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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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B.C. must have a “competitive fiscal and regulatory policy framework” to take full advantage of mining critical minerals used in the production of green technologies. (Illustration courtesy Mining Association of B.C.)

‘Generational’ opportunity for B.C. hangs in balance: mining industry leader

Mining Association of British Columbia’s Michael Goehring calls for shorter permitting times

B.C. must have a “competitive fiscal and regulatory policy framework” to take full advantage of mining critical minerals used in the production of green technologies. (Illustration courtesy Mining Association of B.C.)
The Comox Valley is bracing for severe weather on Thursday night (Jan. 11), with temperatures expected to plummet to -12 C. Meanwhile, the region is still waiting to see the opening of an emergency weather shelter for its unhoused population. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Still no winter shelter as record-breaking cold set to strike Comox Valley

Emergency Warming Centre scheduled to open at Courtenay’s Native Sons Hall on the night of Jan. 11

The Comox Valley is bracing for severe weather on Thursday night (Jan. 11), with temperatures expected to plummet to -12 C. Meanwhile, the region is still waiting to see the opening of an emergency weather shelter for its unhoused population. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Delta Police Department Sgt. Jim Ingram wears one of the detachment’s body-worn cameras at the B.C. RCMP ‘E’ Division headquarters in Surrey on Jan. 11, 2024. The B.C. Associations of Chiefs of Police were touting the current and future roll out of of body-worn cameras in B.C. (Lauren Collins)

Watchdog calls body cams an imperfect ‘eye’ into B.C. police interactions

Police chiefs tout the effectiveness for investigations with timelines, evidence gathering

Delta Police Department Sgt. Jim Ingram wears one of the detachment’s body-worn cameras at the B.C. RCMP ‘E’ Division headquarters in Surrey on Jan. 11, 2024. The B.C. Associations of Chiefs of Police were touting the current and future roll out of of body-worn cameras in B.C. (Lauren Collins)
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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)
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A person bundled up walks during some brief snow in Vancouver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Extreme cold and biting wind has gripped Western Canada and it won’t shake loose until at least Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Record-breaking temperatures as B.C. tight in clutch of winter deep-freeze

Thermometers plunge around the province and across Western Canada

A person bundled up walks during some brief snow in Vancouver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Extreme cold and biting wind has gripped Western Canada and it won’t shake loose until at least Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Greater Victoria is the second-most indebted region in Canada with a per capita consumer debt of just under $306,000, according to a new survey. (Pixabay).

Greater Victoria sits in second spot on Canada’s debt map: report

Per capita consumer debt close to $361,000 in Metro Vancouver, under $306,000 in Greater Victoria

Greater Victoria is the second-most indebted region in Canada with a per capita consumer debt of just under $306,000, according to a new survey. (Pixabay).
Mounties say a semi-truck driver was caught stuck on railway tracks while impaired in Prince George on Jan. 9, 2024. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Impaired semi-truck driver nearly double limit gets stuck on B.C. railway

Police say driver was given a 90-day ban, vehicle impounded after Prince George call

Mounties say a semi-truck driver was caught stuck on railway tracks while impaired in Prince George on Jan. 9, 2024. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Okanagan Lake in Penticton on Jan. 12, 2023. Tempertures with the windchill are reaching lows of below -30 C. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)

PHOTOS: ‘Waterspout’ above Okanagan Lake as extreme cold hits Penticton

Temperatures with the windchill reaching marks of below -30 C

Okanagan Lake in Penticton on Jan. 12, 2023. Tempertures with the windchill are reaching lows of below -30 C. (Brennan Phillips/Western News)
Crystal Weaver and her husband were surprised to find a bear bedding down under the deck of the Weaver family home this winter. (Courtesy of Crystal Weaver)

Protections needed for bear hibernation dens: Cowichan expert

Davis has been researching bear dens for more than 30 years

Crystal Weaver and her husband were surprised to find a bear bedding down under the deck of the Weaver family home this winter. (Courtesy of Crystal Weaver)
Emergency personnel were on scene at the dock to help the four boaters after being rescued. (Canadian Coast Guard photo)

4 people saved from icy waters after workboat sinks off Vancouver Island

The boaters managed to survive for 45 minutes in the water before being located

Emergency personnel were on scene at the dock to help the four boaters after being rescued. (Canadian Coast Guard photo)
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
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
Jennifer Toland of Eliguk Lake Lodge in the Chilcotin captured the cold perfectly in this photo taken during a similar cold snap in years’ past, like the cold weather the region is experiencing Jan. 12, 2024, where Puntzi Mountain in the coldest spot in B.C. (Jennifer Toland photo)

-46.9C at Puntzi Mountain the B.C. low, as extreme cold grips Chilcotin

Feels like -55C, some buses cancelled due to extreme weather in region

Jennifer Toland of Eliguk Lake Lodge in the Chilcotin captured the cold perfectly in this photo taken during a similar cold snap in years’ past, like the cold weather the region is experiencing Jan. 12, 2024, where Puntzi Mountain in the coldest spot in B.C. (Jennifer Toland photo)
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
The Oak Bay Marina and Marina Dockside Eatery are pictured on a sunny day. (Photo by ER Kilpatrick)

Oak Bay 2nd on list of best places to live in Canada despite housing costs

The list was determined by safety, affordability, and quality of life

The Oak Bay Marina and Marina Dockside Eatery are pictured on a sunny day. (Photo by ER Kilpatrick)
Saanich has a new bike lane along the Gorge Road area. (Screengrab/@Brantastic5)

‘Seriously spectacular’: Video post praises Saanich work on new bike lane

City is known for its ‘curb plunking’ program to protect cyclists

Saanich has a new bike lane along the Gorge Road area. (Screengrab/@Brantastic5)
Emmanuel Osaseri faces fraud and other criminal charges as he’s accused of working as a dental hygienist without a license. (Black Press Media file photo)

Man provided dental care without a licence: Saanich police

Emmanuel Osaseri accused of working as a dental hygienist, college says he’s never been registered

Emmanuel Osaseri faces fraud and other criminal charges as he’s accused of working as a dental hygienist without a license. (Black Press Media file photo)
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.
The BC Supreme Court ruled Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, that two Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations, including one in Coldstream, must hand over personal information records requested by their former members to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. (File photo)

B.C. Court orders Jehovah’s Witnesses to hand over personal information

BC Supreme Court acknowledges infringement on religious rights, say those rights are not absolute

The BC Supreme Court ruled Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, that two Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations, including one in Coldstream, must hand over personal information records requested by their former members to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. (File photo)
The Law Courts building in Vancouver, home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Nanaimo woman’s murder, interfering-with-dead body trial moved to Vancouver

B.C. Supreme Court trial of Paris Jayanne Laroche still scheduled to begin Jan. 22

The Law Courts building in Vancouver, home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
The Surrey Police Union says 10 recruits are going without pay and benefits. (File photo: Anna Burns)

B.C. premier miffed after city refuses to pay 10 new Surrey Police Service recruits

Advisor for City of Surrey says police union was told it was over budget but hired 10 anyway

The Surrey Police Union says 10 recruits are going without pay and benefits. (File photo: Anna Burns)