BC economy predicted to do better in 2013
Richard Dettman
16 May, 2012 0
The Conference Board of Canada expects BC's economy will expand by 2.4 per cent this year and 3.4 per cent next year. It adds forestry is expected to grow in the near term.
Hot, dry summer predicted for most of Canada
Mike Lloyd
16 May, 2012 0
US-based AccuWeather is predicting one of the hottest and driest summers in 20 years for Canada, except in BC and Quebec. Coastal BC temperatures are expected to be near-normal for the summer.
Good samaritan replaces disabled woman's iPad
News1130 Staff
16 May, 2012 2
Last week, a thief attacked a disabled woman on SkyTrain and made off with her tablet computer. It's struck a nerve with the public. A kind-hearted stranger has stepped up to buy her another one.
Federal government to phase out SIN cards
John Stall
16 May, 2012 2
Ottawa wants to eliminate the cards by March, 2014, in favour of issuing a letter with the number enclosed for personal records. Without high-tech security codes, the card is vulnerable to theft.
BC helping re-build Japanese market
Andrew Hopkins
16 May, 2012 5
It's a gift from us to them. Work is getting started on a new public market near Sendai, Japan, after the fishing industry hub was wiped out by last year's Tsunami.
Premier unfazed by plummeting poll results
Andrew Hopkins
16 May, 2012 17
With NDP support pegged at 50 per cent, and the governing Liberals way back with 23 per cent, the picture doesn't seem very bright for Christy Clark.
Pedestrian seriously hurt in Surrey
Andrew J Hopkins
15 May, 2012 1
Surrey RCMP are trying to piece together a possible hit and run after a pedestrian was struck along 150th Street tonight. The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Disabled woman robbed and assaulted on SkyTrain
Andrew Hopkins
15 May, 2012 34
Transit Police Staff Sergeant Ken Schinkel says a man tore the tablet right out of Cassie Campbell's hands. The woman is deaf, has cerebral palsy, and is confined to a wheelchair.
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