The detox unit is being shut down at Chilliwack General Hospital as the Fraser Health Authority cuts services to make up a $160-million budget shortfall.

Millions of sockeye failed to return to the Fraser River this summer. The collapse of this year's Fraser River sockeye salmon run will be the focus of a judicial inquiry ordered by the federal Conservative government.

Fraser Health vice-president of clinical operations Barbara Korabek discusses impact of cuts. A new round of sweeping cuts by the Fraser Health Authority will eliminate 42 residential care beds at Peace Arch Hospital and close hospice, detox and psychiatric beds elsewhere in the region.

Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong is the government's political point man as well as its top law enforcement officer.

Stopping at the new Timmy's in Hope for a coffee may not have been the smartest thing for the driver of a stolen pick-up truck to do.

Police stopped a Chev SUV for speeding on Hwy 1 just north of Lytton in the construction zone.

Doing good work doesn’t always get respect - especially when a thief seemingly targets your company.

Construction of a new performance shelter for Hope began this week with the arrival of the prefabricated posts and beams.

There’s been strong demand for the limited supply of H1N1 flu vaccine available locally so far, but there’s also a segment of the community with a history of vaccination refusal on religious or other grounds.

A new committee has formed with the dream of opening a First Nations Friendship Centre in Hope.

Housing construction and home prices should both pick up steam in 2010 as the real estate recovery gains momentum.

VICTORIA – Debate heated up Tuesday on the B.C. Liberal government's surprise move to impose a contract on ambulance paramedics and dispatchers on the eve of a membership vote on their latest contract offer.

Fraser Health registered Nurse Lucinda Schwab gives patient Todd Kenneth an H1N1 shot Oct. 29 at a clinic for homeless and other at-risk people at the Surrey North Community health clinic.

Demonized sea louse pursues a giant salmon in Friday's protest that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in Victoria. A huge 'demarketing' program funded by U.S. foundations is targeting B.C. salmon farms.

VICTORIA – The B.C. government is legislating an end to the long-running paramedics strike as it braces for the full impact of H1N1 influenza and the coming Christmas holiday season.