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NEWS ABOUT: British Columbia

British Columbia stories: 16 news summaries

 7th Severed Foot 
 Hits Canadian Shores 

Like others, severed by natural causes, but no less mysterious

Oct 29, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another foot has washed up on a British Columbia beach, bringing the total to seven over the last two years. The right foot, inside a running shoe like some of the others, was separated from the body through a “natural process,” police officials tell the Vancouver... More »

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Canada • British Columbia • Vancouver • police investigation • severed feet • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • shore • running shoe

2010 Winter Olympics Feel
a Chill in One Host Town

Construction hassles, dim future depress Whistler residents

Aug 31, 09 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whistler Village, Canada, celebrated when it learned it would host many events as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics in nearby Vancouver. But the honeymoon is pretty much over, the Seattle Times reports. Clogged roads, endless construction, and soon-to-be-closed schools have residents ruing the decision. And their ire doesn’... More »

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tourism • Canada • development • British Columbia • skiing • Olympic Village • Whistler Blackcomb • 2010 Vancouver Olympics • Winter Olympics

 Newest Bailout: 2010 Olympics 

Vancouver games get $369M loan approved

Jan 19, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The global recession is putting the 2010 Olympics Games in Vancouver in peril, writes Canada's Globe and Mail. This weekend the provincial parliament in British Columbia passed an emergency bill that allows the host city to borrow $369 million to make sure the athletes' village will be ready in time.... More »

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Canada • British Columbia • loan • Vancouver • winter sports • bailout • Olympics • 2010 Vancouver Olympics

 Avalanche Deaths 
 Haunt Survivor 

Adams describes horror after eighth
body is recovered

Dec 31, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One of three survivors of Sunday's devastating avalanche in British Columbia says it was a "gut-wrenching" decision to leave behind eight of his friends—whose buried bodies he since helped recover. Fearing another rush of snow, Jeff Adams left the site with two others. The experienced sledders, all close... More »

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Canada • death • British Columbia • survivors • avalanche • snowmobile

 8 Die in Avalanche Horror 

Snowmobilers caught in two avalanches

Dec 30, 08 2:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The bodies of seven Canadian snowmobilers killed in two avalanches have been recovered by a search team in British Columbia, reports the Vancouver Sun. The double tragedy occurred as survivors of a first avalanche searched desperately for their friends before they, too, were engulfed by snow. The search for an... More »

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British Columbia • Vancouver • avalanche • snowmobile • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • Provincial Emergency Program • Fernie • Canadian Avalanche Centre

 8 Missing 
 in Canadian 
 Avalanche 

11 initially buried; 3 manage escape

Dec 29, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Eight snowmobilers are missing after a British Columbia avalanche buried 11 men, the Vancouver Sun reports. Seven were swamped by an initial avalanche; amid a rescue attempt, the other four were buried. Two men pulled themselves to the surface and were able to save one comrade with the help of... More »

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Canada • rescue • British Columbia • snow • avalanche • snowmobile

Skiers Pulled From Gondolas After Tower Collapses 

12 injured in accident
at Canada's Whistler

Dec 17, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Twelve people were injured and dozens more were stranded for hours after a gondola support tower collapsed yesterday at a British Columbia ski resort, the Vancouver Sun reports. A rep for the Whistler Blackcomb resort—which is sharing 2010 Winter Olympics duties with Vancouver—said they don't know why the... More »

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British Columbia • skiing • snowboarding • Whistler Blackcomb • gondola • 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Canada May Have a Match
in Case of Severed Feet

New left foot also in New Balance sneaker

Nov 13, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Another severed foot in an athletic shoe has washed up on a Canadian shore, the sixth in a bizarre series of feet found over the last 15 months, reports the Vancouver Sun. The left foot, encased in a New Balance running shoe, was found earlier this week on a riverbank... More »

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Canada • sneakers • British Columbia • Vancouver • feet • severed feet

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Off British Columbia Coast

No injuries or damage reported

Aug 28, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(AP) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Canada's west coast today near Vancouver Island. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The quake was the latest in a series of coastal tremors since Monday. Two quakes rattled the area yesterday, both with magnitudes of around 5. There have... More »

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British Columbia • earthquake

DNA Tests Yield Few Clues on Canada Victims

But authorities say
two of the floating feet belonged to one man

Jul 11, 08 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canadian authorities have determined that two of the five feet found floating on British Columbia's coastline came from the same man. The only other information about the mystery victim are his shoe size (11) and brand preference (Nike), and fact that he must have been alive in early 2003 when... More »

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Canada • DNA • sneakers • mystery • British Columbia • missing person • severed feet

Mysterious Human Feet Baffle Police

Speculation afoot around washed up body parts

Jun 25, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police are struggling to explain a string of washed up human feet found on beaches along one 125-mile stretch of British Columbia. So far five of the grisly, sneaker-clad appendages have been found, and all are right feet. “It’s a mystery,” said one Royal Canadian Mounted Police... More »

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Canada • mystery • British Columbia • unsolved mystery • missing person • DNA evidence • feet • severed feet

Sixth Foot to Wash Ashore
Is a Hoax 

Prankster in Canada put animal paw
in running shoe

Jun 19, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest severed foot to wash ashore in Canada is a hoax, the Toronto Globe and Mail reports. The sneaker found this week near Vancouver actually contained an animal paw stuffed into a sock, authorities say. An official described the prank as “reprehensible and very disrespectful to the families... More »

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Canada • British Columbia • hoax • missing person • coroner • severed feet • RCMP

Canadian Town Split on Bear Birth Control

'Garbage bear'
takes her cubs
downtown for dinner

May 1, 08 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plans to put a British Columbia bear on birth control have stirred up controversy in Whistler, reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The wild bear, known as Jeanie, is a local celebrity who's been featured in a BBC documentary, but authorities say she is putting her life in danger by coming... More »

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Canada • birth control • British Columbia • animal • bear

Fish Farming
Wiping Out
Wild Salmon

Sea lice could doom some species to extinction, study says

Dec 13, 07 11:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Fish farming could drive some species of wild salmon to extinction, a new study says. Canadian researchers found a direct connection between the growth of such farms in British Columbia and a sharp drop in wild salmon nearby, the Washington Post reports. They attribute the problem to deadly sea lice... More »

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farming • salmon • fish • seafood • British Columbia • aquaculture

Pig Farmer Guilty of Butchering Women

Murderer fed up to 49 victims to his animals

Dec 10, 07 2:14 AM CST
(Newser) - A Canadian pig farmer has been convicted of murdering six women, chopping up the corpses in his slaughterhouse and feeding parts to his pigs. Robert "Willie" Pickton, 58, may face trial for up to 20 other murders—and police believe he's responsible for even more. Pickton told an undercover... More »

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murder • British Columbia • Robert 'Willie' Pickton • Vancouver • prostitute • Port Coquitlam • Peter Ritchie

Hot Air Balloon Bursts Into Flames, Kills 2

Passengers leap from fire as balloon launches over British Columbia

Aug 25, 07 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A hot air balloon went up in flames last night over Western Canada, killing two and injuring 11. The balloon erupted into a fireball as it was preparing to launch, but broke free of its tethers as passengers jumped off. They leaped from the burning balloon with their clothes on... More »

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Canada • fires • explosion • accident • hot air balloon • British Columbia

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