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Metro directors see no problem with their big pay hike

BrodieMalcolm-web.jpg It's not every year politicians get a 25 per cent pay raise – especial… more
Halpenny appointed interim CEO for IH

Halpenny-Robertweb.jpg With the scheduled departure of Interior Health CEO Murray Ramsden at … more
Canada Line commuters still getting towed

canadalinetowtruck.jpg Of the thousands of daily Canada Line commuters, some still risk havin… more
UPDATE: Teen in custody after woman stabbed in Burnaby park

RCMPcrest.jpg A 17-year-old boy is in custody after a 37-year-old Vancouver woman wa… more
Evacuation order rescinded

Flooded-out residents in the Duncan area are welcome to return to their homes. A press release issue… more
Tips from the public help catch suspected robber

Thanks to tips from the public, the Penticton RCMP got their man. Dominique Joseph Alain Villeneuve … more
Classic guitars stolen from store

page12fender_stratocasterNP.jpg An apparent Eric Clapton wannabe is being sought by police after a bre… more
Charges laid against woman for attacking Good Samaritans

Thibault-Keith.jpg At first Keith Thibault thought the woman had hit him with her fist. "… 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
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 Twilight movie franchise histor… more
Charges laid in Thornhill murder

A local Terrace man has been charged with last week's Thornhill murder. Brandon Davey, 21, has bee… more
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
Onocolgy specialists available through videoconferencing

N1125Teleoncology.jpg Cancer patients in 12 communities in Northern Health will be able to a… more
No fear of heights: Surrey Mountie cited for heroism

Neily_web.jpg When a distraught 44-year-old man walked on to the SkyTrain bridge tha… more
Shooting on Highway 16

_D2H00992.jpg On Saturday afternoon there was a shooting on Highway 16, between Sixt… more
Abbotsford firefighters battle three arsons Sunday video

Fireonrailway.jpg Abbotsford firefighters battled three suspicious fires in a 12-hour pe… 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
Kerry Park pool plan deeply sunk during Saturday's referendum

poolvote.jpg South Cowichanians resoundingly rejected a new Kerry Park pool during … more
JIBC feeling at home at Canada Education Park video

It might not look like much from the outside, but the new academic building for the Justice Institut… more
Saanich woman scammed after trusting online stranger

Saanich police are warning the public about an online scam after a resident lost $250 on the promise… more
2010 street cleanup takes shape

Dionandpanhandlerweb.jpg VICTORIA – New measures to enforce order on the streets are moving thr… 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
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
H1N1 clinic in Tsawwassen tomorrow

NEWS-H1N1shot-WEB.jpg The H1N1 vaccine is now available through doctors’ offices, walk-in cl… 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
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
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

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