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The provincial government is receiving broad praise for its housing policies from the British Columbia Economic Forecast Council, but its members are urging more and faster measures to help increase housing supplies and lower costs. Some members are also warning of a looming recession and the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘Feel like a recession’: economic forecast says B.C. headed for a slow year

BC Economic Forecast Council praises housing policies, but says government needs to do more, faster

The provincial government is receiving broad praise for its housing policies from the British Columbia Economic Forecast Council, but its members are urging more and faster measures to help increase housing supplies and lower costs. Some members are also warning of a looming recession and the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House. (Black Press Media file photo)
The world’s largest hockey stick, which has been on the side of the Cowichan Community Centre for 35 years, is up for sale. (Citizen file photo)

World’s largest hockey stick for sale to a good home

Aging structure has been on side of Duncan’s Cowichan Community Centre since 1988

The world’s largest hockey stick, which has been on the side of the Cowichan Community Centre for 35 years, is up for sale. (Citizen file photo)
In this file photo, RCMP and Revelstoke Search and Rescue respond to a call at Boulder Mountain. On Dec. 2, 2023, both teams were called to the mountain once again for a missing snowmobiler. The man died shortly after he was found. (Facebook/Revelstoke Search and Rescue)

Quebec man dies while snowmobiling on B.C. mountain

27-year-old succumbed to injuries while getting transported out by search and rescue members

  • Dec 4, 2023
In this file photo, RCMP and Revelstoke Search and Rescue respond to a call at Boulder Mountain. On Dec. 2, 2023, both teams were called to the mountain once again for a missing snowmobiler. The man died shortly after he was found. (Facebook/Revelstoke Search and Rescue)
Sicamous RCMP are seeking the suspect involved in an assault and robbery involving a 90-year-old Good Samaritan that occurred Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (File photo)

90-year-old Salmon Arm man assaulted, robbed after giving stranger ride

Police say suspect hit victim in the head before pushing him out of the vehicle

Sicamous RCMP are seeking the suspect involved in an assault and robbery involving a 90-year-old Good Samaritan that occurred Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (File photo)
A video shows someone breaking a lock on the Capital Bike cargo bike parked on Hillside Avenue in Victoria shortly after 5 a.m. on June 20. (Screen-grab Capital Bike/X)

VicPD returns 25% of stolen bikes as e-bike theft increases

‘This is likely due to the increased popularity of e-bikes in general since COVID-19’

A video shows someone breaking a lock on the Capital Bike cargo bike parked on Hillside Avenue in Victoria shortly after 5 a.m. on June 20. (Screen-grab Capital Bike/X)
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B.C. residents with early-stage type 1 diabetes needed for drug study

Clinical trials in Vancouver seeking 17 patients for ongoing clinical trials

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Much of British Columbia’s south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a “potent and impactful” storm will bring heavy rain. A pedestrian carries an umbrella as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, October 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Potent and impactful’ rain, wind, snow and high tides converging on B.C.

Coastal, southern B.C. face weather warnings with incoming ‘atmospheric river’

Much of British Columbia’s south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a “potent and impactful” storm will bring heavy rain. A pedestrian carries an umbrella as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, October 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it’s calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Atmospheric river to bring heavy rain to southern B.C.: Environment Canada

The storm, which is set to hit Monday, won’t be as powerful as in November 2021, forecasters say

Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it’s calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Riley Brinnen of Kelowna was injured in a car crash in Kamloops on Nov. 29, 2023. (GoFundMe)

Thompson River University student from Kelowna injured in fatal crash

Riley Brinnen graduated from Kelowna Secondary School in 2020

  • Dec 3, 2023
Riley Brinnen of Kelowna was injured in a car crash in Kamloops on Nov. 29, 2023. (GoFundMe)
Canada’s lopsided 5-0 win over an experimental Australia side in the rain Friday at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., and the hoopla surrounding it provided a taste of what is to come in Christine Sinclair’s farewell game at B.C. Place Stadium. Sinclair passes the ball as Australia’s Amy Sayer looks on during second half soccer action at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Friday, December 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Hoopla expected to hit new heights for Sinclair’s farewell game in Vancouver

Friday’s game, the first half of Sinclair’s swansong in her B.C. backyard, was just an appetizer

