| Labor Boss To Testify at Mushroom Farm Inquest |
| May 15th, 2012 |
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The president of the B-C Federation of Labour is expected to
testify at a coroner's inquest in Burnaby, along with family
members of three men killed at a Langley mushroom farm nearly four
years ago.
Comments from the families, as well as Sinclair's testimony, w... |
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| Zombies Part of Emergency Awareness Strategy |
| May 15th, 2012 |
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If you awaken this morning in a town suddenly crawling with
zombies calling for brains, the province has some advice.
Tune into the B-C emergency Twitter feed and blog, which will be
a source of updates for surviving the disaster.
The government... |
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| Low-risk drivers should be rewarded |
| May 15th, 2012 |
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Drivers with good records can look forward to getting a break on
insurance, should I-C-B-C get the support it needs to change its
coverage costs.
The corporation has launched a series of province-wide
consultations aimed at rewarding low-risk drivers.
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| Hang Glider Pilot Issues Statement |
| May 15th, 2012 |
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All William Orders wanted was to give his hang gliding passenger
an unforgettable adventure that would bring her lots of smiles.
That's the word from the 50-year-old pilot, whose 27-year-old
passenger dropped to her death just over two weeks ago.
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Plane Crash Will Be Hard To Investigate |
| May 15th, 2012 |
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The investigation continues into Sunday's floatplane crash near the
Connector highway west of Peachland, with authorities still witholding
the identities of the three adult victims.
They are also not yet naming two other people who escaped the tragedy--a
fourth person who was droppe... |
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| BC Mill Explosions |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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There are early indications fatal explosions at 2 BC sawmills might have been triggered by conveyor belt systems at the sites. In Burns Lake, 2 men died at the Babine Forest Products mill in January. In April 2 more were killed in an explosion at the Lakeland ... |
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| BC Finance Minister confirms all previous exemptions will be reinstated when PST returned |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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BC's Finance Minister confirmed that BC will be back to ta 7% PST tax system in April next year. Kevin Falcon also says all of the old tax exemptions, like on children's clothing, books and magazines, and bicycles, will be reinstated. This, after BC voters dumped ... |
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| Brothers killed in Richmond crash remembered |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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RCMP have confirmed the identities of 2 brothers killed when the BMW they were passengers in lost control and smashed broadside into a tree. Jess Moses (16) and Shgane Moses (10) died almost instantly. The 20 year-old driver was not seriously hut. RCMP s... |
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| Flood Alert Remains For Anarchist Families |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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An evacuation alert is still in effect for a southern Okanagan
subdivision on Anarchist Mountain, east of Osoyoos.
The Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resources expects to
report on its progress Monday after spending the weekend draining two
water reservoirs... |
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| First Nation Suicide Leads to State of Emergency |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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Cowichan First Nation Chief Harvey Alphonse is expected to
provide more details about a rash of suicides that prompted
the band to declare a state of emergency.
The Duncan-area band council declared the state of emergency
following a meeting last week.
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| 3 Die In Crash Near Peachland |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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Three people have apparently died, in the crash of a Beaver float plane
just off the Okanagan Connector.
The tragic crash happened just before 7 o'clock Sunday night, apparently
soon after the plane had taken off from Okanagan Lake, near Peachland,
on a return flight to the Pitt Me... |
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| Teens killed in crash were brothers |
| May 13th, 2012 |
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The Richmond RCMP say the two teens killed in Richmond, when the vehicle they were in slammed into a tree, were brothers.
The Mounties say alcohol and speed appear to be factors in the crash, which happened early yesterday morning in Richmond.
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| Premier heads to Asia |
| May 13th, 2012 |
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Premier Christy Clark has left on her second Asian trade mission, this time visiting Japan, Korea and the Philippines.
Clark's first stop is in Japan, before moving on to Korea and the Philippines.
The premier will be attempting to promote BC's natural gas, mining and te... |
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| Drab spring slows hiring in Okanagan |
| May 13th, 2012 |
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A cloudy and cool spring appears to have dampened seasonal tourism related hiring in the Okanagan.
Last month, Statistics Canada set the unemployment rate in the Thompson and Okanagan at 9.2 per cent, and while that's slightly better than March, fewer people are actua... |
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| Yukon wolfkill |
| May 12th, 2012 |
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The Yukon government says it will no longer shoot wolves from helicopters as a way to boost moose and caribou populations.
Aerial wolf-kills in the territory were last used 15 years ago,but the practice was still technically available until Thursday.
A new plan means the environment ... |
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| Vancouver Island First Nation declares state of emergency |
| May 12th, 2012 |
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A Vancouver Island First Nation has declared a state of emergency amid a spate of suicides and attempted suicides.
Ian Knipe with the Vancouver Island Health Authority says they've met with members of the Cowichan Tribes to discuss the problem.
Barb McLintock with... |
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| Two teens killed in Richmond crash |
| May 12th, 2012 |
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RCMP say speed and alcohol appear to be factors in a crash that left two teens dead in the Vancouver area.
Mounties say they received a call early this morning that a vehicle had hit a tree in Richmond.
Two passengers, a 16 year o... |
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| Accident blamed on turtle |
| May 11th, 2012 |
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What's wrong with this picture? A turtle making its way across a rural Vernon
road triggered an accident, that saw a car land in the nearby pond. It happened
Friday morning. The driver says she spotted the shelled intruder on Commonage
Road and swerved to avoid it - landing her vehicle ups... |
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| Missing Women Inquiry |
| May 11th, 2012 |
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Two Vancouver police officers say the RCMP should have pursued Robert Pickton as a suspect in the case of missing women with more urgency. In 1999 Detectives Ron Lepine and Mark Chernoff, now retired, were assigned to investigate a tip regarding Pickton killing a sex work... |
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| Mysterious P.G. disappearance |
| May 11th, 2012 |
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In 2009 a blaze ripped through a Prince George airport hangar -- and just before the fire broke out is was the last time anyone saw 56 year-old Vernon Martin. Martin's family owned the hangar. No human remains were found in the burned out building, and Martin has not... |
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