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Police are investigating a suspicious residential fire in which valuable contents of the home were removed beforehand.

A 69-year-old Sicamous man was fined after making an illegal turn into Tim Hortons that wound up causing a two-vehicle collision.

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.

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.

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.

Tourists are lining up at U.S. border crossings instead of heading to B.C.'s favourite coastal getaways, and summer traffic on BC Ferries is down about four per cent as a result.

Lucy Rego, husband Rick Holly and children Meleana and Jennifer Halley are homeless after losing the majority of their worldly possessions in a fire.

Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner has announced he is resigning as B.C. attorney general and won't run in the next B.C. election.

At press-time on Tuesday, Aug. 16, the News learned of a fire that occurred on Martin Street.

New partners and an optimistic outlook towards the economy have brought new life to a storage development proposed for Seed Frontage Road.