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Crown appeals one-year sentence for Vernon lawyer who helped criminal gang

Crown appeals one-year sentence for Vernon lawyer who helped criminal gang

VANCOUVER — A B.C. lawyer who became the first barrister in Canada to be sentenced for helping a criminal organization could face more time behind bars. Crown prosecutors are in the B.C.
Nursing project at Simon Fraser University aims to improve health of families

Nursing project at Simon Fraser University aims to improve health of families

A new Simon Fraser University research project that starts Tuesday will match nurses with 500 pregnant, disadvantaged women with the goal of increasing the health, safety, and economic stability of the families.
91Ô­´´ priest named bishop of Yellowknife-based diocese — Canada’s largest

91Ô­´´ priest named bishop of Yellowknife-based diocese — Canada’s largest

A 91Ô­´´ priest who heads the Catholic colleges at the University of B.C. has been appointed by Pope Francis to be bishop of Canada’s largest diocese.
Fender-bender ends in $4,800 writeoff after child's spilled drink creates foul smell

Fender-bender ends in $4,800 writeoff after child's spilled drink creates foul smell

Michelle Chapman is trying not to cry over spilled milk. The Surrey resident was shocked to discover last month that a June fender bender she caused that left almost no visible damage to either vehicle escalated into a $4,800 writeoff.
Langley Township's land deals raise taxpayer's suspicions

Langley Township's land deals raise taxpayer's suspicions

Langley Township spent $2.7 million acquiring a piece of land in 2012 that Trinity Western University had received for free. And according to the assessment at the time, the township spent 80 per cent over the assessed value for the 20.
Alan Franey steps down as 91Ô­´´ International Film Festival director

Alan Franey steps down as 91Ô­´´ International Film Festival director

After 26 years as the director of the 91Ô­´´ International Film Festival, Alan Franey is stepping down. Franey’s resignation announcement came just days after the festival wrapped with a closing awards ceremony on Oct. 11.
Northern Lights College gets its own helicopter

Northern Lights College gets its own helicopter

Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek recently received a Hughes 300 helicopter from an Alberta family to help train its students. The Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) received the light utility helicopter at a special ceremony on Oct.
Tofurky, anyone? If your Thanksgiving guest has special dietary needs, there are options

Tofurky, anyone? If your Thanksgiving guest has special dietary needs, there are options

Every year, family and friends gather for Thanksgiving, expanding out tables to shoehorn in a few extra bodies. Kitchen tables meet dining tables and extend through both rooms into the living room, covered in orange, brown and white tablecloths.
Disorganized contractor faces jail for failing to file income-tax paperwork

Disorganized contractor faces jail for failing to file income-tax paperwork

A Kamloops contractor characterized as "not the best accountant" faces 60 days in jail and thousands of dollars in fines for procrastinating with the taxman.
Pro-Israel group hits back at pro-Palestinian campaign

Pro-Israel group hits back at pro-Palestinian campaign

A pro-Jewish group is fighting back against a controversial map sponsored by a pro-Palestinian organization advertised at 91Ô­´´ transit stations and on buses.