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Canadian athletes became safe sport activists in 2022

Canadian athletes became safe sport activists in 2022

Canadians regained women’s Olympic hockey gold, returned to soccer’s men’s World Cup after a 36-year absence and hoisted the Davis Cup world tennis championship for the first time.
Vancouver art teacher acquitted of sexual touching

Vancouver art teacher acquitted of sexual touching

A Vancouver art teacher was found not guilty Dec. 23 of two sexual touching charges, despite one of the B.C. Supreme Court’s top judges finding the alleged victim’s testimony more credible and reliable.
Youth arrested, facing firearms charges after shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C.

Youth arrested, facing firearms charges after shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C.

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — Delta Police say a youth from Surrey has been arrested after an early morning shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C., and will be facing several firearms charges.
No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.

No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A Canadian Pacific freight train has collided with a CP truck that was travelling along tracks east of Kamloops, B.C. The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m.
Tiny Protection Island, off Nanaimo, B.C., wary as large cougar moves in

Tiny Protection Island, off Nanaimo, B.C., wary as large cougar moves in

NANAIMO, B.C. — A large cougar is prowling a tiny but densely populated island just off Nanaimo, B.C., and officials with the Environment Ministry say conservation officers are keeping a close eye on the situation.
B.C. serves cap on what food delivery services can charge restaurants

B.C. serves cap on what food delivery services can charge restaurants

The change will start on Jan.1
Passersby were first to help Saturday night's bus crash victims before emergency crews arrived

Passersby were first to help Saturday night's bus crash victims before emergency crews arrived

One of the first people who arrived at the scene of Saturday night's fatal bus crash on the Okanagan Connector says a number of passersby helped injured bus passengers before emergency crews made it to the scene. Just after 6 p.m.
Timeline: A look at COVID-19 in B.C. in 2022

Timeline: A look at COVID-19 in B.C. in 2022

From the dark January days of the Omicron wave to a pediatric health-care crisis in the fall — and an easing of public health measures in between — COVID-19 has proven to be a sustained disruptive force in B.C.
Social media post reunites family with old Christmas recording of them singing

Social media post reunites family with old Christmas recording of them singing

Aunt Bessie, Uncle Bob, little Dorothy Jane Lavoie singing Christmas carols in the early 1960s.
Victoria tops Canadian cities for people walking, cycling to work

Victoria tops Canadian cities for people walking, cycling to work

In 2021, one in 20 commuters — or 5.3 per cent — in the capital region regularly biked to work, with second-place Kelowna at two per cent and Vancouver slightly behind at 1.9 per cent, according to Statistics Canada data.