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Paul Fraser, B.C.’s conflict of interest commissioner, is being remembered as a man whose commitment to ethics earned him the respect of both colleagues and those he was investigating. Fraser died Friday after a brief illness. He was 78.

The Canucks made a much-needed move on Monday, signing another top college free agent to an entry-level contract.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh dropped into Coquitlam’s Pasta Polo restaurant on Monday to announce the details of the part's national pharmacare plan.

BC Hydro increased its fares on Monday, April 1 and, as a result, customers will have an interim net increase of 1.8 per cent added to their bills. This amount works out to an additional $1.63 per month for residential customers.

A 71-year-old woman is in hospital after a hit-and-run on SE Marine Drive at Victoria

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A Richmond car rental business near Capstan Way and River Road appeared to have been engulfed in a fire on Saturday. When a Richmond News reporter arrived at the scene at Carboy Motors at 8100 Capstan Way around 1 p.m.

A Lake Cowichan boy who was mauled by two cougars on Friday afternoon has been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. “His injuries weren’t particularly threatening,” B.C. Conservation Insp. Ben York said on Saturday.

Global citizenship consultancy Henley & Partners’ new ranking of the world’s passports has Canada behind 17 other countries when it comes to the number of countries that its citizens can visit visa-free.