Here are Black Press Media鈥檚 top stories for Thursday, May 2.
1. Vancouver Canucks sports reporter Jason Botchford remembered
Botchford died at the age of 48, and has since been remembered for his unique style and incredible ability in capturing the Vancouver Canucks.
I am shattered. Just sitting here in a daze. I have lost the best podcasting partner a guy could ask for. Botch was also a friend, colleague, travelling companion & a driving force in coverage. So many great memories. My sincerest sympathy to his family. 馃挃
鈥� Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff)
2. No jail time for Abbotsford man who sent sexually explicit photos to 12-year-old
Robert Madison Koenig, 25, sent sexually explicit images to a 12-year-old girl, including one of him wearing a diaper and with a soother in his mouth. But he won鈥檛 be behind bars, a court judge has ruled.
3. Pee and Poo: Mascots join Metro Vancouver campaign to keep 鈥榰nflushables鈥� out of toilets
A Metro Vancouver campaign is relying on a pair of mascots to help spread awareness about what should 鈥� and shouldn鈥檛 鈥� be flushed down the toilet.
4. B.C. taking Alberta to court over 鈥榯urn off the taps鈥� gas legislation
Premier John Horgan said Wednesday that B.C. he has put in an urgent request to speak to Trudeau to find ways to increase refined fuel to B.C., or light crude that can be refined at the Parkland Fuels refinery in Burnaby.
Horgan says he鈥檚 making progress with Kenney on high gasoline prices
鈥� Tom Fletcher (@tomfletcherbc)
5. Man accused of causing fatal car crash on Coquihalla expected to plead guilty
George Holowko was in provincial court in Vancouver Tuesday with the intention to plead guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention.
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