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Snow is seen on the Coquihalla Highway in this March 31, 2023 file photo from DriveBC. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall alert for the Okanagan Connector beginning on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23). (DriveBC)

First snowfall of the season to hit parts of B.C.

Up to 10 centimetres expected along mountain passes, Environment Canada says

Snow is seen on the Coquihalla Highway in this March 31, 2023 file photo from DriveBC. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall alert for the Okanagan Connector beginning on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23). (DriveBC)
Burnaby RCMP marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Const. Shaelyn Yang on Wednesday (Oct. 18), with the unveiling of her name on their detachment’s cenotaph. Yang was fatally stabbed on Oct. 18, 2022 while accompanying a city staffer to serve a homeless man with an eviction notice. (Photo courtesy of Burnaby RCMP)

Death of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang remembered 1 year later

Detachment held private ceremony Wednesday, unveiled Yang’s name on cenotaph

Burnaby RCMP marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Const. Shaelyn Yang on Wednesday (Oct. 18), with the unveiling of her name on their detachment’s cenotaph. Yang was fatally stabbed on Oct. 18, 2022 while accompanying a city staffer to serve a homeless man with an eviction notice. (Photo courtesy of Burnaby RCMP)
A pedestrian was struck in the 7000-block of Granville Avenue in Richmond on Oct. 14. She later died in hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

Pedestrian killed in Richmond car crash

Impairment not considered a factor in fatal early morning collision

A pedestrian was struck in the 7000-block of Granville Avenue in Richmond on Oct. 14. She later died in hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid battles with Vancouver’s Filip Hronek during Saturday’s game in Edmonton. The Canucks would win 4-3 despite being outshot 40-16. Photo courtesy Edmonton Oilers

THE MOJ: Canucks and Lions overcome adversity to bank wins

Plus, an NFL coach needs to learn the axiom of ‘only losers point fingers’

Edmonton’s Connor McDavid battles with Vancouver’s Filip Hronek during Saturday’s game in Edmonton. The Canucks would win 4-3 despite being outshot 40-16. Photo courtesy Edmonton Oilers
RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire that burned Port Coquitlam’s Hazel Trembath Elementary School to the ground in the early hours of Oct. 14, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Julianne Marie Siegle)

Hazardous air emitted from Port Coquitlam elementary school fire, RCMP warn

Public told to avoid site for several days

RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire that burned Port Coquitlam’s Hazel Trembath Elementary School to the ground in the early hours of Oct. 14, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Julianne Marie Siegle)
B.C. is launching a 15-bed pilot project to provide people with addictions support during and after pregnancy. The project was announced Oct. 11 by Jennifer Whiteside, minister of mental health and addictions (centre right), and Darci Skiber, senior director of the Mental Health and Substance Use Programs and Initiatives with the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (centre left). (Credit: X/@JM_Whiteside)

B.C. pilots housing project for pregnant people struggling with addiction

15 beds to be available out of supportive housing sites in Vancouver, Burnaby and Victoria

B.C. is launching a 15-bed pilot project to provide people with addictions support during and after pregnancy. The project was announced Oct. 11 by Jennifer Whiteside, minister of mental health and addictions (centre right), and Darci Skiber, senior director of the Mental Health and Substance Use Programs and Initiatives with the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (centre left). (Credit: X/@JM_Whiteside)
A partial solar eclipse rises behind clouds, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Arbutus, Maryland, U.S. The 2023 solar eclipse will be visible in B.C. on Saturday, Oct. 14 morning. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

B.C. to have excellent view of partial solar eclipse this weekend

Saturday morning sun will largely disappear behind the moon

A partial solar eclipse rises behind clouds, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Arbutus, Maryland, U.S. The 2023 solar eclipse will be visible in B.C. on Saturday, Oct. 14 morning. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Brock Boeser celebrates the first of four goals on the night as the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Edmonton Oilers 8-1 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Wednesday. (courtesy of Vancouver Canucks)

THE MOJ: ‘Pretty good’ start for the Canucks, but focus already on next game

Tocchet says team stuck to its game plan in thumping Edmonton 8-1 to open the season

Brock Boeser celebrates the first of four goals on the night as the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Edmonton Oilers 8-1 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Wednesday. (courtesy of Vancouver Canucks)
B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)

B.C. man wanted on charges of 3D printing firearms

Police allege Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, 31, was building guns in his Kamloops home

B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)
Overview of the village of Wells. (Image by Friends of Responsible Economic Development in Wells)

B.C. gives green light for Cariboo Gold mine near historic gold rush town

Cariboo Gold is a proposed underground gold mine in Wells owned by Osisko Development Corp

Overview of the village of Wells. (Image by Friends of Responsible Economic Development in Wells)
North Vancouver’s Connor Bedard is the odds on favorite to win the Calder Cup as the NHL’s Rookie-of-the-Year with Chicago but don’t go to sleep on another rookie from B.C. Photo courtesy of Chicago Blackhawks

THE MOJ: 5 burning questions (and answers) as the NHL season kicks off

What you need to know to prepare as the NHL season hits the ice for another year

North Vancouver’s Connor Bedard is the odds on favorite to win the Calder Cup as the NHL’s Rookie-of-the-Year with Chicago but don’t go to sleep on another rookie from B.C. Photo courtesy of Chicago Blackhawks
An 18-year-old woman was left in critical condition Saturday night (Oct. 7) after being part of a two-vehicle crash at Granville Street and King Edward Avenue. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)

Vancouver crash leaves teen in critical condition

Vehicles collided late Saturday night when one driver made a left turn through an intersection

An 18-year-old woman was left in critical condition Saturday night (Oct. 7) after being part of a two-vehicle crash at Granville Street and King Edward Avenue. (Credit: Shane MacKichan)
Temperature records were set across B.C. over the 2023 Thanksgiving long weekend. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. breaks 19 daily temperature records over Thanksgiving weekend

Lytton saw the hottest temperature at 29.6 C

Temperature records were set across B.C. over the 2023 Thanksgiving long weekend. (Black Press Media file photo)
Border services officers discovered nearly 200kg of opium inside two shipping containers entering B.C. in August. (Photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency)

Opium found stuffed in furniture, machinery entering B.C.

CBSA discovered nearly 200 kg of the drug inside shipping containers in August

Border services officers discovered nearly 200kg of opium inside two shipping containers entering B.C. in August. (Photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency)
North Vancouver RCMP caught a learner driver going 199km/h on the Upper Levels Highway on Friday, Sept. 29. (Photo courtesy of North Vancouver RCMP)

Teen ‘L’ driver clocked going 199km/h through North Vancouver

Driver fined nearly $1,500

North Vancouver RCMP caught a learner driver going 199km/h on the Upper Levels Highway on Friday, Sept. 29. (Photo courtesy of North Vancouver RCMP)
Crew members at a watercraft inspection site in Golden decontaminated a boat from Ontario that had invasive mussels on board. (Conservation Officer Service/Facebook)

Conservation dog detects invasive mussels on boat bound for B.C. waters

Boat quarantined for 30 days, owner fined $230

Crew members at a watercraft inspection site in Golden decontaminated a boat from Ontario that had invasive mussels on board. (Conservation Officer Service/Facebook)
Former Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin, left, of Sweden, goalie Roberto Luongo, centre, and Daniel Sedin, right, of Sweden, stand after being wrapped in First Nations blankets during a ceremony honouring their recent inductions into the Hockey Hall of Fame, before an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, December 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Luongo doesn’t bleed Canuck enough for number retirement

Heck of a player, but asking to be traded takes him out of consideration for team’s highest honour

Former Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin, left, of Sweden, goalie Roberto Luongo, centre, and Daniel Sedin, right, of Sweden, stand after being wrapped in First Nations blankets during a ceremony honouring their recent inductions into the Hockey Hall of Fame, before an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, December 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Body of missing murder trial witness found by Vancouver police

Dr. Tracy Pickett, 55, found dead in Southlands neighbourhood

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Four B.C. men, including one full patch Hells Angels member, have pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)

4 plead guilty in B.C. drug trafficking investigation

Full patch Hells Angels member among those charged

Four B.C. men, including one full patch Hells Angels member, have pleaded guilty to charges related to drug trafficking. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates a touchdown during a 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday. Kelce’s fledgling romance with pop superstar Taylor Swift has ‘Swifties’ becoming fans of Kelce and the Chiefs. Andrew Mather, Kansas City Chiefs

THE MOJ: Taylor give football fandom a Swift kick south of the border

Plenty to talk about in the sports world during this, the most wonderful time of the year

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates a touchdown during a 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday. Kelce’s fledgling romance with pop superstar Taylor Swift has ‘Swifties’ becoming fans of Kelce and the Chiefs. Andrew Mather, Kansas City Chiefs