| Vancouver's tent city gone, but homeless problem still unaddressed Posted: 17 Oct 2014 01:03 PM PDT  After days of preparation, warnings and announcements, Vancouver police descended on a downtown park Thursday and evicted an encampment of homeless residents who had, according to the city and a court injunction, overstayed their welcome. In what has become the latest and perhaps the last chapter in a long-running standoff at Oppenheimer Park, between the city and its homeless population, five people were arrested after refusing to adhere to a court ruling that allowed the city to clear the encampment from the park. In the end, Vancouver police say the eviction process went smoothly save for the small group of people who were arrested and could be charged with obstruction and other offenses.
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| Nepal official says most trekkers stranded in blizzards rescued, search continues Posted: 17 Oct 2014 10:54 PM PDT  KATMANDU, Nepal - Most of the trekkers stranded by deadly blizzards in northern Nepal have been rescued or moved to safer ground, but efforts to reach those left behind will continue along the popular route where they were trekking, an official said Saturday.
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| Coast guard tethers to disabled Russian cargo ship off B.C. coast Posted: 17 Oct 2014 10:03 PM PDT  OLD MASSETT, B.C. - Members of British Columbia's Haida Nation are breathing a little easier, hoping they have avoided an environmental "catastrophe," now that a Russian cargo ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of fuel is under tow.
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| Son of ex-prime minister testifies at Canada dismemberment trial Posted: 17 Oct 2014 01:13 PM PDT  MONTREAL (Reuters) - The son of former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien and the sister of convicted serial killer Karla Homolka testified on Friday at the murder trial of a Canadian man who has admitted to killing and dismembering a Chinese student in 2012. Canadian Luka Magnotta used the names and addresses of Chretien's son and Homolka's sister as return addresses of grisly parcels sent to two elementary schools in Vancouver, jurors heard. The packages, along with two sent to two political parties in Ottawa, contained the hands and feet of murder victim Jun Lin. ...
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