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NDP MLAs to tour Highway of Tears

NDP MLAs to tour Highway of Tears

B.C. New Democrats will be travelling the Highway of Tears next week to highlight the need for safe public transportation between Prince Rupert and Prince George.
Thousands turn out for pot party in downtown Vancouver

Thousands turn out for pot party in downtown Vancouver

4/20 celebration mixes music, sales and political activism
Extraditing Dutch man for Amanda Todd case could take years: expert

Extraditing Dutch man for Amanda Todd case could take years: expert

A Dutch man at the centre of a multi-jurisdictional cyberbullying and extortion case tied to the 2012 suicide of B.C.
Scientists discover four new species of 'killer' sponges in Pacific

Scientists discover four new species of 'killer' sponges in Pacific

VANCOUVER — They look like fuzzy fingers, waving gently from the depths of the ocean floor but make no mistake — they're stone cold killers.
Significant progress in solving hockey mom’s murder: Surrey mayor

Significant progress in solving hockey mom’s murder: Surrey mayor

SURREY — Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts says RCMP have made significant progress in solving the murder of hockey mom Julie Paskall. Watts says she can’t provide further details because she doesn’t want to compromise the investigation.
Legal battle brewing over temporary foreign worker program

Legal battle brewing over temporary foreign worker program

VANCOUVER — Two unions are taking the latest battle over temporary foreign workers to Federal Court in Vancouver, but they hope two government ministers will step in to speed things up.
Lakeland Mills widow 'outraged' by Criminal Justice decision

Lakeland Mills widow 'outraged' by Criminal Justice decision

Angry and tearful, the wife of a worker killed two years ago in the fire and explosion at Lakeland Mills was not surprised but still disappointed with the Criminal Justice Branch's decision to not pursue charges against the sawmill's owners.
Lawyers file challenge to B.C.’s approval of Trinity Western law school

Lawyers file challenge to B.C.’s approval of Trinity Western law school

VANCOUVER — An openly gay Vancouver Park Board commissioner is trying to force the provincial government to revoke the accreditation for the “segregated” law school planned for Langley’s Trinity Western University. Trevor Loke filed a petition in B.
Four homes evacuated as crews battle wildfire near Lillooet

Four homes evacuated as crews battle wildfire near Lillooet

Nearly two dozen firefighters and two helicopters were embroiled Monday in a battle against one of the first major blazes to hit the province in a fire season that appears to have come early this year.
No charges planned in deadly Lakeland Mills blast

No charges planned in deadly Lakeland Mills blast

Criminal Justice Branch says there is no substantial likelihood of a conviction