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Fernie Alpine Resort on opening weekend in December 2023. The resort opened as scheduled in 2023, compared to other skil hills throughout the province that had to delay opening or close briefly. (Gillian Francis)

Snowfall bolsters B.C.’s ski hills, but resorts understand need to diversify

Ski resort operators used to the ebbs, flows of winter weather: Canada West Ski Areas Association CEO

Fernie Alpine Resort on opening weekend in December 2023. The resort opened as scheduled in 2023, compared to other skil hills throughout the province that had to delay opening or close briefly. (Gillian Francis)
The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Officers were called to a shooting Friday (Jan. 5) in the area of David Avenue and Mitchell Street around 10:30 p.m. in Coquitlam where they found evidence of a shooting and “a victim who did not sustain any physical injuries.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

RCMP not ruling out connection between 2 shootings in 2 days in Coquitlam

Police now seeking dash-cam video, surveillance footage

The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Officers were called to a shooting Friday (Jan. 5) in the area of David Avenue and Mitchell Street around 10:30 p.m. in Coquitlam where they found evidence of a shooting and “a victim who did not sustain any physical injuries.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver police have released a sketch of the suspect in a child-luring investigation on Dec. 13, 2023. (vancouver Police Department handout)

Man poses as parent, tries to lure child from B.C. daycare: Police

Vancouver police looking to speak with driver of Porsche that was in the area at time of incident

Vancouver police have released a sketch of the suspect in a child-luring investigation on Dec. 13, 2023. (vancouver Police Department handout)
Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. A Vancouver Special Municipal Constable has been charged with assault, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service on Jan. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver constable charged with assault: Prosecution service

Charge stems from an incident at the Vancouver Police Department jail on Jan. 7, 2023

Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. A Vancouver Special Municipal Constable has been charged with assault, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service on Jan. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
WorkSafeBC has fined BC Hydro more than $700,000, stemming from a July 2022 inspection at a Site C dam powerhouse in Fort St. John. (BC Hydro/Screencap)

BC Hydro facing $710K fine for damaged ventilation equipment at Site C Dam

There were also deficiencies with steps to address welding fume hazards: WorkSafeBC

WorkSafeBC has fined BC Hydro more than $700,000, stemming from a July 2022 inspection at a Site C dam powerhouse in Fort St. John. (BC Hydro/Screencap)
Danger tree falling has been completed over Highway 4 at Cameron Bluffs. The landscape looks different as the fire continues to smoulder, but is considered ‘under control.’ (BC WILDFIRE SERVICE PHOTO)

B.C. to appeal $710K WorkSafeBC penalty on ‘unsafe’ wildfire practices

Province says improvements are warranted, but the fine amount is ‘disproportionately high’

Danger tree falling has been completed over Highway 4 at Cameron Bluffs. The landscape looks different as the fire continues to smoulder, but is considered ‘under control.’ (BC WILDFIRE SERVICE PHOTO)
For the second year in a row, Noah has topped the list of B.C.’s most popular baby name. (Submitted)

Noah is the front-runner for baby names in B.C. in 2023

It’s the second year in a row as the front-runner

For the second year in a row, Noah has topped the list of B.C.’s most popular baby name. (Submitted)
A call for directions home from a Drake concert has topped E-Comm’s annual list of nuisance calls in B.C. for 2023. (Getty images)

Directions home from a Drake concert tops B.C.’s 911 nuisance calls for 2023

E-Comm says there was a 13% increase in 911 call volume in 2023

A call for directions home from a Drake concert has topped E-Comm’s annual list of nuisance calls in B.C. for 2023. (Getty images)
A vehicle incident at the 112th St overpass in #DeltaBC has the highway CLOSED to all southbound traffic. Traffic on the overpass is also blocked in both directions. Crews on scene. Assessment in progress. Use an alternate route. (Shane MacKichan photo)

B.C. suspends trucking company’s certificate after Delta overpass crash

Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says driver, carrier will ‘face the toughest fines in the country’

A vehicle incident at the 112th St overpass in #DeltaBC has the highway CLOSED to all southbound traffic. Traffic on the overpass is also blocked in both directions. Crews on scene. Assessment in progress. Use an alternate route. (Shane MacKichan photo)
FILE - United States' Kendall Coyne Schofield skates with the puck against Canada during the first period of a Rivalry Series hockey game Nov. 17, 2022, in Kamloops, British Columbia. Coyne Schofield, a three-time Olympian and former U.S. captain, will suit up for Minnesota’s Professional Women's Hockey League opener at Boston on Jan. 3. The game will underline Coyne Schofield’s determination in returning to competitive play, after the birth of her son, now 6 months old. (Jesse Johnston/The Canadian Press via AP, File, File)

A new league for a new mom: Coyne Schofield gears up for PWHL launch

Maternity leave is included in a collective bargaining agreement

FILE - United States' Kendall Coyne Schofield skates with the puck against Canada during the first period of a Rivalry Series hockey game Nov. 17, 2022, in Kamloops, British Columbia. Coyne Schofield, a three-time Olympian and former U.S. captain, will suit up for Minnesota’s Professional Women's Hockey League opener at Boston on Jan. 3. The game will underline Coyne Schofield’s determination in returning to competitive play, after the birth of her son, now 6 months old. (Jesse Johnston/The Canadian Press via AP, File, File)
Vancouver Police seized a vintage firearm, pictured, at Lord Byng Secondary School Dec. 21, 2023 after a man was seen carrying it into the school. The man is a staff member at the school and was bringing it in for a school presentation, police said. (Vancouver police handout)

Rifle-toting man was just bringing it to B.C. school for presentation: Police

Vancouver police say the school was locked down, emergency response team dispatched immediately

Vancouver Police seized a vintage firearm, pictured, at Lord Byng Secondary School Dec. 21, 2023 after a man was seen carrying it into the school. The man is a staff member at the school and was bringing it in for a school presentation, police said. (Vancouver police handout)
A recreational boat travels on the harbour as Canada Place and the downtown Vancouver skyline are seen from North Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, March 12, 2022. Statistics Canada released its latest data Dec. 19, 2023 on Canada’s population estimates for the third quarter of 2023, and B.C. is continuing to lose more residents to interprovincial migration than it’s gaining. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. losing more residents to interprovincial migration

Statistic Canada data shows out-migration is outpacing in-migration for more than a year

A recreational boat travels on the harbour as Canada Place and the downtown Vancouver skyline are seen from North Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, March 12, 2022. Statistics Canada released its latest data Dec. 19, 2023 on Canada’s population estimates for the third quarter of 2023, and B.C. is continuing to lose more residents to interprovincial migration than it’s gaining. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union filed a complaint against BC Ferries through the B.C. Labour Relations Board on Dec. 14, alleging BC Ferries was providing union members with a “substantial benefit” that wasn’t contained in the collective agreement, specifically housing and accommodation in remote communities. (News Bulletin file photo)

Union files labour complaint against BC Ferries over extra benefits

Claims BC Ferries provided benefits outside contract, defamed union after union became aware

The B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union filed a complaint against BC Ferries through the B.C. Labour Relations Board on Dec. 14, alleging BC Ferries was providing union members with a “substantial benefit” that wasn’t contained in the collective agreement, specifically housing and accommodation in remote communities. (News Bulletin file photo)
Ottawa police say a 39-year-old British Columbian man has been charged after a hate-crime investigation into an anti-Semitic threatening phone call to a health-care worker. A close-up of an Ottawa Police officer’s badge is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

B.C. man charged after harassing Ottawa health-care worker

Investigation by hate-crime unit began after anti-Semitic, misogynistic phone call

Ottawa police say a 39-year-old British Columbian man has been charged after a hate-crime investigation into an anti-Semitic threatening phone call to a health-care worker. A close-up of an Ottawa Police officer’s badge is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The B.C. Prosecution Service said Friday (Dec. 15, 2023) that a Coquitlam RCMP officer is facing an assault charge, stemming from an incident at his detachment in 2022. (Black Press File Photo)

Officer facing assault charge after incident at B.C. RCMP detachment

B.C. Prosecution Service says charge against Sgt. Antonio Guerrero stems from December 2022 incident

The B.C. Prosecution Service said Friday (Dec. 15, 2023) that a Coquitlam RCMP officer is facing an assault charge, stemming from an incident at his detachment in 2022. (Black Press File Photo)
Environment Canada, on Dec. 9, 2023 has put out a couple of snowfall warnings for regions of the province, specifically higher terrain around inland and east Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver. (Lauren Collins)

B.C. braces for winter weather, with windstorms on north coast

Up to 10 centimetres expected in several regions of the province

Environment Canada, on Dec. 9, 2023 has put out a couple of snowfall warnings for regions of the province, specifically higher terrain around inland and east Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver. (Lauren Collins)
Birth control pills, IUDs, patch, ring. (AccessBC)

188,000 people access free contraception prescriptions in first 8 months

60 types of birth control were made available through B.C. PharmaCare on April 1, 2023

Birth control pills, IUDs, patch, ring. (AccessBC)
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

46-year-old Derrek Chen was found dead inside his Richmond home on Nov. 30

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)
A man rides his bike in the snow at 152nd Street and 64th Avenue in Surrey in January of 2020. (Photo: Lauren Collins)

Snow on the way for Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland

Inland sections of the Island could see up to 10 cm, but 2-4 cm in Metro Vancouver

A man rides his bike in the snow at 152nd Street and 64th Avenue in Surrey in January of 2020. (Photo: Lauren Collins)
North Vancouver RCMP are looking for witnesses after a boy was allegedly offered candy by a stranger in a truck on Dec. 4, 2023. The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Boy, 10, offered candy by man driving a truck in North Vancouver: RCMP

The child’s parents reported the suspicious incident to police who are now investigating

North Vancouver RCMP are looking for witnesses after a boy was allegedly offered candy by a stranger in a truck on Dec. 4, 2023. The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld