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BC Ferries passengers are sounding off on what they would like to see improved on the vessels.

In just over two months Canadians will head to the polls to elect a new federal government. Politicians are already gearing up as the campaign is set to begin for the Oct. 21 federal election.

A blast of technology has taken the mystery out of waiting for the bus.

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Drivers who hand over the keys to their old gas-guzzler to get behind the wheel of a new electric vehicle can receive financial incentives of up to $8,000 from the provincial and federal governments.

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With grasslands and forests around Vancouver Island and across B.C. reaching tinder dry conditions, residents and visitors to the province are being asked to do all they can to prevent another summer filled with the haze of wildfires.