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West Vancouver's 90-year-old Santa's Helper is still making toys for children in need

Bill Chalmers has made close to 6000 toys for the Family Services of the North Shore’s Christmas Bureau over the past 27 years

Dec 24, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

Arrow removed from B.C. deer with help of retired wildlife biologist

Conservation officers hope a buck shot with an arrow will make a full recovery after they located the injured animal and removed the weapon.

Dec 24, 2020 7:05 AM Read more >

Three inmates test positive for COVID-19 at federal prison in B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Correctional Service of Canada says three inmates at Fraser Valley Institution recently tested positive for COVID-19, though it does not say when they were tested or whether their infections remain active.

Dec 23, 2020 8:24 PM Read more >

COVID-19 curve bending down in B.C. after mid-November peak: top doctor

VICTORIA — COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are levelling off after peaking in mid-November, though the province's top doctor warns now is not the time to relax public health rules.

Dec 23, 2020 5:46 PM Read more >

Family offers reward for information leading to conviction in B.C. man's 2009 death

KELOWNA, B.C. — The family of a man who was killed at a home in Kelowna, B.C., is appealing for anyone with information to speak with police investigating the 2009 homicide.

Dec 23, 2020 5:40 PM Read more >

Wood products pricing surge expected to persist, raising 2021 house, renovation costs

CALGARY — An unexpected rebound in wood product prices this month is boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies but leaving homeowners and buyers with the prospect of higher home and renovation costs in 2021.

Dec 23, 2020 2:05 PM Read more >

Vancouver police offices scratched, kicked while helping man in mental health crisis

VANCOUVER — Two officers are nursing various injuries after the Vancouver Police Department says they were attacked while trying to help a father deal with his mentally ill son. A statement from Sgt.

Dec 23, 2020 12:29 PM Read more >

Avalanche Canada issues warning covering most eastern B.C. mountain ranges

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a special public warning for the possibility of snowslides on mountain ranges stretching the length of eastern British Columbia and into Alberta's Kananaskis Country.

Dec 23, 2020 11:13 AM Read more >

Contract awarded for replacement of correctional centre in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — The provincial government has awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to design and build a new jail in Nanaimo, B.C. A statement from the Ministry of Public Safety says Stuart Olson Construction Ltd.

Dec 23, 2020 9:55 AM Read more >

Truck involved in Cache Creek jade theft found; stone still missing

B.C. Mounties found the truck involved in this weekend's theft of a jade boulder from a Cache Creek shop, but the huge slab of green stone is still missing. The theft happened late Saturday , Dec.

Dec 23, 2020 9:05 AM Read more >