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NDP to put forward Raj Chouhan as B.C. legislature Speaker

NDP to put forward Raj Chouhan as B.C. legislature Speaker

VICTORIA — The New Democrats will nominate a longtime member of the B.C. legislature to serve as Speaker.
Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say

Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say

Canada is drawing closer to making a decision on a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday as the federal government continued to face pressure to deliver on doses amid mounting cases and deaths.
Human activities, shipping, fishing, polluting, links to killer whale deaths: study

Human activities, shipping, fishing, polluting, links to killer whale deaths: study

VICTORIA — A long-running study of more than 50 dead killer whales in the Pacific Ocean concludes human activities pose deadly threats to the orcas.
BC Hydro customers to get credit in New Year

BC Hydro customers to get credit in New Year

Residential BC Hydro customers can look forward to a credit on their power bill early in the New Year, and the money they get back could buy them a Latte Grande at Starbucks – possibly even a Latte Venti.
Opinion: We can’t just sit around waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine to save us

Opinion: We can’t just sit around waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine to save us

The following column was submitted to our sister Glacier Media site, Burnaby Now , from Dr. Davidicus Wong, a family physician.
Report on systemic racism will have national ramifications: Metis Nation B.C.

Report on systemic racism will have national ramifications: Metis Nation B.C.

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s report into systemic racism in B.C.
BC SPCA provides update on 17 huskies that were surrendered last Christmas

BC SPCA provides update on 17 huskies that were surrendered last Christmas

It's been almost one year since 17 husky puppies and two adult dogs were rescued from a property in the province's Interior. The pups were found living outside in the snow — shivering, lethargic and riddled with parasites.

Homicide detectives seek information after death of Burnaby teen attacked Nov. 29

BURNABY, B.C. — The death of a teenager in Burnaby, B.C., is now being investigated as a homicide. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the 18-year-old woman was found in a Burnaby home on Sunday.

More than 10,000 people in B.C. under active monitoring after COVID-19 exposures

VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded 656 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday as officials urged residents not to bend public health rules. Provincial health officer Dr.

Man injured after vehicle plunges nine metres off BC Ferries ramp to pavement

DELTA, B.C. — A man has critical injuries after the vehicle he was driving plunged about nine metres from a BC Ferries exit ramp to the pavement below.