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City council gave initial approval Monday night to a new "responsible animal ownership" bylaw that will do away with designating specific dog breeds such as pit bulls as dangerous but includes a new category for "aggressive" dogs who pose a threat bu

Even though only between five and 10 per cent of the population will get influenza this year and the immunization is only about 60 per cent effective in an average flu season, Northern Health representatives still think it's a good idea to get the sh

Recent and ongoing analysis of the skeletal remains from the lost Franklin Expedition is the focus of an anthropology talk at the University of Northern British Columbia on Thursday evening.

It's all over but the cookin'. It took nine months of hard work to get the $250,000 in kitchen upgrades completed at the Elder Citizens Recreation Association (ECRA) Centre at 1692 Tenth Ave.

VICTORIA - Distracted drivers in British Columbia will soon face higher penalties in a government effort to stop a habit that kills an average of 78 people in motor vehicle accidents every year.

College of New Caledonia trade students and instructors have refurbished more than 160 flag poles commemorating Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan ahead of Remembrance Day.

Charges have been approved against a Kamloops man who allegedly crashed his pickup truck into the side of Rolling Mix Arena this summer. Wyatt Stralak, 22, faces one count each of driving with a blood-alcohol level over .

Police are investigating after a man was stabbed and struck during a home invasion in the 2200 block of Spruce Street on Saturday night. RCMP, who were called to the scene at 9:20 p.m.

A convicted drug dealer faces sentencing after his bid to have the case dismissed over the time it took to reach a verdict was dismissed on Monday.

The North District RCMP's emergency response team was called in Saturday to help execute high-risk search warrants on two homes in the VLA.