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Called out by Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet during training camp, Dakota Joshua has rebounded with his best-ever season in the NHL. Vancouver Canucks photo

THE MOJ: How Dakota Joshua has found the extra 5% he needed

Canuck grinder has taken a step after realizing what steps he had to take

Called out by Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet during training camp, Dakota Joshua has rebounded with his best-ever season in the NHL. Vancouver Canucks photo
White Kia seen travelling in the wrong lane down Highway 1 on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 (RCMP handout)

Impaired driver caught going wrong way on B.C. highway with 3 working tires

Woman in her thirties failed a breathalyzer after RCMP pulled her over in North Vancouver

White Kia seen travelling in the wrong lane down Highway 1 on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 (RCMP handout)
The Oak Bay Beach Hotel’s Boathouse Spa and Baths is named to the Spas of America’s Top 100 of 2023. (The Boathouse/Facebook)

Parksville, Oak Bay spas named among best in North America

Tigh-Na-Mara’s The Grotto, Oak Bay Beach Hotel’s The Boathouse, crack Top 100

The Oak Bay Beach Hotel’s Boathouse Spa and Baths is named to the Spas of America’s Top 100 of 2023. (The Boathouse/Facebook)
The marquee matchup of this week’s NFL playoff slate features Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills hosting Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs photos

THE MOJ: How NFL playoffs will unfold as we count down to Bills/Chiefs

Mahomes taking to playoff game road for the first time to face Allen in Buffalo should be a treat

The marquee matchup of this week’s NFL playoff slate features Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills hosting Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs photos
Vancouver’s Nils Hoglander celebrates with teammate Dakota Joshua after a goal during the game against the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night at Rogers Arena. Joshua’s goal late in the second period would give the Canucks a 2-1 win over the visitors. Vancouver Canucks photo

THE MOJ: Canucks have to screen out noise as they continue to earn the day

There is plenty of reason to believe this Canuck team is for real

Vancouver’s Nils Hoglander celebrates with teammate Dakota Joshua after a goal during the game against the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night at Rogers Arena. Joshua’s goal late in the second period would give the Canucks a 2-1 win over the visitors. Vancouver Canucks photo
Honey is recuperating at the Prince George animal shelter and BC SPCA is hoping the dog will be ready for adoption by Feb. 14. (BC SPCA photo)

Dog named ‘Honey’ found injured on B.C. highway, rescued by good Samaritan

A two-year-old puppy rescued by a passerby from Highway 16 near Fort…

Honey is recuperating at the Prince George animal shelter and BC SPCA is hoping the dog will be ready for adoption by Feb. 14. (BC SPCA photo)
The BC Centre for Disease Control says cases of streptococcus pyogenes are on the rise in B.C., and contributed to the deaths of five children in 2023. (Pixabay photo)

4 child deaths in last month linked to rising strep A infections: BCCDC

Although rarely fatal, cases of the infection are increasing across Canada

The BC Centre for Disease Control says cases of streptococcus pyogenes are on the rise in B.C., and contributed to the deaths of five children in 2023. (Pixabay photo)
One man died at the University of British Columbia on Jan. 17, 2024, after the vehicle he was driving plummeted off the second storey of the Thunderbird parkade and hit the ground below. (@michaelbatema/X)

Driver killed after car plummets off 2nd storey of UBC parkade: RCMP

Chunk of concrete barrier hanging above crashed car made immediate rescue too dangerous, say police

One man died at the University of British Columbia on Jan. 17, 2024, after the vehicle he was driving plummeted off the second storey of the Thunderbird parkade and hit the ground below. (@michaelbatema/X)
Fresh white snow contrasts against the bright pink of Campbell River’s Tidemark Theatre on Jan. 17, 2024. (Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror)

PHOTOS: B.C. communities dig out from first major snowstorm of the year

Local Black Press Media reporters captured the early morning aftermath of an overnight snow dump

Fresh white snow contrasts against the bright pink of Campbell River’s Tidemark Theatre on Jan. 17, 2024. (Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror)
Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo

Widespread snow causing havoc in many parts of southern B.C.

