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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)
This 2023 wildfire near Entiako Park, located approximately 150 km southeast of Houston and 150 km southwest of Vanderhoof, directly east of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, helped to pump 102 megatonnes of carbon from provincial wildfires into the atmosphere. The figure comes from the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring System. (Pete Laing/Courtesy of BC Wildfire Service)

2023 B.C. wildfires pumped 102 megatonnes of carbon into atmosphere: EU

B.C.’s total greenhouse emissions in 2021 were 40 megatonnes less than 2023 wildfires on their own

This 2023 wildfire near Entiako Park, located approximately 150 km southeast of Houston and 150 km southwest of Vanderhoof, directly east of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, helped to pump 102 megatonnes of carbon from provincial wildfires into the atmosphere. The figure comes from the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring System. (Pete Laing/Courtesy of BC Wildfire Service)
Governing New Democrats under Premier David Eby have a structural advantage over the right-of-centre opposition in B.C. despite a survey showing broad dissatisfaction with the provincial government’s handling of various files, including health care, says UBC political scientist Stewart Prest. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)

NDP enjoys structural advantage over B.C. opposition: political scientist

But UBC’s Stewart Prest also sees avenues for a ‘well-organized’ opposition

Governing New Democrats under Premier David Eby have a structural advantage over the right-of-centre opposition in B.C. despite a survey showing broad dissatisfaction with the provincial government’s handling of various files, including health care, says UBC political scientist Stewart Prest. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)
Sledders hit the slopes at Beacon Hill Park on Jan. 17 after Victoria was hit by a snowstorm. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Vancouver Island life after Mother Nature paints it white

People from many Vancouver Island communities work and play through Jan. 17 snowfall

Sledders hit the slopes at Beacon Hill Park on Jan. 17 after Victoria was hit by a snowstorm. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Wildfire damage at Lake Okanagan Resort from the McDougall Creek wildfire in August 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Okanagan resort destroyed in wildfire, fined for environmental infractions

Five administrative penalties were levelled against 1782 Holdings Ltd which owns the resort

Wildfire damage at Lake Okanagan Resort from the McDougall Creek wildfire in August 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Salmon Arm’s Joanne Wittstock holds a childhood photo of herself. Wittstock is the subject of a new TVO documentary series about people reconnecting with friends they knew in school. Photo courtesy TVO

B.C. trans woman looks for childhood friend in new documentary series

Joanne Wittstock is among the people looking to reconnect in the TVO show Yearbook

Salmon Arm’s Joanne Wittstock holds a childhood photo of herself. Wittstock is the subject of a new TVO documentary series about people reconnecting with friends they knew in school. Photo courtesy TVO
Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its value is clear for solving crime, the ethics debate has a long way to go, says an expert in the field. DNA data is displayed at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Forensic genealogy feeding B.C. murder arrest still up for ethics debate

Ibrahim Ali convicted of killing teen largely due to emerging field of evidence gathering

Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its value is clear for solving crime, the ethics debate has a long way to go, says an expert in the field. DNA data is displayed at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
A person waits for an out of service bus during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Southern B.C. snow dump fun for some, a struggle for others

Significant snow in B.C.’s most populated areas creates multiple challenges

A person waits for an out of service bus during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Neila and Noah Rozander were off school but still working hard shovelling the deep snow in their Langley City neighbourhood Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)

Snow closes Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver schools for 2nd day in a row

All public schools in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are shut…

Neila and Noah Rozander were off school but still working hard shovelling the deep snow in their Langley City neighbourhood Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
A man has been charged with assault after allegedly spitting in the face of a woman. (Black Press Media file photo)

Man charged with assault after allegedly spitting on woman in Victoria

A VicPD officer said they saw a man spit in the face of a woman pushing a baby stroller

A man has been charged with assault after allegedly spitting in the face of a woman. (Black Press Media file photo)
A doctor wears a lab coat and stethoscope in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Potentially deadly rare Strep A infections spike in Canada

2023 invasive Group A streptococcal infections up nearly 50% above previous recorded high

A doctor wears a lab coat and stethoscope in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
B.C. Lions’ Dominique Rhymes makes a reception as Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Evan Holm defends during the second half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, on Friday, October 6, 2023. It appears Rhymes’ time with the B.C. Lions has come to an end. According to a CFL source, the Lions and veteran receiver have mutually agreed to part ways.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Veteran receiver Rhymes, Lions poised to go separate ways

Team signs American punter Stefan Flintoft to an extension

B.C. Lions’ Dominique Rhymes makes a reception as Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Evan Holm defends during the second half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, on Friday, October 6, 2023. It appears Rhymes’ time with the B.C. Lions has come to an end. According to a CFL source, the Lions and veteran receiver have mutually agreed to part ways.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Jesse Sawchuk has been identified by a friend as the truck driver that died in a crash on the Coquihalla on Jan. 15. (GoFundMe)

Husband, father, friend identified as trucker killed in Coquihalla crash

A GoFundMe has been started to support Jesse Sawchuk’s family

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Jesse Sawchuk has been identified by a friend as the truck driver that died in a crash on the Coquihalla on Jan. 15. (GoFundMe)
Mail delivery has been suspended on Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver for Wed, Jan. 17 due to snow. (Photo by Canada Post)

Canada Post suspends delivery on Island, Metro Vancouver due to weather

Vancouver Island, Vancouver under red alert

Mail delivery has been suspended on Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver for Wed, Jan. 17 due to snow. (Photo by Canada Post)
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)
Bighorn Sheep are blue-listed as an at risk species. (Submitted photo)

Domestic diseases shrinking B.C.’s wild sheep population in Okanagan

Okanagan Nation alliance calling on province to develop overarching legislation to protect the sheep

Bighorn Sheep are blue-listed as an at risk species. (Submitted photo)
Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health makes a health care announcement in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to allow states to mass import medicine from Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Canada won’t be your drug store, health minister tells U.S. officials

Mark Holland chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs

Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health makes a health care announcement in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to allow states to mass import medicine from Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Canadian attitudes toward climate change are about as consistent as Canadian weather, a new poll suggests. An ice fog hangs over steaming neighbourhoods during a cold snap in Calgary on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Warm December an uneasy pleasure for many Canadians: survey

Leger finds majority enjoyed weather even as it worried them, blame climate change

Canadian attitudes toward climate change are about as consistent as Canadian weather, a new poll suggests. An ice fog hangs over steaming neighbourhoods during a cold snap in Calgary on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Highway 97 in Monte Creek has been closed in both directions due to a serious collision. A detour is currently being set up. (DriveBC)

4 people killed in a head-on highway collision southeast of Kamloops

A fifth person was airlfited to hospital in critical condition

Highway 97 in Monte Creek has been closed in both directions due to a serious collision. A detour is currently being set up. (DriveBC)