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Site C hunger striker feeling 'pretty good, just really tired'

Site C hunger striker feeling 'pretty good, just really tired'

Standing on the doorstep of B.C. Hydro's head office, a protester said Sunday she was tired and hungry, but in good spirits as she headed into the third week of a hunger strike.
May 25 appeal date set for Prince George killler

May 25 appeal date set for Prince George killler

A date has been set to hear the appeal of Cody Alan Legebokoff's convictions of first-degree murder in the deaths of four women in the Prince George region. It will be held on May 25 in Vancouver, according to an online posting for the B.C.
Osoyoos students plan walkout over threatened school closure

Osoyoos students plan walkout over threatened school closure

Teens in the Town of Osoyoos plan to cut class Tuesday for the sake of their education. On Jan.
Haida Gwaii sponsors wait anxiously for refugees

Haida Gwaii sponsors wait anxiously for refugees

It’s hard to imagine a place that’s more different from a refugee camp or the bombed-out streets of Syrian cities and towns than Haida Gwaii, the lush archipelago off British Columbia’s north coast known for its soaring totem poles.
Dentist sued after patient allegedly swallowed drill bit

Dentist sued after patient allegedly swallowed drill bit

VANCOUVER — A man is suing his dentist after doctors at Vancouver General Hospital removed a dental drill bit from his abdomen that he alleges was negligently dropped into his throat.
A drink a day may not keep the doctor away

A drink a day may not keep the doctor away

If you’ve been toasting recent headlines that declared alcohol a life-extending elixir, you might want to put a cork in it.
Blessed with snow, Whistler-Blackcomb extending ski season

Blessed with snow, Whistler-Blackcomb extending ski season

Whistler-Blackcomb is so packed with snow that they are extending ski season by an additional week, pushing the closing date on Blackcomb Mountain to May 30.
Tiny algae could block Roberts Bank container expansion

Tiny algae could block Roberts Bank container expansion

Migrating sandpipers depend on biofilm secreted by microscopic diatoms for fuel
Building executive loses claim against Vancouver restaurant

Building executive loses claim against Vancouver restaurant

VANCOUVER — A B.C. construction company executive has had his defamation suit against a Cactus Club restaurant and its employees tossed out after a B.C. Supreme Court judge found he inappropriately touched the server and called her “Kitty Kat”.
Judge sides with Cactus Club employees in defamation suit

Judge sides with Cactus Club employees in defamation suit

VANCOUVER — A B.C. construction company executive has had his defamation suit against a Cactus Club restaurant and its employees tossed out after a B.C. Supreme Court judge found he inappropriately touched the server and called her “Kitty Kat.