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Capilano College is no more. Late last week, the provincial government announced that Capilano College has been redesignated a university. The institution's new name will be Capilano University.

Did you know this year is the 150th anniversary of the founding of British Columbia as a Crown colony? Part of the celebration will include the North American Indigenous Games that will be held in early August.

Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons blasted the provincial government in the legislature last week for giving B.C. Ferries' board members a pay increase on the same day fares went up.

Suspicious activity near the Sechelt McDonald's restaurant last Sunday (April 13) led police to the discovery of a retractable baton being concealed by a Sechelt youth.

A 33-year-old Halfmoon Bay woman will face marijuana charges after a vehicle rollover unearthed more than just a suspected case of impaired driving on Tuesday.

A report by B.C.'s independent forestry watchdog is levelling criticism at the Ministry of Forests for failing to develop an adequate strategy to conserve habitat for a threatened seabird.

Watching a young woman slowly starve herself to death causes one of the most terrifying feelings of helplessness a parent or family can experience.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are hoping the recent rash of graffiti incidents in the Town of Gibsons has come to an end.

It's hard to believe that almost two years have elapsed since I wrote what I thought was my last column in this space. I had had two operations on my eyes, leaving me with permanent damage to retina and optic nerve.

A routine vehicle check has resulted in the recovery of thousands of dollars of stolen property by Sunshine Coast RCMP. On April 16, two members of the RCMP patrolling in the Langdale area stopped a suspicious vehicle for speeding.