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Thursday, December 18 at 5:30pm

At the Arts Station, 601-1st. Ave.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Fun for the whole family. A shortened version of the Christmas classic.

Designed for ages 4-9. Suggested donation $4

Opening November 27th at 7pm.

A show of work created by the Fernie Spinners and Weavers Guild in the last two years - will open November 27th until December 27th. The making of felt is one of our pursuits and will be exhibited along with handspun and handwoven items with emphasis on the “Bag”. During the show, members will demonstrate spinning and weaving on scheduled afternoons.

Get inspired at the breadth of work - maybe join a guild and experience the creation.

Tibetan exiles meeting in India back the Dalai Lama's policy of seeking autonomy, rather than full independence, from China.

New Zealand beat Australia 34-20 to win the Rugby League World Cup for the first time after a thrilling game rich in drama and controversy.

A fugitive British militant linked to an alleged UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners is killed in Pakistan, reports say.

Segolene Royal contests the razor-thin result of a vote to choose the leader of the French Socialist opposition

Skiing in heaven
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 2 hours ago
Most people head to nearby and better known Fernie. As for accommodations, there are plenty of hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast and hostel options nearby. ...

Former UN head Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter cancel a visit to Zimbabwe after they are refused visas.

Formula One driver Mark Webber breaks his right leg after colliding with a car while riding his bike at a charity event in Tasmania.

Holders Australia take on New Zealand in the final of the Rugby League World Cup in Brisbane.

Police are looking for three suspects in an armed robbery Friday evening inside a busy shopping mall in Langley, B.C.

At least three people are killed in a suspected US missile strike on a tribal district in north-west Pakistan, say security officials.

US President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper approved a tentative free-trade deal with Colombia on Friday, the day before the beginning of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru.

A grenade blast wounds eight protesters in Thailand, amid rising tension between the government and demonstrators.

Police are searching for a prisoner who walked away Friday from a work crew he was part of near a medium-security institution in Nanaimo, B.C.

An addictive preparation made from parts of the poppy flower is creating a major enforcement problem for Toronto police because of its hazy legal status.

British Columbians can now obtain non-emergency health information via the telephone by dialing 811 or by going to the HealthLink BC website.

An Edmonton man, found guilty of killing two people and injuring two others while he was driving high on marijuana, was sentenced Friday to four years in prison, reduced to 37 months after credit for time served.

A judge in a triple murder trial in Calgary has advised the jury it does not have to look at autopsy photos, after a juror requested a break during detailed testimony of the victims' stab wounds.