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An earthquake was felt near Oliver on Dec. 4. Residents reported hearing a loud crash sound in the area. (Earthquakes Canada)

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake hits B.C. between Penticton and Oliver

No damage reported, as would be expected for a quake of this size

An earthquake was felt near Oliver on Dec. 4. Residents reported hearing a loud crash sound in the area. (Earthquakes Canada)
People hold banners during a march to remember those who died during the overdose crisis and to call for a safe supply of illicit drugs on International Overdose Awareness Day, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s Road to Recovery targets those at risk of an overdose

B.C. Premier Eby celebrates ‘first-of-its-kind’ seamless addictions care program in Vancouver

People hold banners during a march to remember those who died during the overdose crisis and to call for a safe supply of illicit drugs on International Overdose Awareness Day, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Residents of two municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians region have been ordered to leave their homes because of the risk that a nearby dike could burst. Quebec’s provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Evacuated residents wait as suspect Quebec dike undergoes inspection

1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec’s Laurentians region over fears dike could burst

Residents of two municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians region have been ordered to leave their homes because of the risk that a nearby dike could burst. Quebec’s provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
FILE - Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes, right, talks to his brother New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes, left, before of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Newark, N.J. There are 20 sets of brothers that have played in the league this season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Brotherly love reaches new heights on NHL ice this year

20 brother acts plying their trade in the NHL, including some star talent

FILE - Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes, right, talks to his brother New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes, left, before of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Newark, N.J. There are 20 sets of brothers that have played in the league this season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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Canada has low food inflation, high grocery competition: industry CEO

Top executive speaks to parliament about country’s rising food prices, plans for relief

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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030. Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - David Goldman

Near-ban on burning or releasing methane in energy production planned

Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030. Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - David Goldman
New Democrat MP Alistair MacGregor says he has reviewed the major grocers' plans to stabilize prices and was unimpressed by what was in them. MacGregor rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Industry plan to slow grocery prices leaves B.C. critic ‘unimpressed’

B.C. NDP MP and agriculture critic says ‘confidential’ plan already showing up in grocery flyers

New Democrat MP Alistair MacGregor says he has reviewed the major grocers' plans to stabilize prices and was unimpressed by what was in them. MacGregor rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A demo of the first electric fire truck in Canada is performed during an unveiling event at the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Training Centre in Vancouver, B.C, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Canada’s first electric fire truck unveiled in Vancouver

Move part of the city’s push to cut emissions, about 10% of its vehicle fleet now electric

A demo of the first electric fire truck in Canada is performed during an unveiling event at the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Training Centre in Vancouver, B.C, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
The New Democrats are calling for Ottawa to create special immigration measures to help get Canadians’ extended family members out of the Gaza Strip, as it has during other crises in recent years. NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks to reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Calls grow to get Canadian extended families out of Gaza

B.C. MP Jenny Kwan leading lobby in Ottawa as families begin to lose faith and hope

The New Democrats are calling for Ottawa to create special immigration measures to help get Canadians’ extended family members out of the Gaza Strip, as it has during other crises in recent years. NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks to reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Mastermind GP Inc. is telling customers 18 of its stores are due to close as the company continues with the creditor protection process. The Toronto-based toy retailer says the stores closing include nine locations in Ontario, four in Alberta, two in New Brunswick and one each in B.C., Nova Scotia and Manitoba. A customer walks into Mastermind Toys store on Queen St. East in Toronto on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Donovan

Prince George store to close as deal reached to save Mastermind Toys

Firm’s other 5 B.C. locations expected to remain open under terms of a deal with 3 big retail names

Mastermind GP Inc. is telling customers 18 of its stores are due to close as the company continues with the creditor protection process. The Toronto-based toy retailer says the stores closing include nine locations in Ontario, four in Alberta, two in New Brunswick and one each in B.C., Nova Scotia and Manitoba. A customer walks into Mastermind Toys store on Queen St. East in Toronto on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Donovan
The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

600 jobs slashed at CBC, programming will also be cut

$125M shortfall means 200 additional vacant jobs will remain unfilled

The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Much of British Columbia’s south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a “potent and impactful” storm will bring heavy rain. A pedestrian carries an umbrella as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, October 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Potent and impactful’ rain, wind, snow and high tides converging on B.C.

