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Rain that's in the weekend forecast could temper northeast sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ wildfires: fire crews

Rain that's in the weekend forecast could temper northeast sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ wildfires: fire crews

VANCOUVER — Favourable wind conditions may help control the wildfires that have been raging near Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia for the last two weeks, and fire crews say possible rain over the weekend could further temper the flames.
Seasonal weather to return, but lightning risk sparks new wildfire concern in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Seasonal weather to return, but lightning risk sparks new wildfire concern in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government warned Friday that a return to more seasonal spring conditions is raising the risk of lightning-caused wildfires heading into the long weekend, after a prolonged hot and dry spell across much of the provinc
Interior Health sued over delay in woman's breast cancer diagnosis

Interior Health sued over delay in woman's breast cancer diagnosis

When a second biopsy was taken in June 2020, Boulanger received a diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma.
Wildfire service says 'exceptional' hot weather has put sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ regions at risk

Wildfire service says 'exceptional' hot weather has put sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ regions at risk

VANCOUVER — Exceptional, summer-like conditions have dried out forest fuels in British Columbia, creating conditions that make some regions "highly susceptible to ignition and rapid spread," the provincial wildfire service says in a status update Thu
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ police officer 'justified' in shooting man during rampage

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ police officer 'justified' in shooting man during rampage

Police watchdog praised RCMP officer for potentially saving "many lives, including his own."
Ibrahim Ali 'not well,' jury in Burnaby murder trial sent home

Ibrahim Ali 'not well,' jury in Burnaby murder trial sent home

A Burnaby murder trial was expected to continue Thursday with the cross-examination of the forensic pathologist who autopsied the 13-year-old victim, but her accused killer, Ibrahim Ali, was 'not well,' so the jury was sent home.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government announces $11M grant for training single-room occupancy hotel tenants

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government announces $11M grant for training single-room occupancy hotel tenants

VANCOUVER — The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government says it's providing $11 million in grant funding to a non-profit in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside aimed at training and empowering tenants of single-room occupancy hotels.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ food bank gets $7M for warehouse as it struggles with abundance, not scarcity

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ food bank gets $7M for warehouse as it struggles with abundance, not scarcity

NANAIMO, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — The head of a Vancouver Island food bank says the problem it's been grappling with in recent years isn't scarcity — it's abundance. Peter Sinclair, executive director of the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank in Nanaimo, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ reports 120% increase in prescriptions after pharmacists gain new powers

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ reports 120% increase in prescriptions after pharmacists gain new powers

VANCOUVER — British Columbia government figures show a 120 per cent increase in the number of prescriptions renewed or adjusted after the province expanded pharmacists' powers last October, part of an effort to ease strains in the health-care system.
Police say woman keyed 400 cars at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ dealership causing estimated $500,000 damage

Police say woman keyed 400 cars at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ dealership causing estimated $500,000 damage

COQUITLAM, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Mounties in Coquitlam, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who they say keyed about 400 vehicles at a car dealership in the city.