Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto VallartaSeptember 30th, 2009 Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resortPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two Canadian men were shot to death in execution-style slayings outside an apartment building in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Monday. Witnesses told police that a gunman approached Gordon Douglas Kendall and Jeffrey Ronald Ivans outside the building they were staying in and shot Kendall, according to Jalisco state prosecutor Guillermo Diaz.
US woman presumed dead after jumping from Alaska cruise ship off British ColumbiaSeptember 25th, 2009 Ship passenger presumed dead after jumpingBELLA BELLA, British Columbia — Police believe an elderly U.S. woman who disappeared from an Alaskan cruise off the coast of British Columbia jumped from the ship and drowned.
Search under way in Alaska waters for 67-year-old woman reported missing from cruise shipSeptember 23rd, 2009 Search under way in AK waters for ship passengerANCHORAGE, Alaska — A search has been launched in the waters of southeast Alaska and Canada for a 67-year-old woman reported missing from a cruise ship. The passenger, who hasn't been identified, was noticed missing Wednesday morning when she didn't leave the Sapphire Princess at the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Canadian civil rights watchdog criticizes 2010 Winter Olympic Games controlled protest zonesSeptember 17th, 2009 Watchdog slams Vancouver Olympic protest zonesVANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian civil rights watchdog group says protest zones at the Vancouver Games will increase the chances of Olympic demonstrators clashing with police. Games organizers say protests will be allowed in police-controlled "safe assembly areas" within sight of the venues, media and spectators.
Police seek woman's remains in possible serial killer case along Canada's 'Highway of Tears'August 29th, 2009 Canadian police search for murder case breakVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian police were searching a northern British Columbia property for the remains of one of 18 women who have vanished over decades along what has become known as the "Highway of Tears."
Nicole Hoar, 25, disappeared along Highway 16 near the city of Prince George, 320 miles (515 kilometers) northeast of Vancouver, while hitchhiking in June 2002. Police have linked Hoar's case to a string of killings and disappearances of women — most of them Native Canadian — hitchhiking along Highway 16.
Venezuela: Collaboration with US Coast Guard led to drug bust in Caribbean SeaAugust 21st, 2009 Venezuela helps US seize cocaine-laden shipCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela says its collaboration with U.S. authorities led to the seizure of about a ton of cocaine aboard a ship in the Caribbean Sea.
Thousands of Canadians flee forest firesAugust 4th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Nearly 5,000 Canadians have had to flee raging forest and bush fires in the western province of British Columbia, the Vancouver Sun reported Tuesday. Amidst a spell of extremely hot, dry weather, between 500 and 700 fires were burning in the province on any day, with 100 to 150 new ones starting each day, according to fire information officer Radha Fisher.
Canada's EnCana boosts reward in pipeline bombing caseJuly 30th, 2009 EnCana doubles reward for bomberCALGARY, Alberta — EnCana Corp. has doubled its cash reward for information leading to an arrest in bombings that have targeted its natural gas operations in British Columbia.
11,000 Canadians flee paid of British Columbia forest firesJuly 20th, 2009 11,000 Canadian flee forest firesKELOWNA, British Columbia — About 11,000 residents of a subdivision threatened by a forest fire in southern British Columbia have been evacuated, officials said Sunday. Helicopters, air tankers and firefighters were attacking the 3.5-square-kilometer (1.35-square-mile) blaze raging behind the Glenrosa subdivision, some 275 kilometers (170 miles) east of Vancouver.
Canadian newspaper receives second letter connected to pipeline bombings in British ColumbiaJuly 16th, 2009 Letter sent linked to Canadian pipeline bombingsDAWSON CREEK, British Columbia — A newspaper in British Columbia received a second letter Wednesday that appears to be from someone connected to a series of bombings targeting EnCana's natural gas operations. The Dawson Creek Daily News publisher said he had read the letter, but was waiting for guidance from police before revealing what it says.
Source: Suspected N. Korean weapons ship changes course after days under eye of US NavyJune 30th, 2009 Source: North Korean ship now going the other wayWASHINGTON — A U.S. official says a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back the way it came, after being tracked for days by American vessels on suspicion it was carrying illicit weapons.
Top Indian Canadian leader defeated in pollsMay 27th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Wally Oppal, a top Indian Canadian politician and British Columbia provincial attorney general, was defeated in the assembly election Tuesday after a recount of votes. In the May 12 assembly elections in British Columbia province, Oppal was declared winner by just two votes in his home constituency of Delta South on the outskirts of Vancouver.
Seven Indians become legislators in Canada's British ColumbiaMay 13th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Seven Indian Canadians were elected to the 79-member assembly in Canada's British Columbia province Wednesday. The outgoing assembly had the same number of Indian-origin legislators and most of them retained their seats.
Seven Indian Canadians elected legislators in British ColumbiaMay 13th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Seven Indian Canadians were elected to the 79-member assembly in Canada's British Columbia province Wednesday. The outgoing assembly had the same number of Indian-origin legislators.
US Navy: Pirates seize German cargo ship off coast of SomaliaApril 25th, 2009 US Navy: Pirates seize German ship near SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — Hijackers seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen on Saturday, a U.S. Navy spokesman said.
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