Coastal, southern B.C. face weather warnings with incoming ‘atmospheric river’

Much of British Columbia’s south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a “potent and impactful” storm will bring heavy rain. A pedestrian carries an umbrella as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, October 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, left, practices with teammates ahead of Tuesday’s friendly match against Australia in Vancouver on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson

B.C. soccer icons Sinclair, Schmidt say goodbye to ‘best job in the world’

Christine Sinclair asked for 145 tickets for friends and family for her…

Canada’s Christine Sinclair, left, practices with teammates ahead of Tuesday’s friendly match against Australia in Vancouver on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it’s calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Atmospheric river to bring heavy rain to southern B.C.: Environment Canada

The storm, which is set to hit Monday, won’t be as powerful as in November 2021, forecasters say

Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it’s calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
<div>According to a new poll, 79 per cent of Canadians and 84 per cent of Americans reported believing in at least one conspiracy theory. Signs warn about trespassing at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 outside of Rachel, Nev., July 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Locher</div>

From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey

A whopping 30% of respondents said they think evidence of alien contact is being hidden from the public

<div>According to a new poll, 79 per cent of Canadians and 84 per cent of Americans reported believing in at least one conspiracy theory. Signs warn about trespassing at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 outside of Rachel, Nev., July 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Locher</div>
An Israeli army flare is seen over the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Global Affairs Canada is announcing the death of an eighth Canadian citizen in the Israel-Hamas war. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Leo Correa

Global Affairs confirms 8th Canadian death since Israel-Hamas war began

Global Affairs Canada is announcing the death of an eighth Canadian citizen…

An Israeli army flare is seen over the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Global Affairs Canada is announcing the death of an eighth Canadian citizen in the Israel-Hamas war. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Leo Correa
Canadian musician Myles Goodwyn, the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75. Goodwyn poses for a portrait while promoting his memoir “Just Between You and Me,” in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Galit Rodan

Renowned musician and former April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn dead at 75

Canadian artist best known for helping to launch April Wine onto the international stage

Canadian musician Myles Goodwyn, the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75. Goodwyn poses for a portrait while promoting his memoir “Just Between You and Me,” in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Galit Rodan
Musician Avril Lavigne signs her star at Canada’s Walk of Fame’s 25th Anniversary gala in Toronto, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Avril Lavigne, Rick Mercer honoured at Canada’s Walk of Fame anniversary gala

Walk of Fame honours notable Canadians in fields spanning from entertainment to humanitarianism

Musician Avril Lavigne signs her star at Canada’s Walk of Fame’s 25th Anniversary gala in Toronto, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students light candles on the fifth night of Hanukkah in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day festival that celebrates the victory of Jewish fighters over the ancient Greeks and the rededication of the Jewish Temple. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Maya Alleruzzo

Jewish Canadians to celebrate Hanukkah publicly, even as antisemitism rises

Police reporting rise in hate-based incidents across Canada in wake of Israel-Hamas war

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students light candles on the fifth night of Hanukkah in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day festival that celebrates the victory of Jewish fighters over the ancient Greeks and the rededication of the Jewish Temple. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Maya Alleruzzo
Industry experts say there’s still plenty of growth in the future for plant-based meat products – and Canada stands to benefit, if it can invest in the areas where the sector still lacks. Beyond Meat products are seen in a refrigerated case inside a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Plant-based meat still poised for growth despite recent setbacks: experts

More than 40% of people trying to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets, research finds

Industry experts say there’s still plenty of growth in the future for plant-based meat products – and Canada stands to benefit, if it can invest in the areas where the sector still lacks. Beyond Meat products are seen in a refrigerated case inside a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh