Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Vancouver Star.comProvides the latest RSS feeds for Vancouver News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home pageGlow sticks help hotel guests take power loss in stride- July 16, 2008 VANCOUVER -- Luxurious suites with panoramic views. Impeccable service with a smile. And glow sticks from Canadian Tire.All three things awaited guests of Vancouver&039;s Pan Pacific Hotel yesterday as th...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16213553/ Jarious Jackson headlines CFL weekly winners- July 16, 2008 B.C. Lions quarterback Jarious Jackson was named the CFL&039;s offensive player of the week on Tuesday. Jackson completed 19 of 24 passes for 340 yards and a league-high five touchdown passes to guide th...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16209701/ B.C. recalls water bombers as wildfire risk heats up- July 15, 2008 The B.C. Forest Service has recalled three firefighting aircraft from California because of anticipated fire starts, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced Tuesday. Two water bombers and one b...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16201308/ Fire in underground vault cuts power in Vancouver- July 15, 2008 British Columbia Hydro officials say much of the downtown area remains in the dark a day later.The fire occurred Monday morning. According to the utility&039;s Web site, electricity won&039;t be restored to m...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16194030/ Black out in Vancouver- July 15, 2008 VANCOUVER - It will be Tuesday night at the earliest before some blacked out stores and skyscrapers in downtown Vancouver have power restored. That preliminary estimate from B.C. Hydro came as ut...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16194026/ Officer demoted for kicking suspect- July 15, 2008 NEW WESTMINSTER -- A New Westminster police officer who kicked a suspect in the head while he was handcuffed and lying on the ground has been demoted, suspended without pay and will get more counselli...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16188035/ Highway 33 slammed as- July 15, 2008 Highway 33 is a secondary road that stretches southeast from Kelowna through the Okanagan Highlands. Much of the journey, once the mountain passes are breached, is remote, winding plateau. It ends, 12...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16188036/ Man tasered by police granted new trial- July 15, 2008 A man who says he was pummelled by four RCMP officers and hit with a taser more than a dozen times is getting a new trial.Kevin Delong was convicted of assault and willful obstruction of a peace offic...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16188038/ Police identify body found in Penticton Creek- July 15, 2008 Penticton -- Police in Penticton have identified the body of a young man found in Penticton Creek last Friday.RCMP say 19-year-old Matthew Underwood of Penticton was found submerged in the creek. An ...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16188040/ Cubs back in the wild as part of experiment- July 15, 2008 Two orphaned grizzly bears are on their own in the wild today in a rehabilitation experiment that wildlife experts hope will revolutionize the way the bears are released back to nature. The bear cubs...http://story.vancouverstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/16188039/ |