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Fraudulent investment case could deplete $3-million fund

Past exercises have shown that Victoria is especially vulnerable

Alien species likely dumped, says expert

B.C.'s transportation ministry says traffic is slowly moving again northbound on Highway 99 in Richmond after a section of the road collapsed early yesterday.

The West Nile virus has hit British Columbia, and a Langley veterinarian is warning horse owners to get their animals vaccinated. The disease has hit two horses in Cache Creek and Ashcroft in the past two weeks, said Dr.

VANCOUVER — Dangerous occurrences at tailings-storage facilities at mines in B.C. between 2000 and 2012 included a breach of a dike, the discovery of sinkholes and leaked tailings.

A convicted murderer has escaped from a federal prison in Mission. Norman Gilbert Riel, 41, was last seen getting into a white Chevrolet Suburban SUV that was waiting for him as he fled Mission Institution on Sunday afternoon, according to Mounties.

There’s a terrible irony to the timing of the Mount Polley tailings pond spill. On Aug. 4, a holiday meant to celebrate beautiful B.C., the province experienced what will undoubtedly be among its biggest environmental crises of modern times.

A 91Ô­´´ Island whale watching group’s quest to see nature up close included some tense moments after their boat responded to a fisherman’s distress call involving a young orca ensnared in his gill net.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker called on the government to enter mediation as soon as Monday morning at a gathering of more than 500 teachers in Kamloops on Sunday. “We’re ready to negotiate anytime. We have been ready all summer.