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VANCOUVER — Power restoration work is underway in British Columbia on Tuesday after heavy rains and strong winds in parts of the province left thousands of households without power. BC Hydro said in a statement that at its peak at around 2 a.m.

FREDERICTON — Christmas Day began for more than 500 customers in New Brunswick without power and by the night that number was down to just under 80 customers affected.

Five of the players on Prince George's U15 female rep hockey team come from just two families

As a cancer survivor, Judy Schinkel knows exactly what those staying at the Kordyban Lodge in Prince George are going through.

VANCOUVER — BC Ferries says it has cancelled several Christmas Day sailings on multiple routes and many more are at risk as stormy weather whips up high winds on the province's coast.

Here are a few pictures of Santa with the children who were able to visit with him and the staff who were thrilled to have photos taken of themselves with the genuine elf direct from the North Pole.

The earthquake occured at 7:14 a.m, 74 km southeast of Victoria.

The largest known obsidian outcrops in Western Canada are found here, etched into the soil eight million years ago, a gift left behind by basalt strato-volcanoes, shield volcanoes, lava domes and calderas.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — BC Ferries says it's cancelling sailings to and from Prince Rupert until Dec. 28 due an engine issue coupled with forecasted "hurricane-force winds.