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Wednesday Nov 25

RCMP complaints head to probe Métis man's jail death 3:34 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP will examine the 2003 death of a B.C. man who was jolted by an RCMP Taser, after a video of the altercation with police came to light.
Standards set to protect oil, gas pipelines 3:19 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Canadian Standards Association has published a blueprint to help oil and gas companies protect their pipelines from vandalism and sabotage.
Flood worries rising again on Vancouver Island 2:02 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Heavy rain is once again swelling Vancouver Island rivers, but North Cowichan emergency officials hope a temporary dam and low tide overnight will prevent renewed flooding.
Terrace teen drug rehab closing 12:34 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Teenage drug addicts in northwestern B.C. will have to travel hundreds of kilometres from home for treatment, with the closure of the only residential youth treatment program in the region.
Canadian Amanda Lindhout freed in Somalia 11:34 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Alberta reporter Amanda Lindhout has been freed, 15 months after she was snatched by gunmen in Somalia and held for ransom under 'extremely oppressive' conditions that included torture and beatings.
911 caller leads police to body in Surrey 10:20 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Homicide investigators have been called in after a man's body was found in the backyard of a suburban home in north Surrey, B.C.
Golden-Revelstoke stretch of Trans-Canada reopens 10:20 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Traffic was moving again on the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke in southeastern B.C. after a crash on the Donald Bridge Wednesday morning.
Man killed in Toronto was accused of importing drugs 10:20 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A Vancouver man gunned down over the weekend in downtown Toronto had gang connections and was under indictment in the United States on drug charges, police said.
BC Ferries launches investigation of rough trip 9:53 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
BC Ferries is conducting an internal safety investigation after a ferry was caught in a storm off Prince Rupert early Monday morning.
Whitecaps hire Tottenham exec as CEO 1:19 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Vancouver Whitecaps have hired a senior manager from an English Premier League team as their new chief executive officer.

Tuesday Nov 24

Few clues in B.C. hit and run 10:04 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Police are asking for the public's help identifying the victim and the driver involved in a fatal hit and run in Langley, B.C.
Vancouver hard-drug use up: study 9:34 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The war against drugs has failed to prevent a steep increase in the use of crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine in Vancouver over the last 10 years, according to a study released Tuesday.
New airport security systems coming 9:02 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Canada's major airports will soon have new X-ray scanning gear for carry-on baggage that officials say could speed up the trip through security and make it easier to spot potential threats.
B.C. authors dominate Writers' Trust Awards 8:19 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
British Columbian writers stole the spotlight in Toronto Tuesday night at the annual Writers' Trust Awards gala.
BC Ferries crew rescues jumper 7:34 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Quick action by a B.C. Ferry crew saved a 63-year-old man who jumped overboard from a ferry.
Critics attack B.C. eye drug policy 5:02 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
People in B.C. suffering from a degenerative eye condition are in a quandary over a provincial policy that allows doctors to profit by using a medication that's much cheaper than the approved drug.
B.C. swine flu deaths decline again 2:04 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The number of people in B.C. dying from swine flu appears to be declining, after only four deaths were recorded by provincial authorities over the past week.
Domestic dispute leads to homicide 2:04 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A 74-year-old man has been arrested after a 69-year-old woman was found dead - apparently from stab wounds - inside a Surrey townhome early Tuesday morning.
B.C.'s child poverty rate still Canada's highest 12:19 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
British Columbia's child poverty rate has remained the highest in Canada for six years in a row and it's time the provincial government took action, according to a youth advocacy group.
Regina man survives 3-day ordeal on B.C. island 9:20 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A Regina man considers himself lucky to be alive after being alone for three days on a small B.C. island with his bones broken and nothing to eat or drink.

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