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FREDERICTON — The offspring of beetles imported from British Columbia are ready to take up the fight against an invasive insect that is killing hemlock trees in Nova Scotia.

SURREY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Federal Mounties have arrested three men in Surrey, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, who they say are tied to an organized crime group with links to Mexican drug cartels believed to be importing cocaine to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

The system is expected to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow before Thursday night.

A subterranean water pipeline passing under the Fraser River aims to secure Metro Vancouver's water supply, even after a major earthquake.

VANCOUVER — Wind warnings covered much of British Columbia's south and central coast Tuesday night, while Environment sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ added a rainfall warning for Haida Gwaii and a winter storm warning for a section of Highway 3 in the southern Interior.

NEW WESTMINSTER, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Two people have been charged after a Metro Vancouver Transit Police investigation turned up guns and illicit drugs, including fentanyl disguised as dog treats.

SURREY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — The federal government is providing more than $9 million in funding for programs in British Columbia and Yukon to combat homelessness among veterans.

BURNABY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Mounties in Burnaby say westbound lanes of Highway 1 near the city have been shut after a multi-vehicle crash. They say just before 3 a.m.

The University of Victoria’s Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery found that two diesel generation stations provide 60 per cent of the power to the islands’ nearly 5,000 residents.

Second World War veteran Percival Smith was a teenager when he entered the British Merchant Navy, but after years at sea he emerged as a man who returned to a family he "couldn't even recognize" after the war.