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Get set to celebrate Christmas in July with the Beachcombers.

What started as a strike of staff deemed non-essential at St. Mary's Hospital ended up as a political protest late last week.

A local program designed to get kids to stop bullying and start playing is catching on across Canada.

Come celebrate literacy on the Coast. Capilano College received nearly 60 submissions from local writers for its Scribble for Literacy contest. The event to showcase this array of talent will be held at 7 p.m.

The Sunshine Coast RCMP Street Crew has been busy this month targeting marijuana grow operations in all areas of the Coast. Police have investigated more than 50 tips and executed four search warrants.

A budget battle between Sechelt and Halfmoon Bay has resulted in the Sechelt Public Library closing on Sundays, starting in May. For Lolli Mackenzie, public services supervisor at the library, the closure is disappointing.

Almost six years after Sanford Hately sailed a refurbished fishing boat from Indonesia to B.C. with a cargo of 12 tonnes of hashish, he has been convicted of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.

The family of Mark "Chico" Baptiste is torn up that a jury gave a verdict of manslaughter, not murder, to his killers. "There's no justice whatsoever.

The third annual Hike for Hospice is coming to the Coast May 2, and coordinator Jean Rice hopes to see all ages and abilities out to take part in the leisurely walk along the waterfront.

Two teams at Roberts Creek Elementary School are sporting gold medals this week after coming in first place at the provincial Destination Imagination competition.