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Celine Dion has announced she is cancelling her “Courage” world tour as she continues to receive treatment for a rare neurological disorder. Dion gestures as she performs at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Celine Dion has lost control of her muscles due to illness, says her sister
Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. Billboard has posted a list of top seasonal hits since 2010, and Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been No. 1 for 57 of the 62 weeks it has run, said Gary Trust, chart director. The Luminate data company said the song peaked at 387 million streams in 2019, the song’s 25th anniversary, although last year it had 353 million. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
Why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ became so popular – and stayed that way
FILE - A McDonald’s golden arches is shown at restaurant in Havertown, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. McDonald’s expects to open nearly 10,000 restaurants over the next four years, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, a pace of growth that would be unprecedented even for the world’s largest burger chain. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
World to add 10,000 McDonald’s restaurants in 4 years
FILE - A fan waits for former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning to sign autographs before an NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts, Nov. 20, 2016, in Indianapolis. Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by being less than forthcoming about who or what is writing its stories. The website Futurism reported that the once-grand magazine used articles with “authors” who apparently don’t exist, with photos generated by AI. The magazine denied claims that some articles themselves were AI-assisted, but has cut ties with a vendor it hired to produce the articles. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
AI raising questions about transparency as it creeps into media
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A potential strike by more than 180 transit supervisors seeking a new contract in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland could have a major effect on commuters next week, with the bus drivers’ union saying it would back such action. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. Lower Mainland bus drivers won’t cross picket line if action occurs

Supervisors threatening to walk off the job Monday morning due to contract impasse

A potential strike by more than 180 transit supervisors seeking a new contract in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland could have a major effect on commuters next week, with the bus drivers’ union saying it would back such action. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Councils want B.C. to create more tools to address public safety concerns

Province urged to help cities combat public disorder with a Community Safety Act

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Migrant farmworkers in B.C. fight for rights in court

The suit claims workers have had Charter rights violated by forcing the workers to work for a single employer

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Most Canadians don’t think the quality of health care in their province is likely to improve a new survey suggests, despite new federal health accords with several provinces designed to quell the health-care crisis unfolding across Canada. An exam room is seen at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canadians pessimistic about health care quality improving: poll
Whistler Blackcomb has confirmed a 62-year-old skiier is dead following a “serious incident” in Sapphire Bowl on Jan. 19, 2024. Skiers and snowboarders make their way down Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., on Monday March 8, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. man dies in skiing incident at Whistler Blackcomb
Meaz Nour-Eldin, who was once wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, has been sentenced to six years in a human trafficking case that involved a 15-year-old girl. (File photo: Lauren Collins)
B.C. man sentenced to 6 years for trafficking 15-year-old girl
Vancouver Coastal Health has issued a warning about carbon monoxide poisoning as the province deals with into the coldest months of the season. (Pixabay photo)
Colder, winter months can lead to uptick in carbon monoxide poisonings
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A person looks out to a semi frozen False Creek during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Snow is expected to turn into freezing rain today in parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Snowy southwestern B.C. skies have turned to freezing rain

Transportation corridors remain snarled or treacherous due to weather conditions

A person looks out to a semi frozen False Creek during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Snow is expected to turn into freezing rain today in parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Chris Tenove, a UBC expert on studying the effects of digital media on democracy, says concerns about election interference in the upcoming provincial election should be taking seriously, but also warns against exaggerating the issue. (Black Press Media file photo)

Be aware of potential B.C. election interference, don’t exaggerate risk: expert

UBC’s Chris Tenove says automatically dismissing opposing views as fake also damages democracy

Chris Tenove, a UBC expert on studying the effects of digital media on democracy, says concerns about election interference in the upcoming provincial election should be taking seriously, but also warns against exaggerating the issue. (Black Press Media file photo)
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The BC SPCA seized seven poorly looked after dogs from a property in Cherryville. (BC SPCA photo)

7 dogs seized from ice and snow of outdoor Okanagan pens

BC SPCA swoops in after call from citizen about poor living conditions for the dogs

The BC SPCA seized seven poorly looked after dogs from a property in Cherryville. (BC SPCA photo)
The warm weather so far this winter season is leaving little snow in the mountains, which is raising fears of another drought that could see pumps used again this summer to pump water from Cowichan Lake into Cowichan River at the Catalyst weir (pictured) to sustain water levels in the river. (Citizen file photo)

Low snowpack leads to fears of another drought next summer in Cowichan

Warm weather leaving little mountain snow so far this season

The warm weather so far this winter season is leaving little snow in the mountains, which is raising fears of another drought that could see pumps used again this summer to pump water from Cowichan Lake into Cowichan River at the Catalyst weir (pictured) to sustain water levels in the river. (Citizen file photo)
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Vancouver Island councillor wants fire departments compensated for medical calls

