CBC News Online - British Columbia Digest - 2015-02-11

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Accused in B.C. legislature bomb plot case wanted 'jihad' Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:15:19 EST Accused in B.C. legislature bomb plot case wanted 'jihad' Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:15:19 EST Accused terrorist John Nuttall told an undercover officer in the weeks leading up to his alleged Canada Day plot to attack the British Columbia legislature that he converted to Islam because he wanted "jihad." Read More B.C. aboriginal basketball tournament triumphs over racist past Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:49:09 EST The All Native Basketball Tournament takes place in Prince Rupert this week, attracting 2,000 athletes, coaches, parents and spectators - but it wasn't always that way. Read More Surf's up at wet Whistler in spoof by snowboarders, skiers Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:02:14 EST It's been so wet in Whistler, B.C., that skiers and snowboarders zipped up their wetsuits to paddle through puddles for a Beach Boys-themed surf video. Read More TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis stepping down Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:33:24 EST TransLink announced at a hastily-called news conference Wednesday afternoon its CEO Ian Jarvis is stepping down. Read More Dylan Armstrong's Olympic medal finally arrives Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:19:58 EST Six and a half years to the day after just missing the podium at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, the Canadian shot putter will receive a bronze medal Sunday in his hometown of Kamloops, B.C. Read More More Headlines Harlem Globetrotters' reunited with stolen mascot in Vancouver BC Ferries terminals would crumble in megaquake, says engineer BC Coroners Service wants higher speed limits reviewed for safety Rehabilitated Yukon swans catch a lift south to Vancouver Shaw to close customer service centres in Edmonton, Calgary, downsize in B.C Cleanup to begin after landslide tore through B.C. coastal town Beating heart cells created from patients' skin and blood cells Stars' Jamie Benn apologizes to Sedins for radio comments Volkswagen buys Ballard fuel cell technology in $80M deal