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The ‘Light Up the Province’ initiative put on by BC Highway Patrol took 222 impaired drivers off the streets on Saturday, Dec. 2. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

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Ohtani agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers

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B.C. Legislature lights up for the holidays in Victoria

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West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund (right) will be dropping the puck at the Vancouver Canucks game at Rogers Arena on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Vancouver Canucks/X)

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