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UBCM convention to mull civic spending watchdog

The B.C. government is getting to work dismantling the harmonized sales tax, a job that may take more than a year and add billions to the province's deficit.

While most School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) board meetings can only be seen in the Creston Valley via video conference, visitors can see next week's in person...

Shaw cable subscribers have likely noticed that the Spokane channels they’ve been watching for years are back on the air...

Decent crop, lousy market. That has been the sentiment of local late season cherry growers in the last week...

The B.C. Public School Employers' Association applied to the labour board for a ruling expected by Friday, saying the B.C. Teachers' Federation continues to try to negotiate provincial issues such as class size and staffing ratios at local district bargaining tables.

Tributes are pouring in for federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, who died of cancer early Monday at age 61. Layton's death comes just months after Layton led the NDP to Official Opposition status in Canadian Parliament, a first for the party.

Creston RCMP responded to 99 calls in a typical busy summer week from Aug. 8-14, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday...

B.C.'s high school grads were leaving millions in scholarship money on the table by not writing optional final exams, so the education ministry has changed the system to make sure the aid gets to students who do well on mandatory tests.

The beauty of the Creston Valley has struck again, and this time it’s caught the eyes of Saskatchewan filmmakers Nils Sorenson and Leanne Schinkel...