Billy Graham's rapid response teams are just one dozens of outreach efforts Metro Vancouver's Christian groups are putting together for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Residents of Duncan and North Cowichan will be getting some emergency cash after heavy rains, melting snow and a high tide caused two local rivers to overflow their banks on Friday, forcing the evacuation of approximately 300 homes.

More than 1,300 homeless people across Canada will be provided housing as part of a massive four-year project to study the link between mental health and homelessness.

The Vancouver Canucks should have Daniel Sedin back in the lineup for the first time in 19 games Sunday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.

After outscoring Alberta's NHL teams by a combined score of 12-3, the Chicago Blackhawks needed only one goal and a superb effort by Antti Niemi to topple the Canucks 1-0 on Sunday night in Vancouver.

For nearly a decade the Robson Square oval underneath Robson Street has been disused, a place that gathered leaves in the fall and dust the rest of the year. But today new life was breathed into the old rink.

A B.C.-led team of archeologists has discovered the wreck of a Klondike Gold Rush steamer perfectly preserved in the icy waters of Lake Laberge.

Updated: Some roads are still closed including Tzouhalem Road between Brier and Lakes roads, Lakes Road between Tzouhalem and Beverly Street, Trunk Road from Olson to Lakes Road, Tzouhalem Road connector to Cowichan Bay Road and portions of Cowichan Bay Road.

The aftermath of some of the worst flooding the region has seen in decades. Send photos or video to: localnews@tc.canwest.com

Managing Editor Kirk LaPointe discusses some of the news stories that editors and reporters at The Vancouver Sun are posting online at vancouversun.com today.

A man who literally spent half his life in a coma after a car accident — but was actually conscious — has spoken out about the 23 years he was "screaming" to doctors and those around him.

For the first time in almost 10 years skaters will be twirling on the ice rink at Robson Square. "We felt it was important to bring Robson Square back to life," said Premier Gordon Campbell.

The British website Mirror.co.uk visited the Vancouver set of the Twilight sequel, New Moon, and came up with a list of the "20 hottest secrets from the set of New Moon."

Two-thirds of university-educated recent immigrants to Canada are underemployed in jobs requiring at most a college education or apprenticeship, according to a Statistics Canada report released Monday.

Abbotsford police said Monday that Jason William Brown, a member of the Red Scorpion gang, was arrested last week.

Technology from Richmond-based Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) will be used in two of the latest Russian communication...

The majority of Canadian employers still do not have a policy addressing the use of wireless devices while driving,...

Games spinoffs not as widespread as politicians initially predicted Countdown: 12 weeks until the...

Incidents of economic crime including corporate fraud, theft and money laundering continue to rise in Canada, according to a...

A Korn/Ferry survey released Thursday found that compensation for first-year executives declined globally for the first time in five...

Those who like to escape back to the glorious sounds of the 1950s and 1960s will surely want to see All Shook Up at Theatre North West.It's pretty amazing that a cast of 14 -- each one talented in singing and dancing -- have been brought together from across Canada to perform in Prince George.Despite the coziness of the theatre, and having a four-piece band on stage throughout, it all works ...

Adriano Bernardo is a Canadian champion.The Prince George mixed-martial artist earned the title on the weekend in Edmonton, bringing Curtis Suter, a former pro hockey player, to a quick submission at the King of the Cage (KOTC) event.In fact, it took just 88 seconds for Bernardo to put an unrelenting chokehold on Suter. The black belt judoka, who trains under Murray Sholty, beat the Saskatoon ...

With two periods in the books and the Prince George Spruce Kings leading 5-4, Kings forward Nick DeSousa had no inkling of the fireworks display about to come in the third period.The Kings scored six times in the final 20 minutes to hammer the Quesnel Millionaires 11-4 Saturday at the Coliseum.“It was just one those games where everything goes your way, it was nice to experience that,” said ...

A Mountie opened fire on a suspect as the two grappled over a moving vehicle, this weekend in Smithers. The suspect was wounded. Mounties from the Major Crime Unit at North District headquarters in Prince George were among those sent to investigate the incident. For a full description of this event, read Monday's edition of The Citizen.Comments or tips regarding this story: email [[[SHIFTOUT ...

A gunfight, a high-risk pursuit on foot and in vehicles, a communications problem, and a dramatic set of arrests have won B.C.'s highest bravery award for two Prince George Mounties. Cpl. Paul Collister and Const. Tom Peck were honoured in June by RCMP Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass, commander of the B.C./Yukon region. Now they have been honoured with the Award of Valour for B.C., among only 11 ...

Territorial politicians could be travelling to your community to gauge support for new restrictions on the use of snow machines, quads and dirt bikes in the territory.

Could it be the deer knew exactly what it had to do to be rescued? Could it be the deer knew exactly what it had to do to be rescued? Conservation officer Kris Gustafson doesn’t know.

Four Arctic Edge skaters were at the BMO Skate Canada Sectionals BCYT Section in Richmon, B.C. this past weekend, with two bringing medals back to the Yukon.

Kevin Martin throws a rock this morning in the Skookum $50,000 cash spiel. OLYMPIC HOPEFULS IN TOWN – Kevin Martin throws a rock this morning in the Skookum $50,000 cash spiel. Mark Kennedy, left, and Ben Hebert sweep. Team Martin will compete for an Olympic spot in Edmonton next month.

Yukoner Denise McHale defended her title at the 100 kilometre Haney to Harrison race in Vancouver on Nov. 7.