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World Urban Forum

World Urban Forum

Jun 19, 2006 / 8:29 am

On Wednesday, June 21, representatives from cities across BC will present their innovative approaches to homelessness at the UN World Urban Forum III at the...

Teachers Reduce Demands

Teachers Reduce Demands

Jun 19, 2006 / 7:57 am

The B.C. Teachers' Federation has cut its contract demand for a pay increase of 24 per cent over three years, as the June 30 deadline gets closer. BCTF vice...

Ferry Navigation System Recovered

Ferry Navigation System Recovered

Jun 18, 2006 / 6:37 am

A robotic submarine has recovered parts of the navigation system of the Queen of the North, the ferry that sank near Prince Rupert in March. It's hoped the...

Govt: Wait Lists Reduced

Govt: Wait Lists Reduced

Jun 17, 2006 / 11:00 am

Patient wait times for hip and knee surgeries have dropped dramatically in the last year according to Health Minister George Abbott. "We are delivering on our...

Abrosimo Gets 18 Years

Abrosimo Gets 18 Years

Jun 17, 2006 / 6:11 am

A Surrey man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in B.C.'s Fraser Valley has been sentenced to 18 years in jail. Once...

Van: Increased Security

Van: Increased Security

Jun 16, 2006 / 8:46 am

Extra security measures are being taken at Vancouver's city-owned parking lots because of safety concerns linked to a recent increase in vagrancy and open drug...

Rise In Red Tide

Rise In Red Tide

Jun 16, 2006 / 6:23 am

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is advising the public that the levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin (PSP or red tide) are high in numerous locations...

N. Van Fire Claims Mother

Jun 15, 2006 / 9:08 am

A fire swept through a house in North Vancouver district early Thursday, killing one resident and forcing six others to flee for their lives. Vancouver Sun...

B.C. Healthiest In Canada

B.C. Healthiest In Canada

Jun 14, 2006 / 9:30 am

People in B.C. are the healthiest in Canada -- and those in the Lower Mainland and Victoria lead the pack. Figures released Tuesday by Statistics Canada and the...

Family Fishing Weekend

Family Fishing Weekend

Jun 13, 2006 / 2:00 pm

If you’ve always liked the idea of recreational fishing but haven’t got around to trying it, the weekend of June 16 to 18 is your chance to do it without...

Constr Blast Kills Worker

Constr Blast Kills Worker

Jun 13, 2006 / 8:09 am

A road construction project for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games has been shut down while the RCMP and government officials investigate the death of a...

ICBC Uncovers Fraud

ICBC Uncovers Fraud

Jun 12, 2006 / 4:00 pm

On June 12 ICBC filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court against 24 people who were allegedly involved in conspiracies to defraud ICBC. It is suspected the...

False Creek Moorage

False Creek Moorage

Jun 12, 2006 / 8:35 am

The City of Vancouver appears serious about clearing out the floating community that includes some beautiful sailing vessels, old fishboats, some powerboats and...

French-Language Services

Jun 11, 2006 / 7:22 am

CANADA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA SIGN A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT FRENCH-LANGUAGE SERVICES VANCOUVER - The Government of Canada and the Government of British...

Teachers Vote To Strike

Teachers Vote To Strike

Jun 9, 2006 / 10:14 am

Teachers across British Columbia have voted overwhelmingly to back their bargaining demand for a fair and competitive salary increase. A total of 85% of...

VPD Counterterrorism Unit

VPD Counterterrorism Unit

Jun 9, 2006 / 8:09 am

The RCMP was surprised by this week's announcement from the Vancouver police department that is setting up its own counterterrorism unit, according to Vancouver...

B.C. Snowpack Update

B.C. Snowpack Update

Jun 9, 2006 / 6:16 am

The last two weeks of May produced six consecutive days of record or near record high temperatures throughout much of the south, central and north Interior,...

Tourism Projects Booming

Tourism Projects Booming

Jun 8, 2006 / 6:00 pm

Development projects related to tourism in British Columbia are booming to the tune of 88 major projects worth more than $17 billion, Tourism, Sport and the...

Bait Cars Take Off

Bait Cars Take Off

Jun 8, 2006 / 4:00 pm

British Columbia’s innovative bait car program continues to exceed expectations with auto crime dropping across the province yet again, making B.C. roads and...

Minutes Crucial Ferry Probe

Minutes Crucial Ferry Probe

Jun 8, 2006 / 7:58 am

The mystery behind the sinking of the passenger ferry Queen of the North comes down to what happened during 14 minutes when the vessel veered off course and...

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