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At approximately 8:14 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2011, the Burns Lake RCMP detachment received a report of a stabbing inside a residence on Toh Street.

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.

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.

What is valued and significant and what is not?

True to his word, Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad released a break down of his expenditures on Facebook last week.

At about 5 p.m. on Aug. 12 the Houston RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service responded to single vehicle rollover on Hwy. 16 near Barrett Hat Road, west of Houston.

A recent letter to the editor by local resident Craig Armstrong highlighted a number of issues he felt were of concern at the Lakes District Hospital.

The safety issue can't be ignored for another year.