Kyle Wellwood has been invited to Phoenix Coyotes training camp on a tryout basis, the team announced Tuesday.

B.C.'s Labour Relations Board has upheld a ruling that will see close to 200 people receive millions of dollars in termination pay.

Metro Vancouver has a new team targeting the poisonous hogweed plant that is spreading across the region.

Vancouver police rolled out their latest acquisition Tuesday - a large, black armoured vehicle worth a reported $350,000.

Former B.C. cabinet minister Blair Lekstrom says Premier Gordon Campbell needs to tell British Columbians he's retiring from politics, and the sooner he does so the better.

The Bank of Canada should boost interest rates one more time on Wednesday and then could leave rates alone for as long as a year, according to many economists.

Hundreds of students in Surrey will be learning in portables this year as B.C.'s second-largest city bucks the province-wide trend of declining enrolment.

B.C.'s Agricultural Land Commission needs more help from the provincial government in order to do its job properly, according to province's auditor general.

A new road safety campaign in Vancouver uses a 3D image of a young girl chasing a ball to jolt drivers into slowing down.

Two men from Ontario and Manitoba are facing second-degree murder charges following a five-month investigation into the death of a Vancouver-area man.

B.C.'s first Mandarin language programs for kindergarten and Grade 1 students are being launched in Coquitlam and Burnaby, adding to the range of programs offered in the Vancouver area.

A report on injuries at the Vancouver Winter Olympics identified snowboard cross as the most dangerous sports for athletes, with bobsleigh, ice hockey and short-track speedskating not far behind.

The head of a B.C. legislative committee says the 10-member all-party committee will meet for the first time on Wednesday to debate the fate of the anti-HST petition - and he expects a quick decision.

An elderly B.C. man is upset after a provincial health authority stripped him and his wife of their legal and financial rights following his complaints about his wife's care in the local hospital.

Transit route across Metro Vancouver were crowded on Tuesday morning as thousands of students head back to school for the first day of classes.

The federal government is partnering with Crime Stoppers to enlist the Canadian public's help in detecting and reporting signs of potential human trafficking.

The "Second Annual Vintage Fair" is a specialty sale exclusive to chic vintage and retro jewellery, clothing, hats, purses and accessories. Items are all unique and brought to you by over 18 local sellers with reasonable prices. Check out www.vintagefairvictoria.com for more details

Admission is free - be sure to come by and discover your "one of a kind"...

Saturday October 2nd, 2010
1303 Fairfield Road (at Moss St.)10am-4pm

www.vintagefairvictoria.com
Facebook event: 2nd Annual Fall Vintage Fair

A 21-year-old engineering student is claiming to be the first person to cross mainland Canada in an electric car.

Freak instruments unite! This Saturday night the Fort Cafe (742 Fort Street) promises to rock to the sweet strains of underdog instruments in uberdog hands -- California's Uni & her Ukulele and Vancouver's jug band of the damned, the Creaking Planks, wrap up a short tour of Vancouver island by joining Victoria's own squeezebox madman David P. Smith for a thrilling night of killer tunes on outsider instruments. Doors at 7:30, music at 9 pm!

A North Vancouver video game developer has died in a head-on collision in which three people were killed, police in Washington state say.