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Incarcerated B.C. youth more likely not to re-offend, says SFU study

Incarcerated B.C. youth more likely not to re-offend, says SFU study

Author cautions people not to jump to the conclusion that we simply ought to imprison more offenders.
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Two B.C. fishermen dead after falling through ice

Two B.C. fishermen dead after falling through ice

The family contacted police after the brothers did not return home from Grace Lake.
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Sunshine Coast Tourism announces first-ever Flavour Festival

Sunshine Coast Tourism announces first-ever Flavour Festival

Sip, savour and celebrate all things food and drink from Gibsons to Lund, between Feb. 28 to March 9.
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'The plane shook': Aircraft hit by another plane on Seattle tarmac

'The plane shook': Aircraft hit by another plane on Seattle tarmac

The pilot told passengers, including one B.C. woman, that another plane had hit the tail of their plane.
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'Influencer' has sports car impounded for excessive speeding on Highway 19

'Influencer' has sports car impounded for excessive speeding on Highway 19

Police said the driver expressed surprise that his radar detector didn’t send out an audible warning about the police speed check.
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Environment Canada cautions of frostbite as frigid temperatures linger in B.C.

Environment Canada cautions of frostbite as frigid temperatures linger in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning that frostbite and hypothermia that can occur within minutes as frigid conditions linger over much of British Columbia.
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Rob Shaw: FOI system a money-wasting pit of secrecy under BC NDP

Rob Shaw: FOI system a money-wasting pit of secrecy under BC NDP

Province finds insidious way to jack up cost of transparency to British Columbians
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Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats

Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats

OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold out the threat of steep tariffs on Canadian imports, the federal trade minister is citing new trade deals with Ecuador and other nations
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May to take anti-tariff message to National Prayer Breakfast in Washington

May to take anti-tariff message to National Prayer Breakfast in Washington

Green Party leader says she plans to talk to as many Republican and Democrat politicians as possible
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B.C. homicide team investigates beating death of a 19-year-old man

B.C. homicide team investigates beating death of a 19-year-old man

ABBOTSFORD — Homicide investigators are looking into an attack on a 19-year-old man that started in Abbotsford, B.C., then led officers to Crescent Beach in Surrey more than 45 kilometres away. Officers were called on Jan.
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