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Ramadan Begins: A Time of Reflection, Fasting, and Celebration

As Ramadan, the Islamic Holy Month, commences this week, approximately 1.8 billion…

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RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found on Salmon River Forest Service Road outside of Prince George on Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Pixabay)

Police investigating after body found on rural Prince George roadside

Police say death considered suspicious, but no danger exists to public

RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found on Salmon River Forest Service Road outside of Prince George on Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Pixabay)
Coquitlam RCMP are searching for a man captured on surveillance footage entering a home near Dawes Hill Road and Warrick Street on March 6, where one resident was assaulted. (Coquitlam RCMP handouts)

RCMP release video of suspect in violent Coquitlam home invasion

Police say unknown man entered a home, assaulted 1 resident and then fled

Coquitlam RCMP are searching for a man captured on surveillance footage entering a home near Dawes Hill Road and Warrick Street on March 6, where one resident was assaulted. (Coquitlam RCMP handouts)
An ‘Every Child Matters’ flag seen during the second annual South Island Powwow at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. creates new provincial position to focus on Indigenous child welfare

Director will oversee transition of Indigenous child welfare jurisdiction to First Nations

An ‘Every Child Matters’ flag seen during the second annual South Island Powwow at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Randy Boissonnault arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Employment Minister Boissonnault announced March 7, 2024 $21 million for Vancouver-based Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society for a skilled trades program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Vancouver-based Indigenous group gets $21M for skilled trades program

24 projects across the country were selected for more than $170M in federal funding

Randy Boissonnault arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Employment Minister Boissonnault announced March 7, 2024 $21 million for Vancouver-based Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society for a skilled trades program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A fire early on Thursday morning (March 7) at a Coquitlam apartment building in the 500-block of Gatensbury Street displaced 100 people. (Credit: Shane MacKichan )

100 people displaced after fire tears through Coquitlam apartment building

68 firefighters responded to early morning blaze, rescuing 2 people from balconies

A fire early on Thursday morning (March 7) at a Coquitlam apartment building in the 500-block of Gatensbury Street displaced 100 people. (Credit: Shane MacKichan )
Someone in B.C. is $58 million richer after matching the 10-digit raffle number in the March 6, 2023 Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot.(BCLC file)

Check your ticket: B.C. lotto player wins $58M jackpot

BCLC says someone in B.C. matched the 10-digit raffle online

Someone in B.C. is $58 million richer after matching the 10-digit raffle number in the March 6, 2023 Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot.(BCLC file)
A New Westminster registered nurse has been suspended for one month after he assaulted a patient. (Pixabay)

B.C. nurse suspended for punching ER patient, throwing charcoal at them

Regulatory college says nurse struck patient after being assaulted by them himself

A New Westminster registered nurse has been suspended for one month after he assaulted a patient. (Pixabay)
Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson attends a news conference regarding his eight year contract extension with the team in Vancouver, on Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

THE MOJ: Timing was everything in Canucks closing the Pettersson deal

Too many things going on to let talks wait any longer, too many reasons to sign

Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson attends a news conference regarding his eight year contract extension with the team in Vancouver, on Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A March 3, 2024 crash in the 4200-block of Imperial Street in Burnaby sent two people to hospital, one of them in critical condition. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)

Impairment suspected in Burnaby crash that left 1 in critical condition

Car crashed into a parked semi-truck just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday

A March 3, 2024 crash in the 4200-block of Imperial Street in Burnaby sent two people to hospital, one of them in critical condition. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)
Vancouver Canucks’ JT Miller calls out a player during the Vancouver Canucks training camp at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

THE MOJ: Fire still burns hot for J.T. Miller, but the flames are steadier

Miller’s career year and the team’s increased success are feeding off each other

Vancouver Canucks’ JT Miller calls out a player during the Vancouver Canucks training camp at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
A screenshot from Google Maps shows the North Vancouver public washroom where RCMP say a male teen was sexually assaulted on Feb. 23, 2024. (Screenshot/GoogleMaps)

Male teen sexually assaulted in North Vancouver public bathroom, RCMP say

Police looking for people who were at Inter River Park on Feb. 23 and may have seen the suspect

A screenshot from Google Maps shows the North Vancouver public washroom where RCMP say a male teen was sexually assaulted on Feb. 23, 2024. (Screenshot/GoogleMaps)
Burnaby firefighters responded to a blaze in the 4000-block of Maywood Street late Tuesday night (Feb. 28, 2024). One person has since died. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)

1 person dead following fire in vacant Burnaby apartment building

2 people were rescued by ladder from the building’s 3rd floor Tuesday night

Burnaby firefighters responded to a blaze in the 4000-block of Maywood Street late Tuesday night (Feb. 28, 2024). One person has since died. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)
Elias Pettersson of the Canucks in action against the Penguins Tuesday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Pittsburgh would defeat Vancouver 3-2 in overtime. Vancouver Canucks photo

THE MOJ: Zombie fire of Elias Pettersson threatens to flare up at any time

The Canucks and EP40 may want his contract to be a non-story, but the reality is, it’s never far away

Elias Pettersson of the Canucks in action against the Penguins Tuesday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Pittsburgh would defeat Vancouver 3-2 in overtime. Vancouver Canucks photo
An early morning fire gutted a home in the 300-block of McGillivray Place in New Westminster on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)

PHOTOS: Fire tears through New Westminster home, displacing residents

No one injured, but home extensively damaged, assistant fire chief says

An early morning fire gutted a home in the 300-block of McGillivray Place in New Westminster on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)
A cinnamon-coloured black bear hide and a grey-coloured wolf hide are among items stolen from a Fort St. John home on Feb. 9, 2024, RCMP say. (Fort St. John RCMP handout)

Antlers, animal hides and ammo stolen from Fort St. John home: B.C. RCMP

Police say items represent ‘years of trophy hunts and fond memories to the family’

A cinnamon-coloured black bear hide and a grey-coloured wolf hide are among items stolen from a Fort St. John home on Feb. 9, 2024, RCMP say. (Fort St. John RCMP handout)
Listing photos show the interior of Seth Rogen’s Vancouver Penthouse at 1178 Hamilton Street. The loft is selling for $2.3 million. (Patti Martin Real Estate Group and Adina Vancouver Real Estate Group)

Take a look inside Seth Rogen’s Vancouver penthouse, up for sale for $2.3M

Yaletown loft features brick walls, wide windows and an electric blue kitchen

Listing photos show the interior of Seth Rogen’s Vancouver Penthouse at 1178 Hamilton Street. The loft is selling for $2.3 million. (Patti Martin Real Estate Group and Adina Vancouver Real Estate Group)
Convicted sex offender Skylar Wayne Pelletier, 24, is set to be released in Vancouver under a five-year supervision order. Vancouver police warned the public on Feb. 26, 2024 that Pelletier poses a risk to women in the community. (VPD handout)

Convicted sex offender to be released in Vancouver, police warn

Skylar Wayne Pelletier, 24, poses a risk to women in the community, Vancouver police say

Convicted sex offender Skylar Wayne Pelletier, 24, is set to be released in Vancouver under a five-year supervision order. Vancouver police warned the public on Feb. 26, 2024 that Pelletier poses a risk to women in the community. (VPD handout)
A map from BC Wildfire Service shows some of the 92 fires actively burning throughout the province as of Feb, 25. 2024, including an out-of-control one near Chetwynd, marked by a red dot. (BC Wildfire Service)

Small out-of-control wildfire burning near Chetwynd, B.C.

Fire sparked Friday, believed to be human-caused

A map from BC Wildfire Service shows some of the 92 fires actively burning throughout the province as of Feb, 25. 2024, including an out-of-control one near Chetwynd, marked by a red dot. (BC Wildfire Service)
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

BC Ferries already bracing for Taylor Swift tsunami with multiple special runs

22 extra sailings scheduled between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen the weekend of Dec. 6

FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)