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A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Body of missing murder trial witness found by Vancouver police

Dr. Tracy Pickett, 55, found dead in Southlands neighbourhood

With the sun casting its glow on Hwy 16 between Prince Rupert and Terrace, lingering snowbanks stand as rare sentinels to a season past. This picturesque, albeit not unusual scene, is not expected to be commonplace this winter. As El Niño sets in, Environment Canada meteorologists anticipate milder temperatures, turning the iconic, snow-clad landscapes of northwestern B.C. into anomalies rather than the norm. The imminent warmer winter heralds a drastic shift from the La Niña conditions experienced over the past three years, introducing a season of unexpected warmth and uncertainty in precipitation. (Black Press Media file photo)

El Niño forecasted to bring warm winter to northwestern B.C., Environment Canada says

Shift to El Niño may bring milder winter to northwestern B.C., with uncertain precipitation

Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

B.C. care facilities rally outside in contract dispute

Staff at Good Samaritan Canada facilities in Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm and Coast seek support

On-call Coquitlam teacher Amira Mounir Abraham has been reprimanded by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation after showing a nine-minute animated film to students in grades 2 and 3 that depicted sexual intercourse and suicide (Pixabay photo)

On-call B.C. teacher shows inappropriate short film to elementary students

School district had previously issued the teacher a reprimand for not adequately supervising students

On-call Coquitlam teacher Amira Mounir Abraham has been reprimanded by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation after showing a nine-minute animated film to students in grades 2 and 3 that depicted sexual intercourse and suicide (Pixabay photo)
A pedestrian makes his way along an icy sidewalk Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Okanagan school district needs kitty litter for ice, not kids

Responding to social media, SD67 says it’s not ordering litter for students who identify as cats

A pedestrian makes his way along an icy sidewalk Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Former Shaw techs approve B.C. strike action against Rogers

Workers based in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Langley concerned about job security

Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Steam engine 5468 in the Revelstoke Railway Museum yard. (Revelstoke Railway Museum Collection)

Revelstoke Railway History: The last of the Iron Horses

The story of steam engine 5468 and the establishment of the Revelstoke Railway Museum

Steam engine 5468 in the Revelstoke Railway Museum yard. (Revelstoke Railway Museum Collection)
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about the province’s human rights issues and possible solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. commission office creating human rights database to aid research

‘It will help decision-makers to identify gaps and opportunities to promote and protect human rights’

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about the province’s human rights issues and possible solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Delta Mayor George Harvie says criminal activity is “rampant” in the port due to a lack of funds for policing. (Grace Kennedy file photo)

Organized crime corrupting B.C. ports, mayor expects problem to get worse

Delta’s George Harvie says more police resources needed to fortify security in wake of new report

Delta Mayor George Harvie says criminal activity is “rampant” in the port due to a lack of funds for policing. (Grace Kennedy file photo)
A registered nurse pulls on an N-95 mask in a COVID Acute Care Unit in Seattle, Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics as respiratory illnesses rise

COVID-19, influenza vaccines to begin rolling out in early October

A registered nurse pulls on an N-95 mask in a COVID Acute Care Unit in Seattle, Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad, here seen in Vernon, is pleased by a new poll that shows that his party nearly tied with BC United. (Black Press Media file photo)

Poll shows United, Conservatives neck-and-neck in B.C., well behind the NDP

Premier Eby warns against ‘race to the bottom’ on political right as his party retains strong lead

Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad, here seen in Vernon, is pleased by a new poll that shows that his party nearly tied with BC United. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Nisg̱a’a Nation’s flag is laid across the exterior of the custom-built crate that houses the House of Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole onto a plane in the United Kingdom on Sept. 14. (Master Corporal Nicolas Alonso, Canadian Armed Forces, via House of Ni’isjoohl/Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government)

Nisga’a pole return marks global landmark in reconciliation reckoning

Return to B.C. from Scottish museum could mark new chapter in post-colonial relationships

The Nisg̱a’a Nation’s flag is laid across the exterior of the custom-built crate that houses the House of Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole onto a plane in the United Kingdom on Sept. 14. (Master Corporal Nicolas Alonso, Canadian Armed Forces, via House of Ni’isjoohl/Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government)
Tires displaying the 3-peaked mountain/snowflake symbol and M+S (mud and snow) tires both meet the legal requirement as long as they have least 3.5 mm of tread. Winter tires outperform M+S tires in cold and snowy conditions. Black Press file

Winter tires required by October 1

Designated highways require winter tires or chains from Oct 1 to March 31, other routes to April 30

Tires displaying the 3-peaked mountain/snowflake symbol and M+S (mud and snow) tires both meet the legal requirement as long as they have least 3.5 mm of tread. Winter tires outperform M+S tires in cold and snowy conditions. Black Press file
Four B.C. men, including one full patch Hells Angels member, have pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)

4 plead guilty in B.C. drug trafficking investigation

Full patch Hells Angels member among those charged

Four B.C. men, including one full patch Hells Angels member, have pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)
Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Rick Mihic, a senior investigator at Vancouver City Savings Credit Unit, says a bank account registered to Ibrahim Ali shows transactions in Burnaby on July 18, 2017, the day a 13-year-old was murdered in a B.C. park. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Bank records show accused Ali in same city as victim on day of B.C. murder

A bank account registered to Ibrahim Ali shows transactions in Burnaby, B.C.,…

Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Rick Mihic, a senior investigator at Vancouver City Savings Credit Unit, says a bank account registered to Ibrahim Ali shows transactions in Burnaby on July 18, 2017, the day a 13-year-old was murdered in a B.C. park. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, September 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the parking lot in June. A spokesperson says the temple is investigating how the Washington Post could have reviewed the security camera footage of the B.C. Sikh leader and activist. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. gurdwara reacts after video of Sikh leader’s shooting leaked to media

Unclear how The Washington Post was able to see the video of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death

The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, September 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the parking lot in June. A spokesperson says the temple is investigating how the Washington Post could have reviewed the security camera footage of the B.C. Sikh leader and activist. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Pennask Summit of the Okanagan Connector is expecting two centimetres of snow on Thursday night, Sept. 28. (DriveBC)

Snow in the forecast for Okanagan Connector

Up to two centimetres of snow could fall on the highway by Friday morning

The Pennask Summit of the Okanagan Connector is expecting two centimetres of snow on Thursday night, Sept. 28. (DriveBC)
B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will be speaking today on recommendations both for citizens’ daily lives and the health-care system. Adobe stock

New masking rules for B.C. to be revealed today

Province expects ‘enhanced masking’ in health-care settings, health minister says

B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will be speaking today on recommendations both for citizens’ daily lives and the health-care system. Adobe stock
After a bear wandered into visitor parking at a downtown Langley residential building on Sunday morning, Sept. 24, it was captured by conservation officers, and later euthanized. (Allie Wilkinson/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Sharp rise in number of bears being put down in B.C.

Critic calls system ’broken’ after black bear was euthanized in Langley

After a bear wandered into visitor parking at a downtown Langley residential building on Sunday morning, Sept. 24, it was captured by conservation officers, and later euthanized. (Allie Wilkinson/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Michelle Donaldson and Holly Grayson were involved in a collision in this area of Columbia Avenue in Castlegar on Nov. 14, 2015. Photo: Betsy Kline

B.C. woman gets $1.6M in damages; found not responsible for T-bone crash

Judge ruled Michelle Donaldson’s injuries were ‘life altering and significantly life limiting’

Michelle Donaldson and Holly Grayson were involved in a collision in this area of Columbia Avenue in Castlegar on Nov. 14, 2015. Photo: Betsy Kline