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CPP versus OAS Old Age Security pension is a monthly payment available to Canadians age 65 and older. The average monthly payment in late 2011 was $508 Category: News Newspaper: Clearwater Times Region: BC Region Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 21:20:15

FORESTRY HOCKEY LEAGUE:Bears win third straight with a 5-1 thumping of Blue Collar Bears claw Blue Collar in Forestry Hockey League action and Serenity claws back to a 5-5 draw with Fraser River GM. Category: Sports Newspaper: Quesnel Observer Region: BC Region Feed: Sports Date: 2012-02-04 20:59:37

Snowy loppet a success Despite the heavy snowfall, cross-country skiers made their way to Hallis Lake for another successful edition of the Hallis Lake Loppet. Category: Sports Newspaper: Quesnel Observer Region: BC Region Feed: Sports Date: 2012-02-04 20:59:36

Duddy confident with new tricks Alison Duddy hopes a few new tricks will help her earn a a third provincial title in Kamloops, Feb 2 - 5. Category: Sports Newspaper: Quesnel Observer Region: BC Region Feed: Sports Date: 2012-02-04 20:59:35

Jobs minister makes case for economic plan in North Van The province's jobs minister met with the North Vancouver business community to make the case for the BC Liberals' new economic plan. Category: News Newspaper: North Shore Outlook Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 20:28:19

Everyone loves a parade The Vernon Winter Carnival Parade entertains Thousands of spectators Saturday. Category: News Newspaper: Vernon Morning Star Region: BC Region Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 20:23:53

Fraser Valley Phantom dominate female midget AAA league The Phantom blanked the Vancouver Fusion 4-0 at home at Pitt Meadows Arena Sunday morning, giving the team its third win a row. Category: Sports Newspaper: Maple Ridge News Region: BC Region Feed: Sports Date: 2012-02-04 20:19:59

Fast: No decisions made on Old Age Security changes The federal government has not decided to raise the Old Age Security eligibility age from 65 to 67, according to Abbotsford MP Ed Fast. Category: News Newspaper: Abby News Region: BC Region Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 20:04:13

Abbotsford - The week in pictures Jan 30 to Feb. 3 A look at some of the top news and sports stories from the past week. Category: News Newspaper: Abby News Region: BC Region Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 20:04:11

Young woman sexually assaulted by two men in Abbotsford Police are looking for the men who grabbed the victim off the street and assaulted her in the back of a pickup truck. Category: News Newspaper: Abby News Region: BC Region Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 20:04:10

Woman found guilty on lesser charge of manslaughter Linda Mitchell had been charged with second degree murder in the stabbing death of her common-law husband in Campbell River Category: News Newspaper: Campbell River Mirror Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 19:57:14

Premier calls for 'free-enterprise coalition' to win byelection The B.C. Liberal Party flexed its political muscle in the Chilliwack-Hope riding Saturday. Category: News Newspaper: Chilliwack Progress Region: BC Region Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 19:53:54

Communities sought to host BC Summer and Winter Games The BC Games Society has launched the bid process to select the communities to host the BC Summer and BC Winter Games in 2016 and 2018. Category: Sports Newspaper: Comox Valley Record Region: Vancouver Feed: Sports Date: 2012-02-04 19:50:15

Get ready for 10K race with clinic at Equilibrium Lifestyle Management Equilibrium Lifestyle Management (ELM) is kicking off their 10th annual Times Colonist 10K clinic on Thursday, Feb. 16 Category: Sports Newspaper: Comox Valley Record Region: Vancouver Feed: Sports Date: 2012-02-04 19:50:13

Sound Of Music opener was one of Cowichan's favourite things. Set The Sound Of Music among South Island Musical Society's best. Category: Entertainment & Arts Newspaper: Cowichan News Leader Region: Vancouver Feed: Entertainment Date: 2012-02-04 19:50:00

Dateline Cowichan 1979: Salute made to Barb Wallace Longtime NDP MLA nominated again to represent Cowichan area Category: News Newspaper: Cowichan News Leader Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 19:49:35

Duncan's new kidney dialysis facility open in Shopper's Drug Mart plaza Cowichan's big, new kidney dialysis facility is open in new space near Shopper's Drug Mart. Category: News Newspaper: Cowichan News Leader Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 19:49:34

Victoria buskers festival scores big bucks Tourism Victoria has donated $20,000 to the event, set to run July 20 to 29. Category: News Newspaper: Victoria News Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 19:47:51

Afghan war's deadliest year: civilian deaths climb in 2011 A record number civilians were killed in Afghanistan's decade-long war in 2011 — the fifth straight year the death toll has risen, the United Nations reported Saturday. Category: News Newspaper: Vancouver Sun Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 17:09:11

Syrian demonstrators storm embassies in Cairo, London and Kuwait Syrian demonstrators ransacked their country's embassy in Cairo and broke into the missions in London and Kuwait, part of protests around the world against the worst bloodshed of the 11 month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Category: News Newspaper: Vancouver Sun Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 17:09:10

Oil ban won't halt nuclear work: Iran Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Category: News Newspaper: Vancouver Sun Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 17:09:09

The ecstacy and the agony: so-called 'love drug' leads to deaths, triggers public health warnings Not so long ago, Myles Murphy popped "E" caps like they were candy. Category: News Newspaper: Vancouver Sun Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 17:09:08

Calgary's Jan Hudec earns gold in World Cup downhill Six knee operations refused to derail Jan Hudec from his dream of hitting the World Cup downhill podium once again on behalf of his country. The same holds true for lack of cash. Due in part to his shaky results last year, Hudec, 30, needed to hold a fundraiser at the start of this ski season to come up with the required $15,000 for team fees. Category: News Newspaper: Vancouver Sun Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 17:09:07

Top dentists gross $1M a year on First Nations reserves Treating impoverished First Nations patients is a surprisingly lucrative enterprise for the country's dentists, with the six highest-billing practitioners receiving more than $1 million a year from Health Canada, according to government figures the National Post obtained. Category: News Newspaper: Vancouver Sun Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 17:09:05

Brooding tough-guy actor Ben Gazzara dies at 81 Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81. Category: News Newspaper: Vancouver Sun Region: Vancouver Feed: News Date: 2012-02-04 17:09:05

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