Winter aggressively showing its face, causing advisories and closures

Snow is expected to continue to fall through to early this evening (Jan. 17) in the Lower Mainland, with schools closed throughout the region./City of Mission Photo
BC Highway Patrol were called to investigate after a truck carrying a shrink-wrapped helicopter fuselage reportedly struck an overpass in Burnaby on Monday, Jan. 15, 2023. (Credit: Curtis Kreklau)

Firm suspended after truck carrying helicopter strikes B.C. overpass sign

International Machine Transport ordered to park 20 trucks while transportation ministry investigates

BC Highway Patrol were called to investigate after a truck carrying a shrink-wrapped helicopter fuselage reportedly struck an overpass in Burnaby on Monday, Jan. 15, 2023. (Credit: Curtis Kreklau)
BC Ferries’ fourth Island Class ferry was launched Dec. 2017, entering the water at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. BC Ferries has awarded the contract to build four new Island Class ferries for the Quadra and Gabriola islands routes to the same shipyard. BC Ferries photo

Contract to build new hybrid-electric ferries awarded to Romanian shipyard

Vessels to serve BC Ferries’ Quadra and Gabriola islands routes by 2027

BC Ferries’ fourth Island Class ferry was launched Dec. 2017, entering the water at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. BC Ferries has awarded the contract to build four new Island Class ferries for the Quadra and Gabriola islands routes to the same shipyard. BC Ferries photo
FILE — A man pauses while digging out snow from under a car stuck on a street in the aftermath of a snowstorm, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Snowfall warnings blanket B.C., with up to 20 cm expected

Additional risk of freezing rain along southern coast, says Environment Canada

FILE — A man pauses while digging out snow from under a car stuck on a street in the aftermath of a snowstorm, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet addresses the media after his team lost 4-3 the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Vancouver Canucks photo

THE MOJ: Success of gruelling road trip more evidence Canucks are for real

You don’t have to wait to see them play the big boys, this is a legitimately good hockey team

Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet addresses the media after his team lost 4-3 the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Vancouver Canucks photo
New Westminster police are asking for help locating a stolen vehicle and the dog that was inside it. The department says the 2012 Fiat 500 Sport was stolen from the 800-block of Carnarvon Street at about 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2023. (Photos courtesy of New Westminster Police Department)

B.C. man’s dog stolen after car nabbed with pup inside of it: police

Owner hoping to reunite with 6-year-old border collie, ‘Zoey’

New Westminster police are asking for help locating a stolen vehicle and the dog that was inside it. The department says the 2012 Fiat 500 Sport was stolen from the 800-block of Carnarvon Street at about 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2023. (Photos courtesy of New Westminster Police Department)
People watch as a car tries to drive down an icy hill in Vancouver on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Weather warnings for cold temperatures have been advised in B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Cold snap causes record-breaking hourly electricity demand, says BC Hydro

British Columbians consumed 11,300 megawatts in one hour Friday night

People watch as a car tries to drive down an icy hill in Vancouver on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Weather warnings for cold temperatures have been advised in B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
FILE - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick holds up a Super Bowl trophy as he addresses the crowd during a rally Feb. 7, 2017, in Boston to celebrate the team’s win over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

THE MOJ: A coaching week for the history books, and sizing up the NFL weekend

Carroll, Saban and Belichick gone in one fell swoop, plus our picks for week one of the playoffs

FILE - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick holds up a Super Bowl trophy as he addresses the crowd during a rally Feb. 7, 2017, in Boston to celebrate the team’s win over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Scales of justice at Vancouver law courts. Sean Gravells, the former president of a Fort St. John Pride society, is facing several sex crimes charges, including two related to child pornography offenses, the B.C. Prosecution Service has confirmed.(File photo)

Former B.C. Pride society president charged with child porn offences

The North Peace Pride Society says it ‘took swift actions’ to vote to remove board member

Scales of justice at Vancouver law courts. Sean Gravells, the former president of a Fort St. John Pride society, is facing several sex crimes charges, including two related to child pornography offenses, the B.C. Prosecution Service has confirmed.(File photo)
Vancouver defenseman Nikita Zadorov, shown here in Tuesday night’s 5-2 win against the Islanders in New York, has been one the pieces acquired in the team’s blueline overhaul. Vancouver Canucks photo

THE MOJ: It’s amazing what a year has done for the Vancouver Canucks

Remember last January, when Canuck fans were urging the team to tank for Connor Bedard?

Vancouver defenseman Nikita Zadorov, shown here in Tuesday night’s 5-2 win against the Islanders in New York, has been one the pieces acquired in the team’s blueline overhaul. Vancouver Canucks photo
Coquitlam RCMP were called to a shooting in the area of Westwood Street and Glen Drive, just past 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 6. A 21-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)

Man dies after B.C. city’s 3rd shooting in 3 days

Incident near Coqutilam Centre shopping mall was targeted, RCMP say

Coquitlam RCMP were called to a shooting in the area of Westwood Street and Glen Drive, just past 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 6. A 21-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)