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Canadian Army feeling squeeze of more demands, fewer soldiers

Canadian Army feeling squeeze of more demands, fewer soldiers

OTTAWA — The commander of the Canadian Army says his force is being squeezed by more demands at home and abroad, especially in Europe, even as the number of soldiers available for such missions is shrinking.
From smart homes to connected cars, new tools of domestic abuse make escape harder

From smart homes to connected cars, new tools of domestic abuse make escape harder

VANCOUVER — A phone, a smart home, a digitally connected car — these are the tools of digital domestic abuse that anti-violence experts say is on the rise.
Greenwashing complaint filed against Canada's biggest certifier of sustainable forestry

Greenwashing complaint filed against Canada's biggest certifier of sustainable forestry

Canadian environmental groups have levelled another greenwashing complaint — this time at the largest certification scheme for sustainable forestry in North America.
B.C. bus crash probe to look at earlier incident too, amid questions over icy road

B.C. bus crash probe to look at earlier incident too, amid questions over icy road

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's transportation minister says investigators looking into a bus crash that claimed four lives on the Okanagan Connector road on Christmas Eve are also considering another involving the same operator days earlier.
'People are terrified,' judge said of Vancouver 2022 stranger assaults

'People are terrified,' judge said of Vancouver 2022 stranger assaults

A report into stranger attacks and repeat offenders included recommendations, focused on “addressing critical gaps in the continuum of care for people with mental health and substance use needs who are involved with the criminal justice system."
Travellers advised to stay off many major B.C. highways due to heavy snow and freezing rain

Travellers advised to stay off many major B.C. highways due to heavy snow and freezing rain

Travel is not recommended, unless essential.
Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows

Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows

OTTAWA — Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear how much of that will actually be paid.
7 of B.C.'s best human-animal encounters in 2022

7 of B.C.'s best human-animal encounters in 2022

We looked back on some of the most memorable and at times terrifying animal-human interactions of 2022 in British Columbia.

Interior Health says remaining patients from deadly B.C. bus crash expected to live

All of the remaining patients in hospital from a deadly Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia are expected to survive, according to an Interior Health official.
B.C. man awarded $1.7M after vehicle veers into motorcycle's path

B.C. man awarded $1.7M after vehicle veers into motorcycle's path

Kevin Gray was injured Sept. 22, 2018 when his motorcycle collided with a car on the Langley Bypass