Laura Kane
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole
A British Columbia mother who killed her eight-year-old daughter in a "selfish" and "deliberate" act meant to hurt her ex-husband has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 15 years.
When 'gangster' is a misnomer for young, vulnerable and murdered
As Jessica Sherman flips through a photo album documenting the short life of her cousin, Harwin Baringh, she stops at an image of him as a young boy reaching out to the camera. She begins to sob at the sight of him looking so vulnerable, like a baby who wants to be held.
B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says
A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memorabilia was "cool," says his father.
Two teens thought to be missing now suspects in three northern B.C. deaths
A nationwide manhunt was on Tuesday, July 22, 2019, for two teenagers labelled by police as suspects in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia.
Father of suspect in 3 B.C. deaths expects son will go out in 'blaze of glory'
The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the young man's death.
High-speed rail link would run from Vancouver to Seattle in under 1 hour: study
A proposed high-speed rail link connecting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland would cut the travel time between each city to under an hour and dramatically boost the economy of the entire region, a new report concludes.
B.C. rock slide blocking salmon spawning prompts new fisheries restrictions
A major rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River has prompted new restrictions to recreational and First Nations fishing of chinook salmon, as officials scramble to prevent long-term devastation of the population.
Rare juvenile sixgill shark sighting off Vancouver is good news for population
A rare encounter with several juvenile bluntnose sixgill sharks in waters off Vancouver implies the population may be larger than previously thought, says a marine biologist.
Top B.C. court upholds ruling that struck down Canada's solitary confinement law
British Columbia's top court has upheld a lower court ruling that struck down Canada's solitary confinement law as unconstitutional.
Artists, politicians reflect on reconciliation as cedar poles unveiled in B.C.
Musqueam artist William Dan says a welcome figure he carved from centuries-old cedar represents a homecoming for him, after a childhood lost to residential school and decades spent away from his traditional territories.