Jason Proctor
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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B.C. game hunter's trail of deadly blunders results in 10-year ban
He shot wildlife out of season, couldn't tell a male moose from a female and regularly left gutted animals to rot in the wild. But Li Zhu Liu still wanted the right to hunt in British Columbia. → Read More
Insurer battles payout over diamond-encrusted gold eagle stolen in mugging
Lloyd's Underwriters is fighting a default judgment ordering the insurer to pay an Abbotsford, B.C., treasure hunter for the loss of a diamond-encrusted golden eagle reportedly stolen in a brazen mugging. → Read More
Everything you need to know about Huawei, Meng Wanzhou and her possible extradition
A global firestorm was set off with the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. As she awaits extradition hearings on $10 million bail, CBC answers some frequently asked questions about the case. → Read More
B.C. firefighters fired after spy camera catches them having sex in chief's office
Two firefighters in Vernon, B.C., are fighting to get their jobs back after being fired for having sex in the chief's office, in a case that pits an employee's right to privacy against the circumstances in which an employer can use surveillance cameras to spy on workers. → Read More
'A unique ability to not remember': Mystery man fights for freedom
The Canada Border Services Agency has spent more than two years trying to figure out who Mohsin Abdelwahep really is. Should he be free? → Read More
Man charged with murder of Marrisa Shen, 13, had no criminal record and was new to Canada
A 28-year-old Burnaby, B.C., man with no previous criminal record has been charged with the first-degree murder of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen. → Read More
Corrections sued over violent death of double-bunked pretrial inmate
The parents of a man killed by a cellmate in Surrey pretrial claim B.C. Corrections staff kept them from touching their son as he lay dying in hospital → Read More
Competition Bureau says eyewear shoppers deserve more choice online
Canada's competition watchdog has set its sights on the eyewear industry, calling on regulators to provide greater access to internet sales. → Read More
Man denied exemption to union dues on religious grounds, after board rules his objections are political
Robert Alan Bogunovic told the B.C. Labour Relations Board his religious and political views had become irreconcilable with his membership in the B.C. Teachers Federation. The board says it was more of a political disagreement. → Read More
Online adventurer killed in Shannon Falls tragedy lived a life on the edge
Ryker Gamble first earned headlines through a YouTube channel he helped found with friends to showcase their passion for world adventure — and breaking a few rules. Gamble and two other hikers died Tuesday at Shannon Falls Provincial Park in B.C. → Read More
Who is B.C.'s $30M 6/49 jackpot winner? It's a secret
The B.C. Lottery Corporation has granted anonymity to the winner of the $30-million 6/49 jackpot. That's almost as lucky as winning the lottery itself. → Read More
$4.1M lottery winner's loan to a friend upheld in groundbreaking appeal
More than a decade after winning the lottery, a B.C. woman has broken new legal ground in an appeal court decision that promises to modernize contract law. → Read More
Unlicensed B.C. bitcoin trader jailed in U.S. after federal sting
A Vancouver man has been sentenced to 20 days in jail and more than $1 million in forfeitures after making bitcoin trades with federal agents posing as drug dealers. → Read More
Jaspal Atwal denies making threats against radio host
Court documents show Jaspal Atwal — the man at the centre of a controversy surrounding the prime minister's trip to India — was charged last month with threatening Gurvinder Singh Dhaliwal, host of a daily Punjabi-language talk show. → Read More
Mother claims self-defence in alleged assault against hysterical 8-year-old
A B.C. woman has been found not guilty of assaulting her eight-year-old son after arguing that she wrestled the child to the ground out of self-defence when he started kicking her during a tantrum. → Read More
Tax agency appeals $1.7 million ruling for malicious prosecution of B.C. couple
The Canada Revenue Agency is appealing a groundbreaking B.C. Supreme Court ruling which awarded a Nanaimo couple $1.7 million in damages for malicious prosecution. → Read More
Taiwanese woman connected to B.C. bawdy houses fights to stay in Canada
A Taiwanese woman who moved to Richmond, B.C., to marry is being connected to the running of a series of bawdy-houses and recruitment of foreign nationals to work in the Lower Mainland sex trade. → Read More
Spiking gas prices: sometimes it really is a conspiracy
If you're deeply suspicious of the way gas prices rise in lockstep, you're not alone. Most Canadians suspect that something fishy is happening at the pumps. But there's a big difference between following a competitor and collusion. → Read More
CRA slammed for 'reprehensible and malicious' prosecution of B.C. couple
The Canada Revenue Agency has been ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million to a Vancouver Island couple who saw their reputations ruined as the result of what a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled a malicious prosecution. → Read More
Airplane fart fight proves it's tough to raise a stink in a smelly world
From the airline's cramped cabin to the office's curtailed cubicle, our private and public spaces face increasing densification. But odours know no boundaries. And no one is above raising a stink. → Read More