others also read... Western provinces continued to lead the country in population growth in the first quarter of 2009, with B.C. second only to Alberta.

others also read... B.C.’s carbon tax on fuels goes up by 50 per cent on Canada Day, the first of four annual increases since it came into effect a year ago.

A Facebook group called 'Let's find Jodi Henrickson!' already has 900-plus members. others also read...

Dianna Holden received an unexpected gesture of goodwill while at hospital with her children. others also read...

TRAFFIC LIGHTS are flashing at the corners of Keith Ave. and Eby St. and Keith and Kenney St., turning both intersections into four-way stops this afternoon.

A bumper cherry crop in the south Okanagan could be good news for consumers but bad news for vendors. Got a News tip?

The lack of rainfall in the valley is fuelling fears of droughts and fires around the Okanagan this summer. Got a News tip?

Two rental cabins at a lake country resort were destroyed by fire, but emergency crews were able to stop it from spreading to nearby homes. Got a News tip?

A fifty seven year old Penticton woman was found dead in a Winnipeg street apartment. Got a News tip?

The mayor of spallmucheen has been cleared of conflict of interest allegations. Got a News tip?

Police now say foul play is involved in the body of an adult male found Friday in Bridal Falls provincial park east of Chilliwack.

School sports may take a hit after a $1.3 million award was made to a Chilliwack student injured in P.E. class.

others also read... A three-year-old Chilliwack boy is in Abbotsford hospital with close to 100 stitches in his face after being mauled by a dog on Monday evening.

No criminal charges are going to be laid by police in connection with a three-year-old boy mauled by a family dog in a Chilliwack home Monday night.

A second fire broke out at the Lanai Apartments early Wednesday morning, apparently the result of careless smoking.

Notes from the District of 100 Mile House meeting held June 22.

The Canim Lake Band has a five-year sustainability plan and the federal government bought into that plan June 25.

Interior Health has announced that the expansion of Fischer Place/Mill Site Lodge is going ahead with a call for tenders issued June 26.

Cathy McLeod, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP, is home for the summer and looking forward to meeting with her constituents.

Bridge Lake residents are up in arms over a school district decision to cut teachers and have two classrooms with four grades in each.

Two of these kittens came to the Abbotsford SPCA after a man found them abandoned a week ago. They were accepted by Peggy, a mother cat at the shelter who gave birth in mid-June to four. The kittens are among 120 felines at the local shelter needing homes.

others also read... On Thursday, July 9, The Abbotsford News will mark the end of a long broadsheet era, and the launch of a bold new look and format.

Dianna Holden received an unexpected gesture of goodwill while at hospital with her children. others also read...

others also read... To Patricia Ross, Metro Vancouver’s strategy to build waste-fired energy plants is diametrically opposed to its past positions in defence of Lower Mainland air quality.

others also read... The cost of attracting a top bureaucrat from eastern Canada came at a price for local taxpayers, with Abbotsford city manager Frank Pizzuto accumulating close to $40,000 in expenses in 2008.

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others also read... What have you been doing to stay active? Walking and gardening? Cycling or swimming? Or maybe you have a physically demanding job or hobby.

“We have had speeds of 103 kph today…. It could happen again,” said Farlin, standing alongside Murray’s memorial, as the holiday traffic flew past. Constable Chad Gravelle with the Boston Bar RCMP remained by the roadside handing out tickets and reminding people of Murray’s accident.

The group came together in early 2008, when Hope Chamber of Commerce representatives were invited to apply to host a provincial soccer tournament. It was clear that good-quality fields would be required, so the group set about planning to improve the condition of school district and municipal fields.

Scouts Canada luckily averted a near tragedy, Monday morning, June 29, after a bus transporting over 20 young scouts on a trip up the Fraser Canyon was rear ended by a pick-up truck, near the Sailor Bar Tunnel in the Fraser Canyon.

The Grouse Grind trail on Vancouver's North Shore reopened Friday afternoon after being closed due to falling rock.

Historically low interest rates and discounted housing prices are fuelling a real estate boom on B.C.'s south coast with sales in Vancouver up 75 per cent compared to June of last year.

Police say foul play has been ruled out after a man's body was found in Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park Friday morning.

Work on a windmill as tall as a 20-storey building on the peak of Grouse Mountain has been delayed because of a helicopter pilot's concerns about lifting the massive blades.

Free agent winger Mikael Samuelsson signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

A 28-year-old man with a history of violence has escaped for the second time from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam.

Langford Fire Department was called to Spencer Middle School on Friday morning after a small fire broke out on the school’s roof.

The convoy which transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five others.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor, CNN reported Friday.

A German bartender was jailed for three years and five months on Friday after tricking a teenager into downing at least 45 shots of tequila.

METRO VANCOUVER — North Vancouver's immensely popular Grouse Grind hiking trail reopened Friday after the completion of emergency work in the upper trail sections.

VANCOUVER — Expect road closures as the new version of the city's car-free days launches this weekend.

Former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane attracted a large crowd of media and well-wishers Friday as he whisked into a summer camp on the city's east side for an appearance. Zidane appeared despite the cancellation of a charity soccer game originally scheduled for Saturday. The game was postposed to July 12, according to event organizers, because Zidane injured his back while picking up his ...

Deputy Managing Editor Harold Munro gives an update on the stories that the editors and reporters of The Vancouver Sun are working on for publication in tomorrow's newspaper and online.

It will be next week — at least — before two B.C. men charged with polygamy find out whether the charges against them will be stayed.