HandyDart workers have been on strike since Oct. 26. Groups representing seniors and the disabled are demanding an immediate end to the HandyDart strike, which is now entering its second month.

The NDP opposition had the B.C. Liberal government on the defensive over the deficit and the harmonized sales tax in the legislative session that wrapped up Thursday.

Serial killer Robert Pickton was convicted on six counts of second-degree murder. The Supreme Court of Canada has given Robert Pickton more scope in his coming appeal to try to overturn his conviction on six counts of murdering women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Another 1.4 million doses of H1N1 vaccine are expected to arrive in B.C. over the next two weeks. Despite declining H1N1 flu activity, the virus killed four more B.C. residents and hospitalized 105 others over the past week.

The Port Mann Bridge is being rebuilt as a new 10-lane span set to open in 2013. Truckers angry with low hauling rates are threatening to halt work on projects like the South Fraser Perimeter Road and the expansion of the Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1.

Wayne Braun is leaving his post as secretary-treasurer of Langley School District after just a few months on the job. others also read...

others also read... An Aldergrove victim of a daylight break and enter last Thursday told The Star that she found it highly ironic to sit down that evening and read The Aldergrove Star's lead story, "Cops cut crime here."

others also read... A family pet earned its keep after it alerted an Aldergrove family that their house was on fire on the weekend. A faulty charger for a remote control toy started a small fire in a bedroom of the home in the 1100-block of 244 Street on Sunday, just after 7 p.m.

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie chairs Metro Vancouver's finance committee. It's not every year politicians get a 25 per cent pay raise – especially in the midst of the deepest recession in decades.

An Abbotsford man charged with drunk driving after the hit-and-run death of a young mom pleaded guilty in Abbotsford Provincial Court on Thursday.

The Fraser Arthritis Centre will officially opens its doors in the Langley Mall on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m.

Red Scorpion paraphernalia was found along with bulletproof vests, a gun, ammunition and drugs, during a raid on the home of a gang member in Aldergrove.

The new Entertainment and Sports Centre will need a big operating subsidy in 2010, with lower than expected attendance figures at the root of a deficit that could approach $3 million.

Larry Gilmour, 55, unsuccessfully panhandles former federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion in downtown Victoria, where Dion attended a meeting on homelessness in November 2007.

Marshall Robertson and girlfriend Brittany Rudder. others also read... The community is rallying to the aid of a young man facing a battle with cancer by hosting a pub night this Thursday.

Departing TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast is returning to run New York's transit system. Keep the pressure on to get the kind of transit system the region needs.

others also read... Langley is getting a $54.6 million park and ride and transit exchange at 202 Street, south of Highway 1. It will include a transit exchange for buses crossing the new Port Mann Bridge.

Abbotsford homeowners are likely to face a property tax increase of less than five per cent in 2010, but with money tight at city hall, they can also expect a reduction in services.

This is one of the few buses seen around Brookswood. TransLink has cancelled a bus that would connect Brookswood to White Rock, going through several busy industrial areas. Township council isn’t happy about the decision and wants it reversed.

Peter Simpson is CEO of Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association. others also read...