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Order of Canada goes to 11 B.C. residents

Order of Canada goes to 11 B.C. residents

A University of B.C. professor who regularly told his dentist to skip giving him anesthetics is one of 11 B.C. residents appointed to the Order of Canada. Governor General David Johnston announced Wednesday 100 new appointments to the order.
North Delta woman who fatally stabbed husband gets less than a year in jail

North Delta woman who fatally stabbed husband gets less than a year in jail

A North Delta woman convicted of manslaughter for stabbing her common-law husband to death during a domestic fight has been sentenced to one year in jail minus time served. Beatrice Thomas, 38, was sentenced Monday in B.C.
Trains to roll on Vancouver’s Arbutus Corridor for first time since 2001

Trains to roll on Vancouver’s Arbutus Corridor for first time since 2001

City has been fighting to stop CP Rail from reactivating its long-disused spur line
Surrey Six killer Matthew Johnston posts ad on prison dating service

Surrey Six killer Matthew Johnston posts ad on prison dating service

METRO VANCOUVER — Surrey Six killer Matthew Johnston is looking for love while serving his life sentence. The former B.C. man has posted an ad on the prison dating service Canadian Inmates Connect, seeking female companionship.
Liberal MLA Doug Horne eyes run for Harper’s Tories

Liberal MLA Doug Horne eyes run for Harper’s Tories

Premier Christy Clark could face two byelections in the near future
Justin Trudeau says B.C.’s north coast no place for oil tankers

Justin Trudeau says B.C.’s north coast no place for oil tankers

VANCOUVER — Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said Monday in Vancouver that he is opposed to oil tankers on B.C.’s north coast.
Windstorm knocks out power across Metro Vancouver

Windstorm knocks out power across Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — B.C. Hydro crews hope to restore power to thousands of homes in the Lower Mainland by mid-morning after a windstorm knocked trees onto power lines overnight.
Pettitot River fire forces evacuation alert for area north of Fort Nelson

Pettitot River fire forces evacuation alert for area north of Fort Nelson

Officials have issued an evacuation alert in the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality because of fire burning 110 kilometres north of Fort Nelson. All residents, camps and worksites in an area bounded by the longitudes 121 degrees 15.
The heat is on, and it’s going to last

The heat is on, and it’s going to last

Temperature records tumble in B.C. Interior communities
Bus company faces investigation after Coquihalla crash

Bus company faces investigation after Coquihalla crash

B.C. Ministry of Transportation to audit Richmond-based Universal Coach Lines