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Close to 200 people search for Victoria hiker missing near Sooke

Close to 200 people search for Victoria hiker missing near Sooke

Search-and-rescue teams from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland have intensified efforts to locate a missing Victoria woman.
UVic chancellor says she'll consider returning honorary degree if Turpel-Lafond's isn't revoked

UVic chancellor says she'll consider returning honorary degree if Turpel-Lafond's isn't revoked

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s former representative for children and youth, has faced questions about her claim to be a treaty Indian of Cree ancestry, as well as her academic credentials
Heavy snow on Lower Mainland, bitter cold in northwest, central B.C.: weather alert

Heavy snow on Lower Mainland, bitter cold in northwest, central B.C.: weather alert

VANCOUVER — An arctic outflow is bringing another snowy storm to the Lower Mainland, while frostbite warnings are in effect for central and northwestern B.C.
Too much boom: pipeline workers outnumber residents in one northern B.C. village

Too much boom: pipeline workers outnumber residents in one northern B.C. village

The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion has brought thousands of workers to the small tourist village of Valemount, located near Mount Robson Provincial Park.
Three men charged with first-degree murder of Abbotsford, B.C., couple: police

Three men charged with first-degree murder of Abbotsford, B.C., couple: police

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — RCMP say three men have been arrested and charged with two counts each of first-degree murder in the killings of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple last spring.
Spending strong in first half of the holiday season

Spending strong in first half of the holiday season

November retail sales dipped from a surge of early holiday shopping in October, but still saw solid year-over-year growth that marked a strong start to the holiday season.
Drivers warned as temperatures set to plummet from Vancouver to Yukon

Drivers warned as temperatures set to plummet from Vancouver to Yukon

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia is warning drivers to prepare winter survival kits as a blast of frigid cold hits over the next week and the mercury plummets across the province.
B.C. government continues the pandemic wage top-up for care home workers

B.C. government continues the pandemic wage top-up for care home workers

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is extending its COVID-19 wage top-ups for staff at seniors facilities, but the restriction that limited those workers to one work site has been lifted.
Prince George baker competes on new Netflix show

Prince George baker competes on new Netflix show

Katie Stymiest appears as a contestant on Netflix's new cooking competition show.
B.C. disease centre says flu shows signs of decline, with no new deaths of children

B.C. disease centre says flu shows signs of decline, with no new deaths of children

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre For Disease Control says there are signs influenza is on a "steady decline" in the province, although case numbers remain high and positive test rates for respiratory syncytial virus continue to rise.