CBC News Online - British Columbia Digest - 2015-02-06

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Lack of long-form census data making city planning difficult Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:21:00 EST Lack of long-form census data making city planning difficult Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:21:00 EST It's tougher to make the informed decisions about city infrastructure without the data from the long-form census, says Ryan Berlin, an economist and demographer working with the Urban Futures Institute in Vancouver. Read More Homeless man badly burned in tent fire Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:14:35 EST A number of drivers rushed to help a homeless man on Friday morning, after he was badly burned when his tent caught fire in Burnaby, B.C.. Read More Owner of Willow, the starving husky, may face charges Fri, 6 Feb 2015 18:00:57 EST The B.C. SPCA say they have identified the owner of Willow, the emaciated husky found wandering the streets of Maple Ridge. Read More Sam Smith denies ever hearing Tom Petty song that led to copyright dispute Fri, 6 Feb 2015 18:55:43 EST Singer Sam Smith speaks for the first time about the now-settled copyright dispute with Tom Petty. Read More Family members say dental system failing disabled adults Fri, 6 Feb 2015 19:57:57 EST Advocates for severely disabled adults say B.C.'s dental care system is not meeting the needs of people with disabilities. Read More More Headlines B.C backtracks on hunting allocations for resident vs. foreign hunters after uproar BC Ferries responds to mom's complaint about stranded son 'Sue would be ecstatic': Svend Robinson remembers assisted suicide trailblazer Sue Rodriguez Overcrowding 'desperate' in Prince George hospital: BCNU Mike's Hard Lemonade reported to be exploring sale at $1 billion Pansies on postage stamps painted by B.C. artist Consent, identity and porn: How sex education has evolved New Westminster house fire resident 'lucky to be alive' Dylan Armstrong to finally receive Olympic medal from 2008 Games UBC math professor wins Oscar for work on Hobbit