Read more British Columbia stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10499/british-columbia.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:11:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72851/7th-severed-foot-hits-canadian-shores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnother foot has washed up on a British Columbia beach, bringing the total to seven over the last two years. The right foot, inside a running shoe like some of the others, was separated from the body through a “natural process,” police officials tell the Vancouver Sun . Officials will analyze...http://www.newser.com/story/72851/7th-severed-foot-hits-canadian-shores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:26:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68253/2010-winter-olympics-feel-a-chill-in-one-host-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhistler Village, Canada, celebrated when it learned it would host many events as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics in nearby Vancouver. But the honeymoon is pretty much over, the Seattle Times reports. Clogged roads, endless construction, and soon-to-be-closed schools have residents ruing the decision. And their ire doesn’t even...http://www.newser.com/story/68253/2010-winter-olympics-feel-a-chill-in-one-host-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 15:44:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48312/newest-bailout-2010-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe global recession is putting the 2010 Olympics Games in Vancouver in peril, writes Canada's Globe and Mail . This weekend the provincial parliament in British Columbia passed an emergency bill that allows the host city to borrow $369 million to make sure the athletes' village will be ready in time....http://www.newser.com/story/48312/newest-bailout-2010-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Jan 2009 11:42:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46743/avalanche-deaths-haunt-survivor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of three survivors of Sunday's devastating avalanche in British Columbia says it was a "gut-wrenching" decision to leave behind eight of his friends—whose buried bodies he since helped recover. Fearing another rush of snow, Jeff Adams left the site with two others. The experienced sledders, all close friends,...http://www.newser.com/story/46743/avalanche-deaths-haunt-survivor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 14:25:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46589/8-die-in-avalanche-horror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bodies of seven Canadian snowmobilers killed in two avalanches have been recovered by a search team in British Columbia, reports the Vancouver Sun . The double tragedy occurred as survivors of a first avalanche searched desperately for their friends before they, too, were engulfed by snow. The search for an...http://www.newser.com/story/46589/8-die-in-avalanche-horror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 2:17:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46553/8-missing-in-canadian-avalanche.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEight snowmobilers are missing after a British Columbia avalanche buried 11 men, the Vancouver Sun reports. Seven were swamped by an initial avalanche; amid a rescue attempt, the other four were buried. Two men pulled themselves to the surface and were able to save one comrade with the help of...http://www.newser.com/story/46553/8-missing-in-canadian-avalanche.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 9:34:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45565/skiers-pulled-from-gondolas-after-tower-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwelve people were injured and dozens more were stranded for hours after a gondola support tower collapsed yesterday at a British Columbia ski resort, the Vancouver Sun reports. A rep for the Whistler Blackcomb resort—which is sharing 2010 Winter Olympics duties with Vancouver—said they don't know why the...http://www.newser.com/story/45565/skiers-pulled-from-gondolas-after-tower-collapses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 9:03:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42553/canada-may-have-a-match-in-case-of-severed-feet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnother severed foot in an athletic shoe has washed up on a Canadian shore, the sixth in a bizarre series of feet found over the last 15 months, reports the Vancouver Sun . The left foot, encased in a New Balance running shoe, was found earlier this week on a riverbank...http://www.newser.com/story/42553/canada-may-have-a-match-in-case-of-severed-feet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 9:06:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36083/61-magnitude-quake-hits-off-british-columbia-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Canada's west coast today near Vancouver Island. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The quake was the latest in a series of coastal tremors since Monday. Two quakes rattled the area yesterday, both with magnitudes of around 5. There have...http://www.newser.com/story/36083/61-magnitude-quake-hits-off-british-columbia-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:40 CDT