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Canada's De Rosario, American star Donovan among MLS players putting on clinic

Canada's De Rosario, American star Donovan among MLS players putting on clinic

VANCOUVER - When the request came by e-mail, Brad Knighton did not hesitate to respond.
Teacher faces drug-dealing charges

Teacher faces drug-dealing charges

VANCOUVER — A Surrey substitute teacher is facing criminal charges after police allege he was dealing drugs near an elementary school in Vancouver.
Former Canucks centre Hodgson stresses positives about his time with Vancouver

Former Canucks centre Hodgson stresses positives about his time with Vancouver

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Months later, the controversial trade continues to be discussed. But Cody Hodgson is still stressing the positive about his time with the Vancouver Canucks.
B.C. judge rules federal law on firearms offence to be unconstitutional

B.C. judge rules federal law on firearms offence to be unconstitutional

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has concluded the federal government's mandatory-minimum sentence for the possession of a loaded and prohibited firearm is arbitrary and fundamentally unjust and has the potential to violate a person's protection
Vancouver-based software developer wins Oscar for technical achievement

Vancouver-based software developer wins Oscar for technical achievement

VANCOUVER - Two software developers from Canada are among the first Academy Award winners of the year. London, Ont.
Cars spin out, traffic slows to a crawl on slippery Port Mann Bridge

Cars spin out, traffic slows to a crawl on slippery Port Mann Bridge

Fog and icy conditions are likely factors in a series of minor crashes on the Port Mann Bridge early Thursday that caused what one commuter called a “traffic nightmare.
B.C. Transit reviewing New Year's Eve Free Rides in West Kootenay

B.C. Transit reviewing New Year's Eve Free Rides in West Kootenay

TRAIL, B.C. - The third nasty incident in three years has B.C. Transit reviewing its program of Free New Year's Eve bus service around Trail, B.C. Meribeth Burton spokeswoman for B.C.
Police identify another victim of U.S. bus crash as girl who was visiting B.C.

Police identify another victim of U.S. bus crash as girl who was visiting B.C.

VANCOUVER - The company that owns the tour bus involved in Sunday's fatal bus crash in Oregon has posted a letter on the door of its Vancouver office, saying employees are grieving with the victims' families and assisting the survivors.
B.C. woman sues husband's former mistress over harassing phone calls, messages

B.C. woman sues husband's former mistress over harassing phone calls, messages

VANCOUVER - A wife who claims she received dozens of harassing phone calls and messages from her husband's former lover is fighting back by launching legal action against the mistress in B.C. Supreme Court.
Smartphone app aims to track debris from deadly Japanese tsunami

Smartphone app aims to track debris from deadly Japanese tsunami

VANCOUVER - With more than a million tonnes of debris from the Japanese tsunami floating toward North American shores and beaches, a new app is encouraging members of the public to become "citizen scientists" and help track the wreckage as it arrives