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Trump tower Vancouver

4 p.m. update: Vancouver has become the next stop for real estate tycoon and reality television icon Donald Trump's international hotel chain. Surrounded by his two sons and daughter, as well as the CEO of Vancouver-based developer Holborn Group, Trump says the $360-million Trump...

North coast grandma plans ocean swim

Photo: Contributed - www.prince-rupert-tourism.com Prince Rupert A First Nations grandmother living on BC's north coast is literally diving into the fight against cancer, with a 60 kilometre swim through frigid ocean waters between Prince Rupert and her village of Lax...

Clark rescinds staff pay raises

Photo: Wayne Moore - Castanet Premier Christy Clark BC Premier Christy Clark has reversed a move to increase the pay scales of many political staffers, labelling the hikes a "mistake." The pay raises were made earlier this month, but only came to light last...

Teen girl assaulted at huge grad party

Photo: Google Street View Kamloops RCMP Mounties in Kamloops, are investigating the sexual assault of a teenager at a bush party last night involving as many as 1,000 high schools graduates. Police say the 17-year-old girl became separated from her friends, was approached by a male...

Teacher duct-taped students' mouths

The B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch has reprimanded a Vancouver teacher after she duct-taped her students' mouths in an effort to keep them quiet. Photo: CBC Margo Fowler has admitted using duct tape to punish students who were talking in her class. Aerin White/Flickr Margo...

Missing camper presumed drowned

Photo: Contributed AGASSIZ, B.C. - The RCMP believes it has unravelled the mystery around a shots-fired call and the disappearance of a Vancouver man camping at Harrison Lake, B.C. The search for Raymond Salmen began on June 9, when Agassiz RCMP received complaints of shots being...

BC firefighters assist in Alaska

Photo: Contributed - BC Government File photo shows forestry firefighters loading up gear. The Wildfire Management Branch is sending personnel and resources to Alaska to aid in fire suppression efforts, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced...

Police accused of bullying homeless

Abbotsford police are being accused of bullying the city’s homeless population by damaging tents and using pepper spray to make camps uninhabitable. The allegations came to light at a meeting of Abbotsford’s social development advisory committee last week, days after the city...

Pin pad scam investigated in Kamloops

Photo: Castanet Staff - File Photo Police in Kamloops are investigating a number of pin pad scams in the city. RCMP say three such scams have been reported since late last week. In each case, after the suspect's initial transaction is declined, they offer to try another payment...

Teen presumed drowned at New Hazelton

A 16-year-old male is believed to have drowned while swimming with two friends at Seeley Lake Provincial Park on Sunday night. Photo: Contributed - Google Maps At approximately 5:12 p.m. Sunday, New Hazelton RCMP were called to Seeley Lake Provincial Park located 8 km. west of New...

Drivers can't duck collision

Photo: Adam Proskiw A similar incident was averted in Kelowna on June 14. Five of six drivers on a Vancouver Island highway did their best to avoid a family of ducklings, but the sixth motorist failed to dodge the clan trying to cross the road. Shawnigan Lake RCMP say the incident...

100s pipe up about Enbridge

Photo: Contributed - Flickr !00s gathered yesterday to protest the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. Hundreds of northern BC residents rallied in Terrace on Sunday June 16, demonstrating that public opposition to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tankers project is...

Northern Gateway final statements

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. A worker uses a small boat to move logs on the Douglas Channel at dusk in Kitimat, B.C., on January 11, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck The proponent and opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make their final pitches to a...

ICBC files suit against Cup rioters

Photo: The Canadian Press Insurance Corporation of BC is filing suits against 46 individuals who took part in the 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver, trying to recoup some of the money it paid out when 77 vehicles were torched by rioters. British Columbia's Crown auto insurer has...

Senior killed after falling off charter bus

A Sikh temple in Vancouver is mourning the death of an 80-year-old woman who fell from a bus that rolled backwards before an annual seniors' trip. Ross Street Temple president Sohan Deo says the woman was halfway inside the charter bus when it started rolling down a hill. He says the...

Rare brain disease case confirmed in BC

Photo: Contributed Chief medical officer Paul Van Buynder One case of a rare, degenerative brain disease has been confirmed in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, and a health official says two other cases are now suspected. However Paul Van Buynder, chief medical officer for the...

Rare brain disease case confirmed in BC

One case of a rare, degenerative brain disease has been confirmed in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, and a health official says two other cases are now suspected. Photo: Contributed - umm.edu However Paul Van Buynder, chief medical officer for the Fraser Health authority, said...

Get hooked (for free) this Father's Day

Photo: Contributed - bcfamilyfishing.com/ New and experienced anglers alike can cast their lines for free this Father's Day weekend, as part of the 14th Annual Free Family Fishing weekend. This year's celebration runs from June 14 to 16, and allows Canadian families to fish...

Police investigate Surrey shooting

Photo: CTV Surrey RCMP are investigating after a 27-year-old male arrived at a local area hospital at 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The investigation has revealed that the injury was sustained during an altercation at a...

Hotel staff find dead body

Photo: Google Street View The man's body was found in a room at the Crossroads Inn. Housekeeping staff at a hotel in downtown Kamloops, B.C., made a gruesome discovery as they cleaned a room in that southern Interior city. RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned says a man, believed to...