Parksville council endorses resolution to be submitted to AVICC, UBCM

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Fernwood Square sits packed with people taking in live music during FernFest in 2019. Victoria council hopes to create more spaces like the square in the city. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria looks to more car-free spaces to increase safety, build community

Pilot projects could include Oaklands, Haultain and Five Corners in James Bay

Fernwood Square sits packed with people taking in live music during FernFest in 2019. Victoria council hopes to create more spaces like the square in the city. (Black Press Media file photo)
The discovery of invasive zebra and quagga mussels in Okanagan waterways continues to be a concern for the Okanagan Basin Water Board. (File photo)

Okanagan officials fear cuts in battle to keep B.C. invasive mussel-free

Group looking for federal pledge to continue paying for inspection programs

The discovery of invasive zebra and quagga mussels in Okanagan waterways continues to be a concern for the Okanagan Basin Water Board. (File photo)
Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake First Nation chief calls B.C. reconciliation award ‘special’

Willie Sellars one of a handful to be honoured for their efforts in a Jan. 18 ceremony in Victoria

Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
SFU postdoctoral fellow Michael Price with a sockeye salmon during his research on the Skeena watershed. (Walter Joseph/Contributed)

Past holds the key to the future for Skeena sockeye: B.C. researcher

Sockeye habitats are changing, and so is their size, says SFU post-doctoral fellow Michael Price

SFU postdoctoral fellow Michael Price with a sockeye salmon during his research on the Skeena watershed. (Walter Joseph/Contributed)
Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)

Murder trial set for December in teen’s stabbing death on a B.C. bus

Ethan Bespflug, killed in April, 2023, Kaiden Mintenko charged with second-degree murder

Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Lower Mainland transit supervisors say it will be “withdrawing all services” on Monday if an agreement with Coast Mountain Bus company is not made. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Union threatens Monday BC Transit service withdrawal in Lower Mainland

CUPE Local 4500 in contract talks with Coast Mountain Bus Company

Lower Mainland transit supervisors say it will be “withdrawing all services” on Monday if an agreement with Coast Mountain Bus company is not made. A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Friday, November, 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A vineyard owner in the South Okanagan was named in a search warrant following an alleged sexual assault in December of 2023. (Black Press File)

Okanagan winery owner named in migrant worker sex assault search warrant

The migrant worker claims that a winemaker sexually assaulted her in early December

A vineyard owner in the South Okanagan was named in a search warrant following an alleged sexual assault in December of 2023. (Black Press File)
Kwantlen First Nation Chief Marilyn Gabriel at a 2022 event at the Langley School Board offices. A court hearing beginning Thursday, Jan. 18 is weighing arguments about the KFN’s hereditary governance structure. (Langley Advance Times files)

Kwantlen First Nation factions face off in court over leadership dispute

Hereditary chief and her opponents have been at loggerheads for five years

Kwantlen First Nation Chief Marilyn Gabriel at a 2022 event at the Langley School Board offices. A court hearing beginning Thursday, Jan. 18 is weighing arguments about the KFN’s hereditary governance structure. (Langley Advance Times files)
A person cycles past a road closed sign during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. A winter storm closed schools and disrupted flights in B.C. on Wednesday, with snow expected to continue in some parts of the province.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Vancouver records snowiest day in 28 years, freezing rain hits next

Rain expected Friday as weather pattern works its way inland

A person cycles past a road closed sign during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. A winter storm closed schools and disrupted flights in B.C. on Wednesday, with snow expected to continue in some parts of the province.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A fishing crew brings aboard a net filled with herring, foreground, during the 2017 harvest off the mouth of French Creek near Parksville in March. J.R. Rardon photo

Collapse of herring fishery near Vancouver tied to development: study

Forage fish like herring, smelt and eulachon showed dramatic decreases

A fishing crew brings aboard a net filled with herring, foreground, during the 2017 harvest off the mouth of French Creek near Parksville in March. J.R. Rardon photo
British Columbia’s Coroners Service is reporting the outdoor deaths of 36 people during the early days of January when the province was in the grip of a record-breaking cold snap. A person looks out to a partially frozen False Creek during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C.’s early January outdoor death rate close to last year’s despite cold snap

B.C. Coroners Service reports 36 outdoor deaths to start year, 5 on cold Jan. 12

British Columbia’s Coroners Service is reporting the outdoor deaths of 36 people during the early days of January when the province was in the grip of a record-breaking cold snap. A person looks out to a partially frozen False Creek during a snowstorm in Vancouver Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns