Rain, snow warnings issued

The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a high stream flow advisory for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island as a subtropical front moves in with heavy rain on top of the snow accumulation. Environment Canada has forecast heavy rain by Tuesday evening, continuing through Wednesday and into Thursday.... more

WEB EXTRA: Alex Hope school closed due to sagging overhang

The weight of snow on the overhang along the front of Alex Hope Elementary School prompted Langley School District officials to cancel classes after the overhang began to buckle on Tuesday morning. School district spokesman Craig Spence said that there was... more

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Boxing trainer named manager of the year

The Christmas holidays was a mixed bag for the Parksville/Qualicum Boxing Club, as it brought some good news, some bad news, and a bit of bollocks. The good news is that PQBC founder Richard LeStage has been voted the Pacific Northwest's... more

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The next generation of wedding photos

A wedding today may very well include a choreographed first dance or a unusual toast to the bride, so it stands to reason that wedding photography is also taking on a special twist. Local photographer Kyle Perison is tapping into... more

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• Falling prices repel home buyers

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Mammoth gets new vibe at museum

He stood about 3.2 metres and was about 20 years old when he died. Eleven thousand years later, his skeleton was found in a peat bog in Illinois in 1931. In the late 1970s, Royal B.C. Museum staff travelled to the... more

• Still takin’ care of business
• Luminaries see the light, push boundaries
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Cassidy approved for liver transplant

It was one of the best gifts they could have received. Just days before Christmas, during a video conference with surgeons in Toronto, Surrey's Briggs family learned eight-year-old Cassidy would be put on a transplant wait list. "This is what we've been... more

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TransLink car levy is on comeback trail

Was it only three years ago that transportation minister Kevin Falcon all but ruled out new driver taxes, such as a vehicle levy? How times change. Back then, in late 2005, the minister was crushing tentative suggestions from some gutsy mayors that... more

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