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Officer pleads not guilty in ferry sinking

Officer pleads not guilty in ferry sinking

VANCOUVER — The officer in charge of a B.C. Ferries vessel when it struck an island and sank in 2006 has pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal negligence causing death.
Canucks captain says soft-spoken new Leafs GM Nonis similar to outgoing Burke

Canucks captain says soft-spoken new Leafs GM Nonis similar to outgoing Burke

VANCOUVER - 91Ô­´´ Canucks captain Henrik Sedin says Maple Leafs fans can expect more of the same from Brian Burke's successor Dave Nonis.
B.C. judge certifies class-action lawsuit against lottery corporation

B.C. judge certifies class-action lawsuit against lottery corporation

VANCOUVER - Two problem gamblers who enrolled in a program that barred them from government-run casinos can go ahead with a class-action lawsuit to try to get their winnings back, says a B.C. Supreme Court judge.
'What would your grandmother think?': 91Ô­´´ riot hero asked would-be bomber

'What would your grandmother think?': 91Ô­´´ riot hero asked would-be bomber

VANCOUVER - Ignoring a sea of taunts and threats of violence, Victoria Pearson waded into the 2011 Stanley Cup riot and appealed to the conscience of one wild-eyed young man stuffing a handkerchief into the gas tank of a parked car.
Government lawyer downplays minister's statement questioning mining permits

Government lawyer downplays minister's statement questioning mining permits

VANCOUVER - A government lawyer is attempting to walk back comments from a federal cabinet minister who publicly suggested a mining company may not have followed the rules when it obtained permits to bring 201 Chinese miners to a project in northern
Three-person summer crew replaces 91Ô­´´'s closing coast guard station

Three-person summer crew replaces 91Ô­´´'s closing coast guard station

VANCOUVER - A three-person inshore rescue team will be set up at the 91Ô­´´ Navy auxiliary's base in Stanley Park once the Coast Guard station in Kitsilano is closed later this year, the federal government announced Wednesday.
U.S. transport agency bans B.C. tour bus company after 9 killed in fatal crash

U.S. transport agency bans B.C. tour bus company after 9 killed in fatal crash

VANCOUVER - The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered a Coquitlam, B.C., tour bus company involved in a fatal crash to get off American roads because of its "continuing and flagrant" safety failures and violations.
B.C. New Democrats promise to revamp school tests if elected in May

B.C. New Democrats promise to revamp school tests if elected in May

VICTORIA - The Opposition New Democrats say an NDP government would get rid of the standardized tests that the teachers' union has fought against for years, but the party's education critic says they'll be replaced by some other kind of province-wide
Insect Casanovas target wasp lovers with a love tap, say researchers

Insect Casanovas target wasp lovers with a love tap, say researchers

VANCOUVER - Biologists have discovered that a species of fast-flying male wasp uses some smooth moves to build harems of female lovers.
B.C. Corrections warns violent, female offender plans to live in 91Ô­´´

B.C. Corrections warns violent, female offender plans to live in 91Ô­´´

VANCOUVER - The Justice Ministry in B.C. has issued an unusual public warning about a female, high-risk violent offender who's been released from jail.