Park the party buses. While the buses transport kids safely for a night out, the big boozing going on by underage kids worries the chair of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school board.

Collisions involving transit buses are up sharply in Metro Vancouver. The number of transit bus collisions – ranging from serious crashes to minor scrapes – shot up again last year in Metro Vancouver.

Councillor Kristine Sandhu listens Tuesday night while Rod Peters, president of the Lake Cowichan Ratepayers' Association, requests that Sandhu declare a conflict of interest.

Ian Vantreight with Hillman and King on the rocky piece of land where Vantreight Integrated Resources Management hopes to have a new state-of-the-art anaerobic composting facility.

More people in B.C. are now saying they would vote for the NDP over the B.C. Liberals according to a poll released this week. Then again, the poll’s margin of error — plus or minus 3.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20 — means the Liberals could be leading the New Democrats.

B.C. Ferries posted its first quarter results today showing a dramatic $6 million drop in earnings compared with last year with total expenses, mostly fuel related, outpacing revenues.

CLARK, Jason Willard June 14, 1975 - August 25, 2008 It is with deep regret the family of Jason Willard Clark (Jay) announce his sudden passing on August 25th, 2008 at the age of 33 years. He is lovingly remembered by his daughter Bryer Anne Rose Clark, his parents Willard and Yvonne Clark, and his sister Jenaya (Michael) Toole. He was a very special uncle to Lochlan and Naviya Toole and a very ...

RCMP officers had little choice but to shoot a problem bear in a residential neighbourhood in Tofino on Sat. Aug. 16, said Sgt. Jeff Preston.

An Edmonton man who brutally raped and tried to kill his neighbour on a $500 bet has been found guilty on all five charges against him.

Zoom Airlines said Thursday it is seeking creditor protection because of "acutely difficult" trading conditions in the airline industry.

NEW WESTMINSTER I A trainee police officer who had been riding with the constable who fatally shot Kyle Tait testified at a coroner's inquest that he was "petrified" in the moments leading up to the incident.

A trainee police officer who had been riding with the constable who fatally shot Kyle Tait testified at a coroner's inquest Wednesday that he was "petrified" in the moments leading up to the incident.

Eight or nine years ago -- Rick Charbonneau isn't quite sure which, it's been that long -- he and his father, Jack, bought a 1969 Beaumont from a neighbour.

VANCOUVER - When their 17-year old son, Kelty, committed suicide several years ago, Ginny and Kerry Dennehy pledged to channel their grieving and recovery into helping others to boost awareness, research and education about mental health problems.

A group of Metro Vancouver dog lovers is seeking to save four pit bulls the City of Surrey wants destroyed because they are allegedly behind a year-long reign of bloody terror across southeastern B.C.

A truck slammed into a crowded sushi restaurant on the Lougheed Highway at 203rd Street in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Thursday afternoon.

They say cats have nine lives, but three pit bulls in Surrey may have at least two each.

Passengers heading to Downtown Vancouver SkyTrain stations Thursday afternoon were being warned to expect delays.

The number of deaths in Canada being blamed on a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis is now eight, up from the five reported on Wednesday.

Zoom airline passengers who bought their tickets for flight on the grounded airline in B.C. may be eligible for last resort refunds from a special industry fund set up to cover such collapses.

Forty-eight green thumbs were honoured at Richmond's 2008 Landscape and Garden Awards Gala at the Gateway Theatre last Thursday evening. Brian Minter, an award-winning horticulturalist, author and environmental activist spoke as the keynote speaker to about 300 avid gardeners.

The Olak family has begun the long, painful process of looking at a future without Harnake. Harnake, 17, also known as Nake, drowned after trying to help save a female friend during a 4 a.m. swim in a restricted area of the Fraser River almost two weeks ago.

An upcoming three-part TV series that provides information for people affected by domestic violence is an important resource for Richmond's non-English speaking residents, said a local support worker.

A Richmond couple has been fined $320,000 and sentenced to house arrest after evading income tax. Robert Qian Han Chen and Joyce Jun Fang Chen admitted one charge each last week at the Robson Square Provincial Court in Vancouver.

The look of the entire City of Richmond could be transformed in 2010, if the Beijing Olympics is anything to go by. That's the view of Mayor Malcolm Brodie after witnessing the spectacle of the Games in Beijing and Richmond's friendship city Qingdao.

New Spawning Channel Being Constructed In Elk Falls Provincial Park

Event Designed to Educate People About Landfill

Questions Raised about Condition of Valley's Newest High School

Man Wants to Give Big Cat from Lake Cowichan New Home, District says No

Maple Leaf Foods takes full blame

Thousands of people living in the struggling forestry and fishing community of Campbell River will be getting $3,000 cheques thanks to the purchase of the Campbell River TV Association. CEO Jim Forsyth ...

The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) has announced ticket pricing for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, March 12 to 21, 2010. Tickets will go on sale May 6th of next year, and sports event ...

BC Ferries is bracing for 200,000 passengers to board its ships during the upcoming long weekend. Deborah Marshall of BC Ferries says extra sailings will alleviate the added passenger loads. "From ...

Richmond RCMP have released composite sketches of two possible suspects involved in 4 different attacks and robberies against Canada Post letter carriers in April, May and August. RCMP and Canada Post ...

Vandals have once again hit Vancouver's Olympic Countdown Clock. Just after midnight, Vancouver Police got a call that three people had doused the clock with paint. VPD Constable Jana McGuinness says ...

Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge was closed briefly in both directions after a serious crash.

Zoom Airlines stopped all flights Thursday, blaming the high cost of fuel. The sudden move stranded thousands of travellers in Canada and Britain, including 500 waiting to fly out of Vancouver who will now get a little extra time to enjoy summer here.

The Conservative government is expected to announce Friday that it will increase prison security in an effort to restrict the flow of illicit drugs.

A top contender to be Republican John McCain's vice-presidential running mate cancelled appointments in Denver on Thursday, but it remained unclear whether he was McCain's choice.

The largest first-year class of students ever to enroll at Simon Fraser University is already marching to its own beat. Literally. More than 2,700 students are expected to participate in a week of Orientation activites, including a massive drum circle, conducted by Drum Café.

With the prospect of a Tuesday federal election call looming large, major party candidates for Victoria say they're ready.

Terry Day has a somewhat hazy, but indelible memory of the time his older brother packed him in the car and they drove way out of town to see Terry Fox on his Marathon of Hope.

A farewell ceremony for a group of fifteen Esquimalt-based sailors and soldiers with engineering backgrounds who will be heading for duty in Afghanistan later this week was held at HMC Dockyard Wednesday morning.