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Premier Christy Clark stopped at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops Tuesday to unveil the second part of her jobs plan, a goal of increasing the number of international students in B.C. by 50 per cent. But critics were quick to point out that at least one of the key measures, an international education council, is already in place.

The Ridley Island bulk terminal at Prince Rupert will be expanded with a $90 million road and rail project, Premier Christy Clark announced Monday.

The shout outs are a lot to remember, especially in the excitement of winning a race with the adrenaline still coursing through his body, but it’s a routine that Lake Country’s Trevor Pearson, an emerging talent on the national motocross scene is becoming increasingly accustomed to.

Ongoing concerns in Lake Country neighbourhoods about pedestrian safety, a listless pace of progress in Winfield’s Town Centre, and bylaw enforcement issues are top priorities for Oyama resident Jayson McCarthy.

Last month’s announcement that the HST will be removed from the province’s tax regime was met with mixed reviews. The 55 per cent of British Columbians who voted in favour of scrapping the tax rejoiced when Elections BC announced that their campaign had been successful.Here in the Okanagan the announcement was accompanied by a different response from voters.

Municipal leaders are gathering for their annual convention in Vancouver at the end of September, and they'll be calling for changes to green taxes imposed by the B.C. government.

B.C. taxpayers got a break on forest fire costs this summer, but the transportation ministry is still busy with major repairs after an unseasonable number of road washouts.

NDP leader Adrian Dix visited a college campus Monday to call on the B.C. government to reinstate the student grant program it canceled in 2004.

3-year-old "returned by suspect." Police found the boy in his home after a 911 call told them he'd be there.The search for Randall Hopley, a suspect in the kidnapping, continues.

The parents of Kienan Hebert made a tearful plea to the person that has Kienan Hebert to let him go. "Please, whoever has Kienan, bring him to a safe place, a gas station a parking lot, make sure he will be seen and walk away. He is only three, he can't speak, he can't tell us who you are or where you have been. This is your chance. All we want is Kienan."