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A scientist with the Canadian Forest Service says Canada should be on “high alert” for the 2024 wildfire season. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘High alert’ for 2024 wildfire season issued by Canadian scientist

Canadian Forest Service says it’s early, but reasons for concern are widespread

A scientist with the Canadian Forest Service says Canada should be on “high alert” for the 2024 wildfire season. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s Macklin Celebrini (17) scores on Germany goaltender Matthias Bittner (1) during first period hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Celebrini cemented at the peak as 2 B.C. skaters crack NHL prospect list

Vancouver centre at 1, Dawson Creek’s Cayden Lindstrom at 3 in North American ranking

Canada’s Macklin Celebrini (17) scores on Germany goaltender Matthias Bittner (1) during first period hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 may get another dose of vaccine in the spring. A pharmacist prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 may get another dose of vaccine in the spring. A pharmacist prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP

Spring COVID-19 vaccines for older, immunocompromised people: NACI

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization issues spring recommendation now

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 may get another dose of vaccine in the spring. A pharmacist prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 may get another dose of vaccine in the spring. A pharmacist prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
The Weeknd performs in Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada’s Weeknd 1st artist to hit 4B Spotify streams with ‘Blinding Lights’

The Weeknd also continues to be Spotify’s top artist with 113 million monthly listeners

The Weeknd performs in Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In this image provided on Friday Jan. 12, 2024 by the UK Ministry of Defence an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, after striking targets in Yemen. The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen late on Thursday Jan. 11, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. (Sgt Lee Goddard, UK Ministry of Defence via AP)

Canada supports U.K., U.S. air strikes against Houthis in Yemen

Strikes in response to Houthi drone and missile attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea

In this image provided on Friday Jan. 12, 2024 by the UK Ministry of Defence an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, after striking targets in Yemen. The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen late on Thursday Jan. 11, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. (Sgt Lee Goddard, UK Ministry of Defence via AP)
Roman Sadovsky, of Ontario, skates during a practice session at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Roman Sadovsky says he’s been greeted with “you made it” and “you have skates” at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Sadovsky ready for some smooth ice as skating nationals set to get underway

2020 champ among contenders as men’s figure skating competition expected to be wide open

Roman Sadovsky, of Ontario, skates during a practice session at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Roman Sadovsky says he’s been greeted with “you made it” and “you have skates” at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Drivers work their way through snow falling in Vancouver, the afternoon of Jan 11. Dan Ferguson photo

B.C. huddled under extreme low temperatures as Arctic outflow peaks today

Overnight lows plummeted to negative double digits in the warmest parts the province

Drivers work their way through snow falling in Vancouver, the afternoon of Jan 11. Dan Ferguson photo
Meta is offering to settle a class-action lawsuit over the use of some images in Facebook advertising for $51 million. The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France on June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus

Meta put $51M on the table to settle B.C. Facebook advertising suit

Canadians from 4 provinces sued over firm using their names and photos without permission

Meta is offering to settle a class-action lawsuit over the use of some images in Facebook advertising for $51 million. The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France on June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus
Playwright Christopher Morris performs during a production of his play, “The Runner” a Human Cargo Production at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in this undated handout photo. Set & Costume Designer, Gillian Gallow and Lighting Designer, Bonnie Beecher. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Dylan Hewlett

Gaza conflict-fed friction prompts another B.C. cancellation of play

Vancouver’s PuSh Festival will not stage planned production of The Runner

Playwright Christopher Morris performs during a production of his play, “The Runner” a Human Cargo Production at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in this undated handout photo. Set & Costume Designer, Gillian Gallow and Lighting Designer, Bonnie Beecher. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Dylan Hewlett
Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says her raped her, which Galloway denies. People walk past large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Nov. 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. writer can proceed with defamation suit against sex assault accuser

Court rules lawsuit can proceed in case of former UBC professor Steven Galloway

Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says her raped her, which Galloway denies. People walk past large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Nov. 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sook and Peter Yun of Williams Lake are dressed for the extreme cold as they enter the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex for an aqua-fit class Thursday, Jan. 11. Temperatures in the Interior B.C. community were -26 C with a windchill of -42 C. Monica Lamb-Yorski photo.

