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Two Quesnel youth were killed in an automobile incident. (Black Press file photo)

Two 17-year-olds killed in crash, B.C. Interior community reeling

School district on standby as grieving youth respond to single-vehicle incident in Quesnel

Two Quesnel youth were killed in an automobile incident. (Black Press file photo)
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Child among three dead after crash on B.C.’s Sea to Sky Highway

Child and two adults died at single-car crash scene, woman was taken to hospital in stable condition

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Mastermind Toys, which sells items that include LEGO, has filed for creditor protection. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

‘Deteriorating’: Mastermind toy store files for creditor protection

Mastermind has stores in Coquitlam, Langley, Abbotsford, Tsawwassen, Langford and Prince George

Mastermind Toys, which sells items that include LEGO, has filed for creditor protection. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
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Frank talks urged in wake of sextortion death of B.C. 12-year-old

Parents and Mounties urging other parents to talk to their kids after October tragedy

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A WestJet flight had to circle the Fraser Valley for about an hour due to extensive fog in Nanaimo on Nov. 26. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Plane causes stir circling Fraser Valley just waiting for fog to clear

WestJet says flight made a stop in Vancouver while waiting for situation to improve

A WestJet flight had to circle the Fraser Valley for about an hour due to extensive fog in Nanaimo on Nov. 26. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
A petition to allow a Vernon family to live on a farm in a fifth wheel has garnered 4,121 signatures as of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (change.org photo)

B.C. city reconsidering ban on people living in RVs on agricultural land

Possible change of heart comes after Vernon couple’s lengthy battle with over farm living arrangement

A petition to allow a Vernon family to live on a farm in a fifth wheel has garnered 4,121 signatures as of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (change.org photo)
Dr. John Mitchell, a retired chiropractor, says he must not be alone in his struggles to find health care when he needs it most as a senior citizen. “A lot of us old people have pain.” (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Pain exacerbated by lack of family doctor has B.C. senior desperate for help

‘The system is leaving us high and dry,’ says Dr. John Mitchell of Williams Lake

Dr. John Mitchell, a retired chiropractor, says he must not be alone in his struggles to find health care when he needs it most as a senior citizen. “A lot of us old people have pain.” (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
LNG Canada’s flaring system is now under construction and visible from Kitimat and Kitamaat Village. Photo courtesy LNG Canada

Flaring to light up the sky as LNG start-up readies in northwest B.C.

Testing part of year-long startup procedures for new refinery nearing completion in Kitimat

LNG Canada’s flaring system is now under construction and visible from Kitimat and Kitamaat Village. Photo courtesy LNG Canada
Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo. The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court today in a bid get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of the opioid crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

B.C. opioid class action suit seeks certification in court today

Hearing expected to last a month, success would clear path to civil trial against drug firms

Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo. The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court today in a bid get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of the opioid crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
The Cowichan Tribes Administration office located in Duncan, B.C., is shown on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. First Nation votes to take over child services for its residents

About 100 children who are members of Cowichan Tribes are currently covered under provincial laws

The Cowichan Tribes Administration office located in Duncan, B.C., is shown on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Police chased the tractor along Highway 1 until the 176th Street offramp, where it collided with a BC Highway Patrol vehicle (Photo: Curtis Kreklau/ South Fraser News Services)

Police chase tractor down Highway 1 in Surrey; ends in crash

“One person has been taken in to police custody and transported to local area hospital,” police say.

Police chased the tractor along Highway 1 until the 176th Street offramp, where it collided with a BC Highway Patrol vehicle (Photo: Curtis Kreklau/ South Fraser News Services)
Danielle Vaughan and Benny Dornan are teaching Kelowna all about the benefits of mushrooms at their shop Essence Wellness. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Kelowna mushroom store owner speaks out after RCMP raid, seizure

Essence Wellness, a store that specializes in alternative medicine therapies, including psilocybin was raided by police on Nov. 24

Danielle Vaughan and Benny Dornan are teaching Kelowna all about the benefits of mushrooms at their shop Essence Wellness. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
The Penticton Vees sending their thoughts to Penticton’s Andy Moog, who has shared that he is battling cancer. (Penticton Vees/Facebook)

B.C. hockey legend Andy Moog diagnosed with cancer

The former NHL goaltender, 63, was born and raised in Penticton

The Penticton Vees sending their thoughts to Penticton’s Andy Moog, who has shared that he is battling cancer. (Penticton Vees/Facebook)
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Pedestrian struck in Port Alberni crosswalk airlifted to hospital

Collision happened in deadly area of Redford Street where another pedestrian died last spring

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A bear snaps at a person who attempted to touch the animal's back while it fed on a salmon carcass on a beach of the Campbell River in September, 2023. (bl00k_/INSTAGRAM)

VIDEO: Man petting eating bear in Campbell River sparks outrage online

Bear seen eating a salmon at the edge of the water and members of the group attempt to take selfies with it

A bear snaps at a person who attempted to touch the animal's back while it fed on a salmon carcass on a beach of the Campbell River in September, 2023. (bl00k_/INSTAGRAM)
Selina Robinson, minister of post-secondary education, speaks at a funding announcement in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The latest labour market survey for British Columbia says 75 per cent of the one million jobs needed over the next decade will require some level of post-secondary education or training. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Most of B.C.’s new jobs will need post-secondary training: labour outlook

Report says some form of post-secondary education will be necessary 75% of the time

Selina Robinson, minister of post-secondary education, speaks at a funding announcement in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The latest labour market survey for British Columbia says 75 per cent of the one million jobs needed over the next decade will require some level of post-secondary education or training. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Sockeye salmon spawning in a clear groundwater channel. Location is in the Tulsequah subwatershed within the Taku watershed, B.C. (Credit: Jonathan Moore)

As glaciers retreat, mining claims threaten future B.C. salmon habitats: study

SFU researchers say environmental policies need to be more future-thinking as climate change progresses

Sockeye salmon spawning in a clear groundwater channel. Location is in the Tulsequah subwatershed within the Taku watershed, B.C. (Credit: Jonathan Moore)
Lake Cowichan town councillor Lorna Vomacka wants the town to consider renting out campsites at its Lakeview Park Campsite during the offseason on a monthly basis to help deal with the housing crisis. (Lake Cowichan photo)

Housing crisis brought home to Lake Cowichan’s council

One family living in RV say they are out of options

Lake Cowichan town councillor Lorna Vomacka wants the town to consider renting out campsites at its Lakeview Park Campsite during the offseason on a monthly basis to help deal with the housing crisis. (Lake Cowichan photo)
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. The federal agency tasked with reviewing complaints against the RCMP says the police force is causing “significant delays” in an investigation of a unit set up to deal with protests of energy and logging industry projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Slow flow of RCMP info delaying watchdog probe into forestry/energy unit

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission recently met with force to outline concerns

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. The federal agency tasked with reviewing complaints against the RCMP says the police force is causing “significant delays” in an investigation of a unit set up to deal with protests of energy and logging industry projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Rogers hopes mediation can sweeten the deal in ongoing B.C. sugar strike

Labour dispute at Vancouver refinery is affecting sugar supplies heading into the holidays

A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns