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Police in Port Moody are investigating after a youth was pepper sprayed and shot with a BB gun at at Sasamat Lake on May 11, 2024. (Port Moody Police handout)

Youth pepper sprayed, shot multiple times with BB gun at Lower Mainland lake

A bus had to be brought in to transport youth out of the park

Police in Port Moody are investigating after a youth was pepper sprayed and shot with a BB gun at at Sasamat Lake on May 11, 2024. (Port Moody Police handout)
The Sea to Sky Swinger ride at Playland. (Photo: facebook.com/PNE.Playland)

Playland kicks off 2024 season with upcoming opening weekend

The park will be open select days in May and June, with extended hours coming in the summer

The Sea to Sky Swinger ride at Playland. (Photo: facebook.com/PNE.Playland)
A new project at UVic released their first publication which lays out priorities that can be acted on right away to help manage wildfires. (Courtesy UVic)

B.C. wildfire project tells communities how to protect and prepare

University of Victoria files first report under the POLIS Wildfire Resilience Project

A new project at UVic released their first publication which lays out priorities that can be acted on right away to help manage wildfires. (Courtesy UVic)
BC Ferries’ Island Nagalis at the Campbell River ferry terminal Jan. 29, 2023. The terminal’s webcam is slated to go online later this summer joining 30 webcams currently operating on BC Ferries’ minor routes. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

Webcams give travellers a peek at conditions on BC Ferries minor routes

30 new webcams now operational on smaller terminals on B.C. coast.

BC Ferries’ Island Nagalis at the Campbell River ferry terminal Jan. 29, 2023. The terminal’s webcam is slated to go online later this summer joining 30 webcams currently operating on BC Ferries’ minor routes. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
B.C. Lions defensive backs get put through the paces during training camp in Kamloops, B.C. The Lions open the season in Toronto on June 9. Steven Chang, B.C. Lions photo

THE MOJ: Lions assembling the pieces for what might be a big year

Hosting the Grey Cup, home game in Victoria among reasons this could be a season to remember

B.C. Lions defensive backs get put through the paces during training camp in Kamloops, B.C. The Lions open the season in Toronto on June 9. Steven Chang, B.C. Lions photo
Vancouver Canucks goalie Arturs Silovs (31) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29) during second period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton, Sunday, May 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

THE MOJ: Goaltending a difference as Canucks continue to win the tight ones

Game 1 more proof Canucks can win any game no matter what the circumstances

Vancouver Canucks goalie Arturs Silovs (31) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (29) during second period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton, Sunday, May 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
The wildfire forcing thousands to evacuate from a northeast British Columbia town may grow again on Sunday (May 12) with winds expected to pick up in the evening. The Parker Lake wildfire, officially designated G90267, is seen through an aircraft window as it burns near Fort Nelson, B.C., in a Friday, Sept. 10, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Wildfire Service

Forecasted winds expected to stoke out-of-control Fort Nelson, B.C. blaze

Around 3,500 people under evacuation order as wildfire grows to 25 square kilometres

The wildfire forcing thousands to evacuate from a northeast British Columbia town may grow again on Sunday (May 12) with winds expected to pick up in the evening. The Parker Lake wildfire, officially designated G90267, is seen through an aircraft window as it burns near Fort Nelson, B.C., in a Friday, Sept. 10, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Wildfire Service
The Northern Lights were visible from Maple Ridge on May 10, 2024. (Kyler Emerson/Aldergrove Star)

PHOTOS: Solar storm treats British Columbians to Northern Lights show

Space Weather Canada has expanded the storm warning

The Northern Lights were visible from Maple Ridge on May 10, 2024. (Kyler Emerson/Aldergrove Star)
Pieces of nephrite jade are shown at a mine site in northwestern B.C. in July 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Tahltan Central Government MANDATORY CREDIT

B.C. limits new jade mining activities in province’s northwest

B.C. limits new jade-mining activities in province’s northwest

Pieces of nephrite jade are shown at a mine site in northwestern B.C. in July 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Tahltan Central Government MANDATORY CREDIT
A driver was fined by Richmond RCMP for driving with an unsafe load on April 27, 2024. (Richmond RCMP handouts)

B.C. driver fined for unsecured load of trees on flat-deck truck

Richmond RCMP say driver received 3 tickets

A driver was fined by Richmond RCMP for driving with an unsafe load on April 27, 2024. (Richmond RCMP handouts)
A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

Northwest hereditary chiefs demand accountability for deadly RCMP arrests

Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are speaking out about the deaths of Jared Lowndes and Dale Culver

A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror
A smoker puts out a cigarette in a public ash tray in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. An April 2024 Research Co poll found 65 per cent of Canadians have a positive view of a new UK law that increases the age limit for buying cigarattes by a year every year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadians in favour of U.K. law upping cigarette age limit each year: survey

Legal purchasing age raised by one year each year to ultimately cut off any new smokers

A smoker puts out a cigarette in a public ash tray in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. An April 2024 Research Co poll found 65 per cent of Canadians have a positive view of a new UK law that increases the age limit for buying cigarattes by a year every year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Metro Vancouver Transit Police seized an array of weapons, drugs and stolen goods during a three-day operation in and around the Metrotown SkyTrain station on April 13, 19 and 21, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Metro Vancouver Transit Police)

Transit police seize 23 weapons in 3-day operation at Burnaby transit hub

Officers also discovered fentanyl and $9,605 in stolen goods

Metro Vancouver Transit Police seized an array of weapons, drugs and stolen goods during a three-day operation in and around the Metrotown SkyTrain station on April 13, 19 and 21, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Metro Vancouver Transit Police)
Vancouver Canucks’ J.T. Miller celebraters his goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Now do you believe? Canucks do after stirring comeback

Game 1 more proof Canucks can win any game no matter what the circumstances

Vancouver Canucks’ J.T. Miller celebraters his goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A screenshot from a live-streamed video on Kick shows a B.C. teen driving a car into the Burrard Inlet on Monday, March 4, 2024. (@AdinRossEmpire/X)

Mischief charge for B.C. teen who drove car into ocean on livestream stunt

Jawad Mazen Fawwaz alleged to have been paid to drive into Burrard Inlet last March

A screenshot from a live-streamed video on Kick shows a B.C. teen driving a car into the Burrard Inlet on Monday, March 4, 2024. (@AdinRossEmpire/X)
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas receiving a jersey from Vancouver FC representatives after a press conference on May 8. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Canadian Premier League’s inaugural ‘On Tour’ series to kick off in Kelowna

The Vancouver FC will face off against the Calgary Cavalry on June 16

Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas receiving a jersey from Vancouver FC representatives after a press conference on May 8. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
The provincial government is implementing the new Reconciliation Action Plan, which aims to recognize the need to address historical injustices by acknowledging the past and working to build new relationships with Indigenous people in B.C. (Bailey Seymour/The News)

B.C. to implement Reconciliation Action Plan for legislative assembly

The plan aims to further reconciliation within the provincial government

The provincial government is implementing the new Reconciliation Action Plan, which aims to recognize the need to address historical injustices by acknowledging the past and working to build new relationships with Indigenous people in B.C. (Bailey Seymour/The News)
An emergency alert test in November 2023. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)

B.C. cellphones, TVs and radios will sound with emergency alert test on May 8

Natural Resources Canada is set to launch and early warning system for earthquakes

An emergency alert test in November 2023. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)
Vancouver police are asking for help identifying a suspect in a child luring incident that occurred near East 33rd Avenue and St. Catherines Street on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (VPD photo)

Vancouver police seek suspect in child luring of 11-year-old girl

Girl sought help from motorist after unknown man yelled at her, asked her to go with him

Vancouver police are asking for help identifying a suspect in a child luring incident that occurred near East 33rd Avenue and St. Catherines Street on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (VPD photo)
Vancouver Canucks players celebrate the team’s 1-0 win against the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, May 3, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Canucks won the series four games to two and are set to face off against the Edmonton Oilers beginning on Wednesday, May 6, 2024. Vancouver has said it is exploring the possibility of public viewing options for the round. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Vancouver ‘exploring’ public viewing options for upcoming Canucks games

City hasn’t allowed public viewing parties since 2011 Stanley Cup rioters caused $3.78M in damage

Vancouver Canucks players celebrate the team’s 1-0 win against the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, May 3, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Canucks won the series four games to two and are set to face off against the Edmonton Oilers beginning on Wednesday, May 6, 2024. Vancouver has said it is exploring the possibility of public viewing options for the round. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)