B.C. shivers as cold settles over Western Canada, too cold even for penguins

Cold warnings cover much of the West, chilling even the sturdiest Canadians

Sook and Peter Yun of Williams Lake are dressed for the extreme cold as they enter the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex for an aqua-fit class Thursday, Jan. 11. Temperatures in the Interior B.C. community were -26 C with a windchill of -42 C. Monica Lamb-Yorski photo.
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent delivers remarks at the start of the Progress summit in Ottawa, Friday April 1, 2016. Broadbent has died at age 87, says the institute he founded. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

‘Fierce champion for ordinary Canadians’ Ed Broadbent dead at 87

Former federal leader remembered as advocate of social democracy and builder of modern NDP

Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent delivers remarks at the start of the Progress summit in Ottawa, Friday April 1, 2016. Broadbent has died at age 87, says the institute he founded. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A Delta Police Department officer demonstrates recording on a body camera during a news conference by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police about implementing body-worn cameras for officers, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Police chiefs say body cams will improve carriage of justice

Cameras soon to be worn by thousands of officers in BC and across Canada

A Delta Police Department officer demonstrates recording on a body camera during a news conference by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police about implementing body-worn cameras for officers, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show. A construction worker is shown at a building site in Ajax, Ont., on Thursday, Nov., 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Canada was warned 2 years ago immigration could pump up housing costs

Document reveals federal public servants were well aware of the pressures of high population growth

Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show. A construction worker is shown at a building site in Ajax, Ont., on Thursday, Nov., 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
An editor with an online media outlet says Edmonton police have arrested one of his reporters as they broke up a homeless encampment in the city. Police inspect a homeless encampment as residents and supporters have a stand off as police prepare to clear homeless encampments in Edmonton, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

Reporter among 3 arrested as Edmonton homeless camp dismantled

Ricochet Media said their reporter had been released on a promise to appear in court

An editor with an online media outlet says Edmonton police have arrested one of his reporters as they broke up a homeless encampment in the city. Police inspect a homeless encampment as residents and supporters have a stand off as police prepare to clear homeless encampments in Edmonton, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Air Canada is appealing a decision by the country’s transport regulator that seeks to boost accessibility for travellers living with a disability.An Air Canada jet is manoeuvred on the tarmac at the airport, Wednesday, Nov.15, 2023 in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Air Canada to fight power wheelchair access ruling in appeals court

Appeal prolongs a case that has dragged on for more than 7 years

Air Canada is appealing a decision by the country’s transport regulator that seeks to boost accessibility for travellers living with a disability.An Air Canada jet is manoeuvred on the tarmac at the airport, Wednesday, Nov.15, 2023 in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Photographs of those killed during the mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon in 2022 are on display as Saskatchewan RCMP provide a preliminary timeline presentation of the events during a media event in Melfort, Sask., on Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

First Nation wants probe in Saskatchewan mass killer’s release made public

Myles Sanderson responsible for mass stabbing on and around James Smith Cree Nation land

Photographs of those killed during the mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon in 2022 are on display as Saskatchewan RCMP provide a preliminary timeline presentation of the events during a media event in Melfort, Sask., on Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
A person walks during a light snow at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Areas in and surrounding Vancouver received the first snow of the season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island poised to join rest of B.C. in bitter cold

Extreme cold warnings remain in place for parts of Yukon, B.C. and the Prairies

A person walks during a light snow at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Areas in and surrounding Vancouver received the first snow of the season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
This kit is a part of the first self-screening cervical cancer plan in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada hope the rest of the country will follow B.C.'s new approach to cervical cancer screening.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Gynecologists hope Canada follows B.C. in cervical cancer screening

B.C. first province to offer the option of doing the HPV tests at home

This kit is a part of the first self-screening cervical cancer plan in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada hope the rest of the country will follow B.C.'s new approach to cervical cancer screening.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A new study suggests human-caused climate change is behind a sharp drop in spring snowpack across large parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including a swath of Ontario and Quebec. People walk on the snowless streets of Place Jacques Cartier in Old Montreal, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Climate change feeds snowpack decline across northern hemisphere: study

Human-caused shift responsible for a 7 per cent drop in March snowpack per decade

A new study suggests human-caused climate change is behind a sharp drop in spring snowpack across large parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including a swath of Ontario and Quebec. People walk on the snowless streets of Place Jacques Cartier in Old Montreal, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz