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High school scholarship rules changed

High school scholarship rules changed

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.
Injured raccoon sparks call for ban of leg-hold traps

Injured raccoon sparks call for ban of leg-hold traps

Trapped animal discovered in Guildford area.
Tributes pour in for Jack Layton

Tributes pour in for Jack Layton

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.
Real-time transit info coming to Metro Vancouver

Real-time transit info coming to Metro Vancouver

TransLink app taps into GPS to show bus locations
Tighter system to ban problem gamblers pledged

Tighter system to ban problem gamblers pledged

Studies find self-exclusion at casinos easy to beat but still worthwhile
Ferry traffic down as tourists go south

Ferry traffic down as tourists go south

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.
Salmon will be tested for Japanese radiation

Salmon will be tested for Japanese radiation

Feds scale back monitoring for Fukushima nuke fallout
UPDATE: Surrey firefighter dies in parachute accident

UPDATE: Surrey firefighter dies in parachute accident

Cal McKibbon, 51, was an active individual who loved life
Penner quits cabinet, won't run again

Penner quits cabinet, won't run again

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.
Delta cabbie robbed

Delta cabbie robbed

Surrey Mountie comes to the rescue.