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The sister of a the Highway of Tears victim encouraged former B.C. Supreme Court Justice Wally Oppal to visit the small towns along the stretch when the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry begins formal hearings later this year.

The Port of Prince Rupert's container terminal has been ranked as the fastest growing in North America and No. 8 in the world.

Kenny Blues Boss Wayne will be performing at the Legion, 1335 7th Avenue Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are on sale at Books & Co. and at the Legion bar. Coldsnap Festival presents Adonis Puentes Band Friday at 8 p.m. at the Ramada.

Prince George RCMP hit the jackpot Jan. 19 when they arrested a local man who had stolen a Mazda pickup truck from the Superstore parking lot.

Highway 16 East is reduced to single-lane alternating 20 kilometres west of Slim Creek where a vehicle recovery is taking place according to the Drive B.C. website. The posting was last updated at 11:28 a.m.

Saanich police have confirmed that the couple found dead in their Cadboro Bay home on Tuesday were victims of a murder-suicide, the Victoria Times-Colonist has reported.

When Melanie Hardy sees a prostitute on the street corner, she thinks that with a few unhappy turns to her life, that could be her.

Enbridge Inc. has confirmed Sinopec Corp., China's largest-oil refiner, is part of a consortium of producers and refiners that provided $100 million to push its controversial Northern Gateway project through the regulatory process.

The Last Chapati: A Day in the Life of an Indian Woman event held Jan.

A Jan. 19 RCMP search of a London Hotel apartment, 1479 Third Ave., resulted in a seizure of drugs.