Actor Don S. Davis dies in Gibsons

Don Sinclair Davis, a B.C. actor best known for his recurring role on the TV show Stargate SG-1, died of a heart attack Sunday morning at his home in Gibsons. He was 65.

Edgy comic George Carlin dies

Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71.

Sixth foot found along B.C. Coast

Another human foot has washed up on a B.C. shore today, the sixth foot discovered since last August. The foot was discovered in a black running shoe in front of a campground in Campbell River by a local woman who was looking for rocks she wanted for a crafts project.

Mystery illness, kills one and quarantines Canadian train

Via Rail has confirmed one person has died aboard a train en route from Vancouver to Toronto, while others have been taken to a northern Ontario hospital.

Jaws kills swimmer in San Diego

A man swimming with a group training for a triathlon was killed by a shark off a southern California beach on Friday, fire and life guard officials said, the first fatal attack in the region in nearly 50 years.

The Shadow of Women’s Best Friend

The dog who met her at the door. A beloved fox terrier was inseparable from the person who became its sole guardian by default

U.N.: Darfur death toll 300,000

As many as 300,000 people may have died in the five-year conflict in Darfur, a dramatic increase over earlier estimates of 200,000, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.

Tough Talking Trapper Caught Triple Child Killer

Kim Robinson is a beefy, tough-talkin’ bushman who didn’t really need his intimidating bull mastiff and .22-magnum Savage rifle to bring Allan Dwayne Schoenborn to justice

Father and triple child killer arrested

The 40-year-old Vancouver roofer wanted for the triple murder of his three children last weekend has been captured, police said today.
Shoenborn arrested