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BC Ferries is offering refunds for assured-loading passes that have expired.

Federal NDP leader Jack Layton has announced he is taking an indefinite medical leave from the leadership of the party, after being diagnosed with a second type of cancer.

The memorial service for Sheilah Sweatman, the Nelson Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteer who lost her life at the end of June in the line of duty was held in Nelson on Saturday.

Five new provincial court judges will help B.C.'s backlogged court system, but the system is still falling behind, says NDP justice critic Leonard Krog.

About 150 residents sat on the edge of their seats listening to the pros and cons of amalgamating Trail and Warfield, as the consultants hired to complete the first phase of a merger study presented a financial snapshot.

Two people sent to hospital

Rossland Bear Aware will be focusing on electric fences at their workshop on Tuesday night, to keep those sometimes unwanted visitors out of gardens and yards.

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Police puzzled

Public officials and special guests – including Minister of Energy and Mines Rich Coleman – checked out the new viewing area of the Waneta Expansion project at the unveiling Thursday. About 50 people gathered at the public space – directly across from the 335-megawatt hydroelectric project – to celebrate the deck that was built so residents and tourists can have a look at the progress safely.