VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has declared David Merle Haines a dangerous offender for three brutal sex attacks since 1995.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed through DNA analysis that the remains of a right foot found Oct. 27 on a Richmond beach is that of a deceased Lower Mainland man.

Ruby Ann Ruffolo’s first-degree murder trial in connection with the death of her husband John six years ago ended in a mistrial this morning.

The Paralympic torch relay will begin in Ottawa (March 3), then proceed to Quebec City (March 4) and an as yet unnamed community in Central Canada (March 5), as well as Victoria (March 6), Esquimalt and Squamish (March 7), Whistler (March 8), Lytton and Hope (March 9), Maple Ridge (March 10), and Vancouver (March 11 and 12), organizers said Thursday.

United Nations gang leader and convicted drug smuggler Clay Roueche has filed a complaint against the RCMP about the way in which he was arrested in May 2008.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo took lower-body shots Thursday to avoid his upper-body injury, and Vancouver’s best player could return to the lineup Tuesday in St. Louis. The Canucks, who play the Minnesota Wild here tonight (5 p.m., CITY-TV and Team 1040) and Dallas Stars on Friday, have made the St. Louis game the soft target for Luongo's return from injury.

The Crown is seeking a six-year prison sentence for a Hells Angels member convicted of extortion and weapons offences.

Vancouver Canuck winger Steve Bernier has flu-like symptoms and been isolated from teammates, but the National Hockey League team doesn’t yet know if it’s a case of swine flu. Bernier, absent from the Canucks’ morning skate ahead of tonight’s NHL game against the Minnesota Wild, has been given his own hotel room and will return to Vancouver on Friday, general manager Mike Gillis told The ...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Ottawa will convene a judicial inquiry to investigate the disappearance of sockeye salmon from the B.C. fishery.

METRO VANCOUVER -- A Surrey RCMP officer has been found guilty of assault for a July 2007 incident that involved his handling of a handcuffed prisoner.

The Vancouver Canucks are finally getting some injury relief. Ryan Johnson (concussion) and Jannik Hansen (hand) are practising this morning with teammates and Johnson, at least, is expected to play tonight against the Minnesota Wild.

A jury now is in its third day of verdict deliberations at the first-degree murder trial of accused Victoria killer Daniel Christopher Myles Aitken.

TransLink President Tom Prendergast is leaving to take over North America’s largest subway and bus system, New York City Transit Authority.

Struggling Japan Airlines said Thursday it would axe 16 more routes, affecting dozens of flights, as part of a drastic overhaul aimed at keeping it in the skies in the face of mounting losses.

METRO VANCOUVER -- Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver, advising that 80 to 100 mm are expected through Thursday.

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games have already contributed up to $1 billion to the British Columbian and Canadian economies, an independent report prepared for the two governments has found.

Giant Olympic Rings that will light up Coal Harbour for the duration of the Games were unveiled Wednesday night.

Simon Fraser University was first in the comprehensive category and for the fifth-year running, McGill University has nabbed the top spot in this year's Maclean's magazine university rankings.

Telus became the third Canadian wireless carrier to sell Apple’s popular iPhone, launching the device today in conjunction with the rollout of its new network.

A Vancouver man found gunned down in Argentina last week was convicted nearly two decades ago in the kidnapping of billionaire Jim Pattison's daughter, The Vancouver Sun has learned.