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Conservation officers say the woman and the bear likely startled each other in an incident that left the senior with minor injuries

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation for what it says is stronger oversight.

British Columbia Premier David Eby's special pre-election countdown has ended with the announcement of the arrival of his newborn daughter on Thursday. The premier says Gwendolyn Kay Eby was born happy and healthy at nine pounds six ounces.

NEMAIAH VALLEY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Chief Joe Alphonse of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation says the 2014 court ruling that resulted in the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history triggered a decade of "huge" shifts.

FORT NELSON — The mayor of Fort Nelson, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, says the community is feeling more comfortable after a week of wet weather and a downgraded drought threat, but that doesn't mean they're blind to the risk of wildfires that still exists in the region.

WEST VANCOUVER, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Police in West Vancouver, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, say two people are dead after a head-on crash along Highway 1 that blocked access to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.

BURNABY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Mounties in Burnaby, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, say they used undercover officers as part of a lengthy investigation into hundreds of stolen catalytic converters that they say were destined to be sent to the United States.

KIMBERLEY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — RCMP say an 11-year-old boy has drowned in Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook in southeastern sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Police say the boy was out with two other children on Sunday on an inflated tube when it flipped in high winds and rough water.

VICTORIA — One of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced he will not seek re-election in this fall's provincial vote.

Every year at this time, North Shore Rescue volunteers are sent after hikers who’ve misjudged the warm weather at sea level.