The city of Abbotsford, B.C., says it needs to start recouping the costs of responding to false fire alarms and will start charging for them in the new year.

Quarterback Ricky Ray ran for two touchdowns and passed for another Friday, to lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a 45-13 victory over the B.C. Lions and a CFL playoff berth.

The union representing B.C. paramedics says Olympic organizers put pressure on the provincial government to legislate an end to the emergency responders' strike.

Brad Richards scored midway through the second period and Brenden Morrow added a power-play goal in the third to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over Vancouver, despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night.

Parents who suspect their children have swine flu are putting so much pressure on the emergency room at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver that officials are asking families to keep their children home unless they have severe symptoms.

Canuck winger Daniel Sedin, who has missed 14 games due

Messages of frustration over an apparent failure of the Vanoc Olympic ticket website on the day of final ticket sales are piling up in social media avenues.

British Columbia has legislated its striking paramedics back to work.

The provincial government has finally decided to look into the fact its liquor laws prohibit the serving of the time-honoured 20-ounce Imperial pint of beer in B.C.

Few companies, public or private, would be embarrassed by an independent review that concluded the following:

VANCOUVER — Citizens who braved the cold rain at Vancouver's Olympic village were rewarded with a warm and personal royal meeting Saturday. As Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, toured the village, many in a crowd several-hundred strong got to shake hands and exchange pleasantries with the royal couple.

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach faces a vote Saturday night that could determine his political future, and he says he’s aware his career rests in the hands of his party members.

Tropical Storm Ida regained strength off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Saturday and spun north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane.

VANCOUVER — Technical glitches forced Vancouver 2010's organizing committee on Saturday to delay the sale of Olympic tickets until November 14.

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Hosting the 2010 Olympic Games has produced a series of benefits to B.C.'s economy and few negatives, according to...

The RCMP is warning merchants to be aware of increased counterfeit and fraudulent activity this holiday season. It is...

Architect sues over alleged services for Grand Villa Casino Hewitt + Kwasnicky Architects Inc. is suing Gateway Casinos LP...

Moody's Investors Service has confirmed the province's triple-A credit rating, Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced Wednesday. According to Moody's...

There'll be a whole lot of shakin' going on at Theatre North West's upcoming production, All Shook Up, which opens Nov. 19.The scene is set in a small, sleepy town in the mid-west during the 1950s.What could cause a greater stir than a hip-swivelin', lip-curlin' roustabout riding into town on his motorcycle with his guitar slung over his back.It's a magical evening of laughter and Elvis music as ...

It only took a meaningless bet for an 18-year-old lumberjack from Aleza Lake, east of Prince George, to join the Canadian Navy.It was 1954 when the Cold War had shifted into high gear when Mel McConaghy of Prince George made the spur-of-the-moment decision that would change the rest of his life.He spent the next 10 years sailing the seas as a seaman engineering mechanic and leading seaman ...

Local talent will be showcased at the Roadhouse lounge at the CN Centre atrium during Road to the Roar curling pre-trial qualifying event, Nov. 10 to 14, said one local organizer.Denis Dunkley said featuring local bands was the only choice."People from the east coast to the west are going to be here and we wanted to feature some local bands," said Dunkley, of Re/Max City Centre Realty, the ...

The fire is burning in the new Baldy Hughes furnace. The bioenergy system burns pellets in a central battery of boilers and heats water. The water is circulated in pipes connecting most of the buildings in the therapeutic addictions recovery complex. This one-of-a- kind heating system makes the entire village independent for all heating needs. They don't have to pay the high costs of burning ...

City councillors generally gave short-shrift to a Canadian Federation of Independent Business report that ranks Prince George among the biggest spenders for its rate of population growth, but are also vowing to keep a tight reign on spending as they start to consider next year's budget.According to a CFIB study released Thursday, the city's spending rose at 2.89 times the rate of inflation plus ...

Former Progressive Conservative government leader Willard Phelps is coming out of political retirement and touting a new political alternative to the Yukon Party, Liberal and New Democratic parties.

For Daniel Stach, hitting the trails around town by ATV or snowmachine is all in a day’s work – that and a whole lot more.

Close to two weeks after the territorial government started doling out the H1N1 shot, 13,851 Yukoners have been vaccinated.

The Yukon Aboriginal Sports Circle is hosting the annual Yukon Championships for Inuit and Dene Games this weekend.

It didn’t come as a shock to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell that second reading of a bill to abolish the long-gun registry passed in the House of Commons onWednesday.