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B.C. foundation writes protocol for 'self-chosen deaths,' attends suicides

B.C. foundation writes protocol for 'self-chosen deaths,' attends suicides

VANCOUVER - Months before B.C. Supreme Court Justice Lynn Smith struck down Canada's law on doctor-assisted suicide, Russel Ogden and a colleague attended the suicide of a 90-year-old woman in the province's West Kootenays.
Mr. Hockey hams it up with faithful followers at 85th birthday party

Mr. Hockey hams it up with faithful followers at 85th birthday party

VANCOUVER - Joan Smythe came to the Pacific Coliseum for one purpose Friday night. "To see Gordie Howe and, possibly, meet him — and I did," said Smythe. The 84-year-old Delta, B.C., resident was among thousands of fans who flocked to see Mr.
Vancouver poet’s TED talk on bullies tugs hearts

Vancouver poet’s TED talk on bullies tugs hearts

LONG BEACH, California — Shane Koyczan, the Penticton spoken-word poet and author, left attendees at the TED conference near tears with his self-effacing look at the effects of bullying through the eyes of being both a victim and a bully.
Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps square off in MLS 2013 season opener

Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps square off in MLS 2013 season opener

VANCOUVER - Not many of the Vancouver Whitecaps are left from the squad that entered MLS in 2011 — but Jay DeMerit is one of them DeMerit remembers the feeling he and his mostly former teammates had after winning their first-ever game in North Americ
Canucks' Bieksa back at practice, no word when he'll return to game action

Canucks' Bieksa back at practice, no word when he'll return to game action

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have endured a challenging week but they finally received some good news Friday as defenceman Kevin Bieksa returned to practice.
Former NHL stars honoured to help Mr. Hockey celebrate his 85th birthday

Former NHL stars honoured to help Mr. Hockey celebrate his 85th birthday

VANCOUVER - Gordie Howe wasn't around, but he still brought out the kid again in Bobby Hull.
Fresh real-estate scandal breaks as $38m mansion photos revealed to be fake

Fresh real-estate scandal breaks as $38m mansion photos revealed to be fake

More evidence of media manipulation by the real-estate industry has emerged with a Vancouver newspaper’s misstep in publishing fake photos of a West Vancouver mansion for sale, the blogger who broke the MAC marketing scandal is charging.
B.C. plans to sell financial assets

B.C. plans to sell financial assets

The B.C. Liberal government’s controversial plan to balance its budget by selling off public assets includes the disposal of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of what it is calling “financial instruments.
B.C. mother flips after son brings home graphic, sexual flip book

B.C. mother flips after son brings home graphic, sexual flip book

NANAIMO, B.C. - A Vancouver Island mom says she's outraged by a graphic flip book her Grade 8 son brought home from school that creatively shows a woman placing a condom on a man and then having sex.
Whitecaps look to build on historic season Major League Soccer season

Whitecaps look to build on historic season Major League Soccer season

VANCOUVER - As the Vancouver Whitecaps enter their third Major League Soccer season, they are planning to make fewer of the mid-season changes from last year that team president Bob Lenarduzzi suggested might have been "rash.