Canada’s lopsided 5-0 win over an experimental Australia side in the rain Friday at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., and the hoopla surrounding it provided a taste of what is to come in Christine Sinclair’s farewell game at B.C. Place Stadium. Sinclair passes the ball as Australia’s Amy Sayer looks on during second half soccer action at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Friday, December 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in the press theatre at legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Politicians left British Columbia’s legislature Thursday after passing a series of ambitious housing-focused laws Opposition parties say will do little to change the province’s status as the jurisdiction with the most unaffordable housing in North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Housing dominates B.C. legislative session as next election looms

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says there’s more legislation on the way

Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in the press theatre at legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Politicians left British Columbia’s legislature Thursday after passing a series of ambitious housing-focused laws Opposition parties say will do little to change the province’s status as the jurisdiction with the most unaffordable housing in North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Port Moody Police are investigating the campaign finances of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager. (Port Moody Police photo)

West Vancouver mayor’s 2022 campaign finances investigated by B.C. police

Elections BC say a disclosure report identified ‘potential spending irregularities’

Port Moody Police are investigating the campaign finances of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager. (Port Moody Police photo)
Overall, 65 per cent of Canadians know a woman who has faced abuse. But broken down by gender, 69 per cent of women surveyed know a woman who has experienced assault, compared to 61 per cent of men. Woman staring out window. (Pixabay)

Two-thirds of Canadians know a woman who has experienced assault: Poll

However, there is a gender gap on awareness around abuse

Overall, 65 per cent of Canadians know a woman who has faced abuse. But broken down by gender, 69 per cent of women surveyed know a woman who has experienced assault, compared to 61 per cent of men. Woman staring out window. (Pixabay)
A head-on collision on Highway 5 has resulted in a double fatality south of Little Fort Saturday, Dec. 2, confirm RCMP. (DriveBC map)
A head-on collision on Highway 5 has resulted in a double fatality south of Little Fort Saturday, Dec. 2, confirm RCMP. (DriveBC map)
A 20-year old Calgary man has pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating terrorist activity. The sign at the Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary is shown on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland

Calgary man pleads guilty to terrorism count after posts on TikTok, Snapchat

Hussein knowingly facilitated terrorist activity by posting an Islamic State group recruitment: Documents

A 20-year old Calgary man has pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating terrorist activity. The sign at the Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary is shown on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
Vancouver coach Vanni Sartini was suspended by Major League Soccer for the first six games of next season and fined $20,000 for his actions and comments about referee Tim Ford following a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on Nov. 5 that eliminated the Whitecaps from the playoffs. Sartini leaves the field after the first half of an MLS soccer match against Los Angeles FC, in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver Whitecaps coach suspended 5 games for conduct in season-ending loss

Vanni Sartini has been fined $20K for his actions and comments about referee Tim Ford

Vancouver coach Vanni Sartini was suspended by Major League Soccer for the first six games of next season and fined $20,000 for his actions and comments about referee Tim Ford following a 1-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on Nov. 5 that eliminated the Whitecaps from the playoffs. Sartini leaves the field after the first half of an MLS soccer match against Los Angeles FC, in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team’s Sgt. Timothy Pierotti in Surrey on June 21, 2023. IHIT is asking the public for help in the double homicide of a 46-year-old man and his 13-year-old son after they were found killed in their Richmond home on Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Father, 13-year-old son the victims of targeted Richmond homicide, police say

Police have identified the victims in a Richmond homicide as a father…

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team’s Sgt. Timothy Pierotti in Surrey on June 21, 2023. IHIT is asking the public for help in the double homicide of a 46-year-old man and his 13-year-old son after they were found killed in their Richmond home on Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)
An electric scooter driver dodges pedestrians as they cross an intersection in downtown Denver. British Columbia will be kicking off a four-year review in April on the emerging mode of transportation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Zalubowski

4-year safety review for electric kick scooters to begin in B.C. in the spring

The study will evaluate how the scooters can be safely integrated into local transportation networks

An electric scooter driver dodges pedestrians as they cross an intersection in downtown Denver. British Columbia will be kicking off a four-year review in April on the emerging mode of transportation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Zalubowski
Thompson Rivers University men’s volleyball player Owyn McInnis died from his injuries he suffered in a car crash on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@goTRUWolfPack/X)

University athlete killed in Kamloops car crash identified by family

Owyn McInnis died in the crash, while 2 of his teammates suffered critical injuries

Thompson Rivers University men’s volleyball player Owyn McInnis died from his injuries he suffered in a car crash on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@goTRUWolfPack/X)
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on after an announcement at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Farnworth says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. files application for Canada’s 1st unexplained wealth order, minister says

The province’s statement says a hearing is expected on Jan. 11, 2024

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on after an announcement at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Farnworth says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito