TB outbreak hits taxi drivers hard

The windows of the taxis in Port Alberni are rolled down, however hard it rains, the most obvious sign that the small Vancouver Island city is the centre of what health officials say is an unprecedented outbreak of tuberculosis.

Fire at Langley school determined to be arson

Fire investigators have determined arson was the cause of a blaze at a Langley elementary school.The fire was contained to one classroom at Peterson Road Elementary, but there was smoke damage to other parts of the school.

Plugging the depths of the Pacific into the Internet

The 140-metre-long ship Ile de Sein will sail from the Alberni Inlet off Vancouver Island today with a valuable cargo in its hold.Carefully laid by hand, 925 kilometres of wire lies coiled in two massive, doughnut-shaped storage tanks - high-powered, fibre-optic cable that scientists hope will help bring back answers from the deep sea about everything from earthquakes to missing fish.

Orcas swimming through oil spill, experts say

With fuel still bubbling to the surface after a barge accident, and a long, narrow slick extending 14 kilometres along the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, concern turned yesterday to the health implications for more than 200 orcas in the area.

Strike support split down the middle

Public support in Vancouver's month-long civic strike is split down the middle between the unions and the city, according to an Ipsos Reid poll commissioned by the city and released yesterday.

NDP torn over Tsawwassen treaty

New Democratic Party Leader Carole James is heading for a showdown with some of her MLAs over the proposed Tsawwassen treaty.The provincial Opposition Leader said in an interview yesterday there is no room for dissent on the treaty - the caucus is expected to vote unanimously in favour when it comes before the legislature some time this fall.

Focus drug site debate on science, Ottawa urged

A group of 130 prominent doctors, scientists and public-health professionals took aim at the federal government yesterday for putting political ideology ahead of scientific evidence when considering the future of Vancouver's safe injection site.

Dog stands ground against marauding bear

A plucky Rottweiler and a mother who made raucous noise by banging pots and pans are being credited with helping scare away a black bear who trapped four children in their tree house in a West Vancouver backyard.

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.

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