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The funeral for Const. Rick O’Brien is on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (BC RCMP photo)

Funeral underway in Langley for Ridge Meadows RCMP constable

Const. Rick O’Brien being honoured with procession and funeral which is being livestreamed

Victoria General Hospital is listed by Island Health as having a COVID-19 outbreak that started Oct. 2. (Black Press Media file photo)

11 COVID-19 cases at B.C. hospital unit declared an outbreak

Eight patients with ‘mild illness’ remain in View Royal hospital

Dixie Champ (left) with Dede Shave, both residents at Lake View Village in Nelson. A residential tenancy arbitrator has ruled that Golden Life Management’s rent increase on Champ’s apartment was illegal. The decision has implications for other residents, including Shave. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

B.C. senior wins dispute after landlord raises rent over legal limit

Decision involves seniors housing facilities

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A registered nurse pulls on an N-95 mask in a COVID Acute Care Unit in Seattle, Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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FILE - Michael Gambon, from left, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman attend the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince”, in New York, on July 9, 2009. Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of eight “Harry Potter” films, has died. He was 82. A statement by his family, issued by his publicist on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, said he died following “a bout of pneumonia.” (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
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The Kelowna RCMP arrested two Oliver men who stole an ATV and drove recklessly around town, including driving into oncoming traffic and running through fences. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

2 Oliver men take joy ride on stolen ATV, apprehended in Kelowna

The suspects crashed the ATV after zooming through traffic for over an hour

The Kelowna RCMP arrested two Oliver men who stole an ATV and drove recklessly around town, including driving into oncoming traffic and running through fences. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
An industrial accident at the Cypress Mountain Resort in West Vancouver has killed one person. Snow groomers and a closed chairlift are pictured behind two hikers at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C. Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Industrial accident leaves 1 dead at West Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain

Police say the operator of a front-end loader was caught under the rig as it overturned

An industrial accident at the Cypress Mountain Resort in West Vancouver has killed one person. Snow groomers and a closed chairlift are pictured behind two hikers at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C. Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The legislature building is photographed in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. British Columbia politicians are back in the legislature for the fall session, and the seating arrangement looks a little different. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

‘Outrageous,’ says B.C. Premier, who blasts Conservative leader’s 1st question

John Rustad called SOGI education divisive and concerning

The legislature building is photographed in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. British Columbia politicians are back in the legislature for the fall session, and the seating arrangement looks a little different. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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The Lacey family trailer sitting on the property of what was to be their brand new home in West Kelowna before a wildfire swallowed the build and destroyed many neighbouring properties. (Facebook/Patrick Lacey)
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Liberal MP Greg Fergus stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Squamish Nation has filed a request to the BC Geographical Names Office to change the name of Mount Garibaldi. (Unsplash/Ashwini Chaudhary)

Squamish Nation requests return to traditional name for B.C. mountain peak

Mount Garibaldi known as Nch’ḵay̓ prior to colonization

The Squamish Nation has filed a request to the BC Geographical Names Office to change the name of Mount Garibaldi. (Unsplash/Ashwini Chaudhary)
The Lacey family trailer sitting on the property of what was to be their brand new home in West Kelowna before a wildfire swallowed the build and destroyed many neighbouring properties. (Facebook/Patrick Lacey)

Wildfire takes home, thieves take hope for West Kelowna family

The Lacey family was two month away from completing their new home

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The Lacey family trailer sitting on the property of what was to be their brand new home in West Kelowna before a wildfire swallowed the build and destroyed many neighbouring properties. (Facebook/Patrick Lacey)
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman, who recently left BC United for the BC Conservative Party, poses for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in an orange shirt. (Facebook/Bruce Banman MLA Abbotsford South)

Abbotsford South MLA calls criticism of B.C. Conservative leader ‘hypersensitive, woke’

Bruce Banman says ‘far-left cancel culture’ is why he and others are leaving BC United ‘in droves’

Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman, who recently left BC United for the BC Conservative Party, poses for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in an orange shirt. (Facebook/Bruce Banman MLA Abbotsford South)
Houston mayor Shane Brienen at a spring job fair. He’s now been named to run for the B.C. United party for the Nechako Lakes riding in the next provincial election. (File photo)

Houston mayor to run for B.C. United Party

Shane Brienen has been Houston mayor since 2014

Houston mayor Shane Brienen at a spring job fair. He’s now been named to run for the B.C. United party for the Nechako Lakes riding in the next provincial election. (File photo)
Official Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon says he (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

BC United won’t move toward the right: Kevin Falcon

‘The extremes can part themselves at the NDP and the BC Conservatives’

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Abbotsford Police Department and Conservation Officer Service personnel on-scene with bear in grassy median on Highway 1 near Cole Road. (Mike Paddy/Facebook)

Bear euthanized after being struck by Highway 1 traffic in Abbotsford

Motorists reported seeing bear in grassy median near Whatcom Road in Abbotsford, investigation on

Abbotsford Police Department and Conservation Officer Service personnel on-scene with bear in grassy median on Highway 1 near Cole Road. (Mike Paddy/Facebook)
The Nechako River. (Photo submitted by the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre)

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The Nechako River. (Photo submitted by the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre)
BC Ferries’ Spirit of British Columbia departs from the Tsawwassen ferry terminal bound for Swartz Bay on the Island. (Photo by Theresa Bodger)

BC Ferries to face penalties for missed sailings: Province

BC Ferry Commission caps fare increases at 3.2% over the next 4 years

BC Ferries’ Spirit of British Columbia departs from the Tsawwassen ferry terminal bound for Swartz Bay on the Island. (Photo by Theresa Bodger)
Three suspects broke into Peoples Jewellers in Woodgrove Centre and stole approximately $100,000 worth of jewelry. (Submitted photo)

Thieves in Nanaimo steal $100,000 worth of jewelry in ‘well-planned’ heist

Three suspects broke into Woodgrove Centre and Peoples Jewellers

Three suspects broke into Peoples Jewellers in Woodgrove Centre and stole approximately $100,000 worth of jewelry. (Submitted photo)
Border services officers discovered nearly 200kg of opium inside two shipping containers entering B.C. in August. (Photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency)

Opium found stuffed in furniture, machinery entering B.C.

CBSA discovered nearly 200 kg of the drug inside shipping containers in August

Border services officers discovered nearly 200kg of opium inside two shipping containers entering B.C. in August. (Photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency)
Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson says she has received sexist criticism of how she looks in pictures. Photo courtesy Brittny Anderson

B.C. MLA speaks out against insults targeting her appearance

Brittny Anderson says she is tired of being criticized for how she looks in photos

Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson says she has received sexist criticism of how she looks in pictures. Photo courtesy Brittny Anderson
Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan makes his way to a court martial proceedings, Thursday, September 28, 2023 in Gatineau, Que. The Canadian military has withdrawn the one remaining conduct charge against Whelan, ending the court martial that was slated to run the rest of the week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Military withdraws final conduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan

The surprise announcement came as Whelan’s defence team was preparing to cross-examine the complainant

Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan makes his way to a court martial proceedings, Thursday, September 28, 2023 in Gatineau, Que. The Canadian military has withdrawn the one remaining conduct charge against Whelan, ending the court martial that was slated to run the rest of the week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents’ association over lack of consultation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a groundbreaking ceremony with Squamish Nation councillors Wilson Williams, back centre, and Khelsilem, right, at the First Nation’s Senakw housing development site, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. court rejects challenge to Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver

Residents’ association had been seeking to have the Senakw project’s services agreement declared unlawful

A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents’ association over lack of consultation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a groundbreaking ceremony with Squamish Nation councillors Wilson Williams, back centre, and Khelsilem, right, at the First Nation’s Senakw housing development site, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck