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• Men charged in April murder of...

  Five months after the body of 67-year-old Patrick Alexander LeBlanc was found stuffed inside the trunk of his own car in New Westminster, two men have been charged with killing the Vancouver senior.

• Young farmers recognized at competition

  Once again, it's time to acknowledge the hard work that goes into running a farm.

• Rail being laid for heritage line

  Work has begun on a project to lay 12 kilometres of track from Stettler to Red Willow for use by historic rail tours and to boost tourism.

• Colleges and universities adopt textbook rental plans

  After tuition, university and college textbooks are the largest post-secondary expense for students.

• Winter blues treatable: doctor

  Caught up with work in Calgary, Dr. Ted Jablonski couldn't make it to St. John's High School's centennial reunion in June.

• New editor wants to hear from you

  There's something special about the Kootenays. It's hard to describe exactly the feeling I get here, but it has a lot to do with the rugged beauty of the region, its relative isolation from major centres, and the laid-back, friendly way of life that seems so common in this area.

• 1. An insidera s perspective: the making of a Fringe Festival act

  I never thought that I would write a play about healing from sexual abuse, but as I was driving to Winnipeg to perform another play, scenes for just such a play kept popping in my head.

• RCMP close suspected dog-poisoning probe

  A lack of criminal evidence has prompted RCMP in Brandon, Man. to close an investigation without determining how three dogs fell ill in a suspected case of intentional poisoning in the community of Spruce Woods.

• Teen charged in fatal Brandon stabbing

  Police in Brandon, Man. have charged an 18-year-old man with manslaughter in connection to a fatal stabbing nearly a year and a half ago.

• Proposed seniors complex could have adjoining hotel

  It won't be your grandpa's seniors home. That's what the people behind a seniors housing project proposed for the Campbell River Common mall told a group of seniors in Campbell River Friday.