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Police rake through Vancouver-area landfill to find corpse of newborn boy

Investigators searching Burns Bog landfill after receiving a tip and found a baby's remains.

It was like finding a needle in a haystack. Desperate police searchers combed through tons of garbage at the Burns Bog dump site near Vancouver over the weekend until they found the discarded body of a newborn baby boy.

Wing commander Col. Russell Williams (left), 46, was arrested Sunday and is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two Ontario women Marie France Comeau (centre), 38 and Jessica Lloyd, 27.

Commander faces murder charges in Ont. deaths

In a shocking turn, the commander of a Canadian Forces Base Trenton has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two...

B.C. legislature resumes for quick session

B.C.'s politicians return from a lengthy Christmas break to start work at the legislature Tuesday — but only for three days.

Pesky peacocks run amok in Vancouver suburb

A neighbourhood in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey is in a flap over a flock of problematic peacocks.

West Coast waves getting bigger: study

West Coast waves are getting bigger, meaning greater threats of flooding or coastal erosion during storms, according to a new study...

Chilliwack's official torchbearer Myles Mitchell lights the cauldron, Feb.7, 2010.

Moms have special moments as torch nears final destination

After the endless hours Canadian uber hockey mom Theresa Watts has devoted to her kids’ sports teams, Monday was finally her day in...

Califonria Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was in B.C. in May of 2007 to tour the Canada Line with Premier Gordon Campbell, will carry the Olympic torch in Stanley Park.

Schwarzenegger to carry torch in Stanley Park

VANOC CEO John Furlong announced Monday that Arnold Schwarzenegger and some other well-known torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame...

Saanich, B.C., police attended a call Sunday night in which they used a Taser to subdue a naked man

B.C. police use Taser, baton, pepper spray and dog to subdue naked man

A police officer who said he feared for his life drew his gun on a man accused of creating a disturbance Sunday night.

According to a another recent study released earlier this month, about 1.1 million baby boomers in Canada will have Alzheimer's by 2038.

B.C. study finds pot doesn't help Alzheimer's patients

Marijuana does not appear to improve memory or reverse effects of Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a University of British...

Among the animals the Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre in Langley houses are Masai giraffes. Recently a mother giraffe and her baby died within a day of one another at the Centre.

Charges recommended after B.C. giraffe deaths

B.C. animal welfare officials are recommending animal-cruelty charges against a conservation centre in the Vancouver suburb of Langley...

Califonria Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was in B.C. in May of 2007 to tour the Canada Line with Premier Gordon Campbell, will carry the Olympic torch in Stanley Park.

Star-studded cast of torch runners unveiled

Former film actor and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the celebrities set to run this week with the Olympic torch...

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Wing commander Col. Russell Williams (left), 46, was arrested Sunday and is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two Ontario women Marie France Comeau (centre), 38 and Jessica Lloyd, 27.

Commander charged in deaths of two women

The base commander at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southeastern Ontario has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths...

The 10 best Super Bowl commercials Canada missed

There were so many commercials to choose from that it's difficult to narrow down any list to just 10, but we've given it our best ...

Investigators searching Burns Bog for an infant's body on the weekend.

Richmond mom could face charges after baby found in Burns Bog landfill

Police are recommending infanticide charges against a 20-year-old woman after she allegedly gave birth, threw the baby boy into a ...

View of the Mogul run at the Freestyle Skiing course on the Cypress Mountain where the Winter Olympic events will be held, north of Vancouver on February 6, 2010. Winter Olympic host city Vancouver saw its warmest January on record, marked by a lack of snow and daffodils in bloom just days before the start of the Games.

Cypress will host events despite lack of snow

Peter Judge wants the world to know that snow-starved Cypress Mountain is still the host venue for freestyle and snowboard at the ...

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Shoplifter charged with manslaughter in fatal assault

A 19-year-old caught shoplifting at a Surrey liquor store has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal assault.

Taxi drivers irked by lane closures

Vancouver taxi drivers are fuming at being kept blocks from the Olympic action and business is bad.

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