Shelley Jordan

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Open fires will be allowed again throughout parts of northern British Columbia starting Friday, thanks to cooler and wetter weather.

OTTAWA – Federal security officials are resisting pressure to reveal how many people are on Canada's no-fly list, arguing the information could help terrorists plot a catastrophic attack on an airliner.

TORONTO – A proposed class-action lawsuit has been launched against two chemical companies that make pesticides widely blamed for massive bee deaths, a growing concern in Europe and North America.

VANCOUVER – Virgin Atlantic is dropping its only Canadian destination, Vancouver, when summer seasonal service ends Oct. 11. The service operated five flights per week.

TORONTO – Just two weeks ago the international president of Medecins Sans Frontieres insisted she didn't want to be quoted saying military hospitals should be deployed to West Africa's Ebola zone to bolster the woefully undermanned response efforts there — even though she herself raised the possibility.

VICTORIA – A new report that pleads with the B.C. government to invest in the fight against domestic violence highlights a brutal set of statistics in the province for 2014.

As the celebrity photo-hacking scandal has made clear, privacy isn't what it used to be.

VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier Christy Clark is weighing in from the sidelines of social media on the government's feud with striking teachers while classes in public schools are delayed for another day.

Nobody’s perfect. That includes gym rats. Yet some faux pas are easier to forgive than others. So while the following 10 sins may seem minor to some, if you’re a gym regular you’ve probably created a similar list. If you see yourself in my top 10, please make the world a better place and change your ways.

It might seem surprising to pair peach and tomato, but jazzed up with coriander seed and lime, dashed with sweet and hot chili peppers and tangy with red onion, this two-fruit salsa is just looking for a dance partner. It's cooked just until saucy, keeping the flavor fresh and forward. If you are a fan of cilantro, a generous handful is a welcome addition when serving.

LIKELY, B.C. – The B.C. government says fish tissue collected near the site of a tailings spill showed elevated levels of selenium, but that fish from the area is still safe to eat.

VANCOUVER - A Liberal MP who has met with Mounties across the country says officers tell her harassment and bullying continue within the force, despite assurances of action by the RCMP's top brass. MP Judy Sgro, along with Senator Grant Mitchell, hosted four private sessions between April and October 2013 asking Mounties to share their...

TORONTO – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is wrong in saying that police investigations, not a national inquiry, are the best way to deal with crimes involving missing and murdered aboriginal women, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said Friday.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The ice bucket challenge's phenomenal success is making other charitable organizations rethink how they connect with a younger generation of potential donors.

VICTORIA – The former boss of the B.C. Lottery Corporation has paid back $55,000 collected while he was found to be in a conflict of interest.

OTTAWA – The RCMP and Canadian military have spent nearly $11.5 million in the last eight years on a national search-and-destroy mission for illicit marijuana crops.

VANCOUVER – Reaching spawning grounds is hard work for salmon and researchers from the University of British Columbia say fish forced to "sprint" through fast-moving water or other obstacles can suffer heart attacks.