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On the afternoon of Dec. 17, numerous communities throughout B.C. felt the shockwave of a magnitude 4.9 earthquake. The epicentre was located 137 kilometres northwest of Pemberton at 3:23 p.m. (Credit: Earthquakes Canada)
Hundreds report feeling 4.9-magnitude quake in B.C.
A production called <em>The Painter</em> was filmed at Mission Trailhead in Maple Ridge on Dec. 12, 2022. (City of Maple Ridge/Special to The News)
B.C.-filmed ‘The Night Agent’ was Netflix’s most watched title this year
The Avian flu has been detected in Summerland and a protected zone has been set up by the CFIA. (Black Press file photo)
Two cases of avian flu identified in Okanagan
Senators have passed a gun-control bill that cements restrictions on handguns, increases penalties for firearm trafficking and aims to curb homemade ghost guns. A Walther PDP pistol is shown by a vendor that provides weapons to government, military and law enforcement clients, at the CANSEC trade show, billed as North America’s largest multi-service defence event, in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Gun law aimed at domestic abusers, ghost guns approved by Senate
The British Columbia government is stepping up penalties for truckers who crash into highway overpasses after a rash of such incidents in recent years. A transport truck carries cargo containers from the Centerm Container Terminal at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Trucks hitting B.C. overpasses to face escalating scale of penalties
Some of the items the Burnaby RCMP recovered, related to package thefts. A Surrey man was one of three arrested. (RCMP photo)
Three Amazon drivers in Surrey, Vancouver accused of package theft
This year, students created more than 3,000 custom Christmas cards for distribution to local seniors in Langley. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
For some B.C. seniors, these are the only Christmas cards they’ll get
British Columbia chief coroner Lisa Lapointe speaks during a press conference at B.C. Legislature in Victoria on February 24, 2020. Lapointe says she’s frustrated, disappointed even angry at the response to the ongoing overdose crisis in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Anger over unresolved toxic drug crisis as B.C. chief coroner exits
A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali is seeking to appeal his client's first-degree murder conviction in the killing of a 13-year-old girl in a British Columbia park, citing 25 grounds including allegations about "third-party suspects" and bias by the court.; Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police make arrest after loaded gun brought into B.C. murder trial courtroom
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B.C. RCMP officer to plead guilty in case tied to explicit text allegations
Stuart Lilley, founder of ReFeed Farm in Langley, is asking for the community’s help to keep the regenerative farm afloat. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)
B.C. firm that saved 11 million pounds of food from landfill facing closure
New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The federal government is planning to launch a catalogue of pre-approved home designs to speed up the homebuilding process for developers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada taps post-war era to bring back pre-approved home design catalogue
In this April 21, 2020 file photo, a nurse puts on her personal protective equipment prior to entering a patient’s room in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul’s hospital in downtown Vancouver. B.C. health officials provided a respiratory illness update on Dec. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
COVID-19 cases remain low, but flu and RSV creeping up: B.C. health officer
Robert William Pickton, 52, shown here in an undated picture taken from TV. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/BCTV-Vancouver)
Advocates oppose proposed destruction of Pickton murder case evidence
Williams Lake RCMP are investigating after a man brought a dead infant to a local area hospital on Dec. 8. (Black Press Media file photo)
RCMP investigating after man brings dead infant to B.C. hospital
Workers at the Hudson’s Bay store at Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops, B.C., have walked off the job after their union and the company were unable to reach a wage agreement. A Hudson Bay Company store in Toronto is shown on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Workers at Hudson’s Bay store in Kamloops, B.C., on strike
Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Sgt. Timothy Pierotti holds up a photo of 46-year-old Derrek Chen who was found dead in his Richmond home with his 13-year-old son on Nov. 30, 2023. (Lauren Collins)
Victim identified in killing of B.C. father, 13-year-old son, police say
A bedroom in a suite at the Jubilee House. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Retire in luxury at Victoria’s newest senior residence
Lisa Lapointe says her third term as B.C.’s chief coroner – ending in February – will be her final after 13 years in the role and three decades in public service, she announced Dec. 6, 2023. Lapointe provides an update on illicit drug toxicity deaths in the province during a press conference at B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
B.C.’s chief coroner stepping down after 13 years in the role
Half a million dollars worth of equipment has been recovered by Burnaby RCMP after a local business was broken into twice in less than 24 hours, police say. The break ins and theft happened Nov. 13 and 14, 2023. (Burnaby RCMP handout)
$500K in equipment recovered after B.C. business robbed twice in 24 hours