Man suffering from paranoid delusions when he attacked officer, family says

Paul Boyd was a gentle, gifted artist who battled mental illness and was suffering from paranoid delusions on the night he was shot and killed by Vancouver police, his family says.

Fuel spill endangers sanctuary for killer whales

Jim Borrowman was on the waters off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island late yesterday watching a slick of diesel fuel drift toward an orca sanctuary after a barge carrying logging equipment lost its load.

Union seeks signing bonuses for outdoor workers

The union representing Vancouver's striking outdoor workers is seeking a signing bonus for each employee as part of any deal that is reached, according to a memo posted on the union's website yesterday.

Public Guardian case manager charged with breach of trust

A former employee of the Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia has been charged with two counts of breach of trust related to his handling of client finances.North Vancouver resident Bryan Michael Tickell, 28, was a case manager entrusted with the assets of 200 clients.

Winning filmmaker ready to emerge on dud series - Windsor Star

Wages: The Maggot Breeders - TheTyee.ca

Habanero Resources Inc. Drill Program Proposed on Oil Sands Prospect - Canada NewsWire (press release)

Is anyone still watching as On the Lot screens its last reel? - Ottawa Citizen

Landmark BC search seeks to prove seafarers were first to Americas - Ottawa Citizen

Canadian miners' pay beats US counterparts - StarPhoenix

Chronicle 347: Opening the GATE: The Vancouver ?Thinking Event?

The latest Chronicle presents some reflections inspired by the recent GATE conference held in Vancouver BC in late July. It is available at http://www.anthropoetics.ucla.edu/views/vw347.htm. -eric gans.

No to MexAmeriCanada: Vancouver Protests the SPP

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Off to Vancouver . . . . .

It?s only 2 hours from my place to Vancouver. The weather was pretty gloomy on Saturday so it was a good decision to get out of town & away from the gloomy weather. The drive up to the border was pretty smooth. ...

Picket line no longer on the playbill

A CUPE picket at a Vancouver movie theatre has been taken down.

Signing bonus becomes issue in civic strike

The City of Vancouver is reacting to an internal memo from CUPE Local 10-04 obtained by CKNW.

Government employee breaches trust

A former employee of the Public Guardian and Trustee of BC has been charged with two counts of breach of trust by a public officer.

Barge flips spilling vehicles and fuel

A key marine habitat off the north-east coast of Vancouver Island is the site of a fuel spill after a barge carrying a number of vehicles and diesel fuel capsized.

Feds selling off properties

Sinclair Centre is among nine buildings across Canada the Federal Government is selling off in a deal they say is good for tax payers.

Group didn't like the Harper, Calderon, Bush meetings

Anti-Free Trade advocates opposed to the Security and Prosperity Partnership meetings between Canada, Mexico and the United States held a rowdy, and at times disruptive, protest this Monday afternoon.

Coroner closes book on Tam case

The BC Coroner's Service has closed the books on a missing persons case from 1996.

Jackson not in the dark on this one

The Mayor of Delta says municipalities competing in BC Hydro's Turn It Off Challenge are leading by example.

Makin bacn

Photo by: squeakymarmot. Hip new acronym or buzz word? Kinda. It all started at Podcamp Pittsburgh and it?s been taking over my Twitter airwaves every since. But just what is bacn aside from sounding like a delicious meat from a magical ...