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The last of the evacuees from the forest fire in Peachland are being allowed to return home, though all 1,550 people who were forced from their homes remain on alert to leave at a moment's notice.

Commuters in the Lower Mainland are getting a break on a controversial bridge toll, but the Liberal minister in charge denies the deep discount is a pre-election goodie to win votes in NDP ridings.

He heard the animal whistling and knew he was in the fight of his life

Britain's Prince William revealed for the first time Wednesday that he wants to have two children with his wife, Kate, as crowds turned out in Singapore on the second day of the couple's visit to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee.

Vital drug studies are being delayed by the B.C. government's decision to temporarily shut down researchers' access to data, says an independent group from the University of B.C.

Rush-hour corridor could roll out in September 2013 - 'we're going to break the back on that congestion'

The downside to Canada’s relatively liberal immigration policies is the risk that people will exploit those policies for illegal reasons.

Another round of “austerity measures” is about to hit as the B.C. government struggles to replace more than $1 billion in natural gas revenue that has vanished.

Fires at two clothing factories in Pakistan left 283 people dead - many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows - tragedies that highlight workplace perils in a country where many buildings lack basic safety equipment and owners often bribe of

Nanaimo man to be sentenced on driving and environmental counts