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Get a look at your new, traffic-free Highway 1 (VIDEO)

Get a look at your new, traffic-free Highway 1 (VIDEO)

While summer traffic may have Highway 1 ground to a halt every afternoon for the next two months, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is offering a sneak peak of what (hopefully) will be open roads ahead.
Vets looking at how to use pot for pets

Vets looking at how to use pot for pets

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association is exploring the idea of pot for pets.
Ellen baby clothing item recalled due to choking hazard

Ellen baby clothing item recalled due to choking hazard

A piece of Ellen’s baby clothing is being recalled by Health Canada. This recall involves Ellen Degeneres pink-striped coveralls, sold with a cap. Coverall includes a kangaroo pocket and bunny applique.

UPDATE: Arrest made, charges laid in Broncos bus crash

The investigation into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is complete. Earlier this morning the Saskatchewan RCMP made an arrest and laid charges in relation to the April 6 accident. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, a 29-year-old from Calgary, Alta.

Casino workers in Coquitlam vote against contract ratification

BCGEU said workers will continue to picket the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam
Nine Lower Mainland Safeway stores close today, affecting 1,000 workers

Nine Lower Mainland Safeway stores close today, affecting 1,000 workers

Store in Point Grey will never reopen; negotiations ongoing for five other stores
Learn about Site C project tonight in New West

Learn about Site C project tonight in New West

A local priest is among the speakers at an environmental event taking place today at the Aboriginal Gathering Place at Douglas College.
New Westminster Police are searching for this missing man and he might be in Burnaby

New Westminster Police are searching for this missing man and he might be in Burnaby

New Westminster Police are asking for help locating a missing 75-year-old man who was last seen near Royal Columbian Hospital. Leonard MacGillivray disappeared around 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to a press release from New Westminster Police.
Warning issued after passenger infected with measles lands at YVR

Warning issued after passenger infected with measles lands at YVR

Infected individual flew China Southern from New Delhi and Guangzhou to Vancouver June 23 and 24
Keep Rex out of the driver’s seat

Keep Rex out of the driver’s seat

If you’re planning on a road trip this summer, make sure no one with four legs touches the steering wheel. About 40 per cent of pet owners are planning to take Fido and Felix on vacation this summer, according to a recent ICBC survey.