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Kinder Morgan takes its case for a pipeline to the people

Kinder Morgan takes its case for a pipeline to the people

Five years ago, when Greg Toth was working on a Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project along the Alberta-B.C.
HEROS looking to help disadvantaged kids in more 91Ô­´´ communities

HEROS looking to help disadvantaged kids in more 91Ô­´´ communities

VANCOUVER - This holiday season, Norm Flynn attended 11 parties in eight cities across Canada. If things go according to plan, he will have a chance to travel to even more in 2013.
Ladner aflutter at beating Victoria in bird count

Ladner aflutter at beating Victoria in bird count

VANCOUVER — The last bushtit and swamp sparrow has yet to be tabulated but it appears that Ladner has swooped in and defeated its traditional rival Victoria to claim the annual Christmas Bird Count.
Recent projects renew debate about gentrification in the Downtown Eastside

Recent projects renew debate about gentrification in the Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - Herb Varley measures the transformation of 91Ô­´´'s Downtown Eastside by the trendy cafes, upscale grocery stores and high-priced salons that are quickly creeping from the city's maze of glass condo buildings toward the notorious inter
Visitors to find full flavours, many products at B.C. micro distilleries

Visitors to find full flavours, many products at B.C. micro distilleries

VANCOUVER - During the cold winter months when snow falls even in southwestern British Columbia, members of the province's tiny distilling industry are offering a wee taste of their spirits.
Santa arrives by sea taxi for international sailors docked in 91Ô­´´

Santa arrives by sea taxi for international sailors docked in 91Ô­´´

VANCOUVER - All Alexander Geraldizo wants for Christmas this year is to be at home, celebrating a magical day with the one-month-old baby daughter he has never met.
Unfounded avalanche scare Sunday on Grouse Grind angers authorities

Unfounded avalanche scare Sunday on Grouse Grind angers authorities

VANCOUVER — Authorities are warning hard-core hikers to stop climbing the popular Grouse Grind trail on Grouse Mountain after search and rescue crews responded to an unfounded distress call amid an avalanche scare.
Unions seek contempt hearing for federal minister in foreign workers case

Unions seek contempt hearing for federal minister in foreign workers case

VANCOUVER - Two unions challenging Canada's temporary foreign worker program want a judge to order a federal minister to personally appear in court to explain why the government hasn't handed over documents linked to a controversial northern British
B.C. lawyer pleads guilty to working for a gang

B.C. lawyer pleads guilty to working for a gang

VANCOUVER — For the first time in 91Ô­´´ history, a lawyer has pleaded guilty to participating in the activities of a criminal organization. Vernon lawyer William Jacob Mastop entered the plea in B.C.
Hydro project a threat to grizzlies, biologist says

Hydro project a threat to grizzlies, biologist says

The 91Ô­´´ Sun VANCOUVER — A planned run-of-river hydro project in the Upper Lillooet River Valley poses a significant risk to a recovering population of grizzly bears in southwestern B.C., a provincial biologist is warning.