eff... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20013427&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:27:42 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20013427&cat=535f27099a41ff22 The Vancouver Canucks lost their third straight game Monday night, falling 3-2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in Ohio. The first period was scoreless thanks in part to Canucks goalie Curtis Sanford, wh... http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20013428&cat=535f27099a41ff22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:27:41 -0500 CBC News http://feeds.vancouvernews.net/?rid=20013428&cat=535f27099a41ff22