Canadians will wonder what happened to 'stimulus,' Liberal leader warns

MichaelIgnatieff2-ES.jpg Canada has spent $56 billion and has little to show for it, the federa… more
Still some roadways not yet reopened after Cowichan flooding video

Cleanup.jpg Road closures remain in effect in the wake of Friday’s flooding in Dun… more
Shooting on Highway 16

_D2H00992.jpg On Saturday afternoon there was a shooting on Highway 16, between Sixt… more
W. Van home used in Twilight movies is up for sale

40_50235.estate.agent.jpg For $3.2 million, you can own a bit of the Twilight movie franchise hi… more
Body found in Abbotsford ditch not foul play

Bodyinditch.jpg Abbotsford Police are awaiting an autopsy report before coming to any … more
Red Scorpion now in custody

AldergroveBust-RedScorpions-Logo.jpg An alleged Red Scorpions gang member whose home was raided in Aldergro… more
2010 street cleanup takes shape

Dionandpanhandlerweb.jpg VICTORIA – New measures to enforce order on the streets are moving thr… more
Kerry Park pool plan deeply sunk during Saturday's referendum

poolvote.jpg South Cowichanians resoundingly rejected a new Kerry Park pool during … more
H1N1 vac for all

All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health office… more
RCMP: Alphonse did not die as result of crime

park.jpg Williams lake RCMP report that 66-year-old Joseph Phillip Alphonse, Sr… more
Abbotsford firefighters battle three arsons Sunday video

Fireonrailway.jpg Abbotsford firefighters battled three suspicious fires in a 12-hour pe… more
Hundreds evacuated in Cowichan after state of emergency declared because of flooding video

carry.jpg Municipal officials have called a state of emergency early Friday morn… more
Man found dead in Maple Ridge

An autopsy will be performed on a man who died Friday in downtown Maple Ridge. Ridge Meadows RCMP f… more
Police hunting for sexual assault suspect

Coq.RCMP.jpg Police are asking for the public's help in the vicious sexual assault … more
Man shot by police near Smithers

A 24-year-old man is in serious, but stable, condition after being shot by an RCMP officer Saturday … more
Man dies after weekend collision on Coquihalla

Kelowna RCMP confirmed Monday morning that a man who was airlifted to Kelowna General Hospital Satur… more
Man killed on Highway 3A near Thrums

On Friday Nov. 20, at a approximately 3:15 p.m., a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor tra… more
Quamichan Middle School open Monday, Alexander Elementary closed

The Cowichan Valley school district issued the following release Sunday evening: School District 79 … more
Two arrested after woman stabbed in Burnaby park

RCMPcrest.jpg Two suspects have been arrested after a woman in her thirties was stab… more
Young mother identified as Surrey shooting victim

Charlie_web_rcmp.jpg A 26-year-old mother of two from Kelowna has been identified as the vi… more
Firefighters rescue unconscious man from apartment fire

An unconscious man was taken to hospital suffering smoke-inhalation after a fire broke out in his Ja… more
Apartment for homeless planned

shelter.jpg Surrey is considering turning a former North Surrey hotel into housing… more
Evacuees return home as floodwaters subside Saturday

evacuees.jpg Floodwaters had drained enough by early afternoon Saturday for most ev… more
WEB FIRST: Three more robberies trouble Vernon police

Vernon RCMP believe a lone male responsible for a half-dozen robberies in a span of eight days struc… more
TransLink's Prendergast offers parting advice

TomPrendergast-mug-web.jpg Keep the pressure on to get the kind of transit system the region need… more
Just in time

N1125Snowshovel.jpg Laura Allgrove Free Press Two heads are better then one,… more
Officials assess flood damage as province provides gear, chopper, insurance

sandbag.jpg Cowichan region’s emergency brass were busy assessing flood damage Sat… more
Highway accident

25-SC-BanksCrash.jpg Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle accident at Highway 97 and … more
VIHA’s healthcare cutbacks ‘unacceptable,’ cry protesters
 video

Healthcare activists armed with banners, signs and song sheets bused to the Victoria legislature on … more
Kerry Park pool vote turnout brisk, results available Saturday night

ballot.jpg Voter turnout in the Kerry Park pool referendum was brisk at Frances K… more
Mall accident leaves man in hospital

A man is in hospital after an industrial accident at the Chahko Mika Mall on Nov. 22. At 11:50 a.m. … more
Locals pull together in wake of Friday's flooding emergency

floods.jpg Cowichan’s emergency systems passed with flying colours as civic and v… more
Need to submit bid for Island crisis line

Could combine bid with Nanaimo service Victoria-based Need crisis line is planning to submit… more
Man pleads guilty to drunk driving in fatal hit-and-run

webtownline.jpg An Abbotsford man charged with drunk driving after the hit-and-run dea… more
Will night set on Twilight's B.C. film sets? video

22271richmondtwilight01.jpg Tough break, Twi-hards. Word in vampire-land is that filming on Breaki… more
Allenby Road closed Saturday due to mudslide

mudslide.jpg Allenby Road remained closed Saturday around noon after a mudslide Fri… more
Evacuation orders remain, resident meeting Nov. 22, 10 a.m., Cowichan community centre

Flood warnings and evacuation orders remained in force Saturday evening as residents and officials c… more
'Reasonable compromise' found for Grosvenor

Grosvenor101409-04fc.jpg A public information meeting on Grosvenor’s Village proposal for the c… more
Work still to be done in George Little Park

spirit.jpg George Little Park will be in the midst of construction for the next l… more
Residential watchdogs take a breather

wrra.jpg Don’t count the White Rock Ratepayers Association out too soon. That’s… more
Revelstoke Mountain Resort announces early opening

PB210733.jpg Revelstoke Mountain Resort announced today it will be opening a week e… more
UPDATED: Province to help with flood damage claims

boat.jpg The province has approved financial assistance for those in the Cowich… more
Upper Pitt plan off B.C. Hydro’s list

roaringcreekC-web.jpg Streams flowing to the Upper Pitt River will run free after B.C. Hydro… more
RCMP react as domestic assaults skyrocket

Ridge Meadows RCMP will reinstate a position that deals with domestic assaults as they spike in both… more
Two groups vie for Shames Mountain future

Two separate groups have emerged in the effort to ensure that local ski hill Shames Mountain stays o… more
Welfare of our kids still needs work

NewS.113.20091120212548.22_SC_StateofChild_20091122.jpg The second annual Central Okanagan State of the Child progress report,… more
Craig Street reopening bash postponed as city handles flooding crisis

Saturday’s official opening of Duncan’s upgraded Craig Street has been postponed as city leaders and… more
Residents advised to get their home tested for radon

Are you so worried about H1N1 that you’re hiding out in your basement until it’s all over? Probably … more
Resort’s concept is crystal clear

NewS.35.20091120171909_20091122.jpg Vernon’s first wellness resort promises to be a place where people can… more
Resurfacing, rip rap projects announced video

Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl and Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner braved the rain and th… more

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