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Much of the money raised from the federal gas tax and returned to TransLink has so far ended up going to purchase more buses.

Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Gabe Roder says the explosion was triggered when the car owner used a remote key fob to unlock the car door.

Former B.C. Liberal MLA Harold Long was killed in a float plane crash near Stuart Island, B.C. Former B.C. Liberal MLA Harold Long was killed in a plane crash in a remote inlet off the South Coast, the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed.

By Staff Writer - Kamloops This Week Published: May 22, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2013 4:28 PM The Kamloops branch of the BC SPCA is seeking the public's help to cover the medical costs to remove a basketball-size tumour from the shoulder of a Labrador retriever mix.

Coroner Barb McLintock said the crash took place earlier Tuesday near Campbell River, B.C. which is located on Vancouver Island's east coast and is 257 kilometres north of Victoria.

Port Alberni RCMP are searching for a suspect after a 16-year-old female Alberni District Secondary School student was sexually assaulted yesterday in Rogers Creek Park.

Surrey RCMP are investigating an alleged racist assault on an animal rights protester outside the Cloverdale Rodeo this weekend that was posted on YouTube.

Alain Vigneault helped Vancouver become a consistent contender, but since the 2011 Stanley Cup final appearance the Canucks have flamed out in the playoffs.

BC Liberal leader Christy Clark prepares to cast her ballot during advanced voting in Burnaby, B.C. Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

By Jessica Klymchuk - Salmon Arm Observer Published: May 21, 2013 5:00 PM Updated: May 21, 2013 5:47 PM Because an osprey nest at 10th Avenue and Fifth Street SW at the entrance to the fairgrounds was at risk of catching fire, BC Hydro moved it onto a specialized platform.

Premier Christy Clark speaks with employee's of Langley Concrete in Chilliwack April 17, 2013.

ICBC is urging drivers and cyclists to take care as more riders take to the roads with the approach of summer weather.

Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service crews were on the scene of a two-car collision Tuesday afternoon at DeLair Road and Sumas Way.

Mission Fire/Rescue Service members were intermittently hosing down the power pole at Stave Lake Street and Parr Avenue while a natural gas fire burned adjacent to it.

By Peter Rusland - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Published: May 21, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 21, 2013 1:05 PM A nautical couple is cheering BC Ferries' crew members after the pair and its pooch were rescued from their sinking boat Monday in Saanich Inlet.

By Peter Rusland - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Published: May 21, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 21, 2013 1:06 PM But that is exactly what happened in the case of a Lake Cowichan man found guilty in a Victoria courthouse earlier this month.

The long weekend proved a rough one for those patrolling B.C.'s highways with several people killed -- including a 12-year-old girl riding in a jeep driven by an 11-year-old. The long weekend proved to be a tragic one for those patrolling B.C.'s highways with several people killed - including a 12-year-old girl riding in a jeep driven by an ... (more)

Two home owners and an arborist in North Vancouver have been charged with illegally cutting down trees in a North Vancouver park to improve their views.

Residents along a popular biking lane on Vancouver's West 10th Avenue are concerned traffic circles are causing an increase in accidents between cars and cyclists.

The Kootenay Co-op in Nelson, B.C., is fighting federal government changes to what is considered 'local food.' more The national average price for a home rose to $380,588 in April 2013, an increase of 1.3 per cent from the previous year.