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Students across the province had the opportunity to vote in a mock election May 16. The 58,738 ballots cast declared the NDP party the winner. Although the student votes are not to be counted in the provincial election, the mission of Student Vote B.

For the near future, at least, it would appear that first-past-the-post will continue to be the method B.C. citizens use to elect their government. In a squeaker of a vote - 57.02 per cent to 42.

Being featured on Life Network's Making It Big has launched former Pender Harbour student Chloe Angus to star status. "I go out for breakfast in the morning to my favourite spot and people are stopping me now saying they saw me on the show.

Sunshine Coast Conservative MP John Reynolds questions whether Belinda Stronach's decision to cross the floor from the Conservative party to the Liberal cabinet was done for the good of Canada.

In response to public concerns over increased mining activity and online claims staking, the Sunshine Coast Regional District is taking a closer look at B.C.'s mining regulations.

Let's celebrate the fantastic, the wild, the thoughtful, the colourful, the joyous, the fun, the imaginative - the art of children.

Liberal candidate Maureen Clayton was working hard to defend her party's record during a packed all-candidates meeting at the Roberts Creek Community Hall May 5.

Everyone wonders what to expect the first time they come to the Sunshine Coast.

More than 100 candy stripers came to the Coast recently for a first class junior volunteer conference that featured hands-on training in various medical fields, inspiring speakers and a concert by talented Coast youth.

A prominent Sechelt man is facing a minimum of 10 years in a U.S. prison for trying to smuggle more than 30 kilograms of cocaine into Canada.