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B.C.'s health minister supports COVID-19 testing for travellers from China

B.C.'s health minister supports COVID-19 testing for travellers from China

British Columbia's health minister says he supports Ottawa's decision to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January.
Mounties at Vancouver International Airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight

Mounties at Vancouver International Airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight

Mounties at Vancouver International Airport are investigating a threat made to a passenger aboard a flight from Edmonton.
Does Sim’s election win cause Eby to stick to a 2024 provincial vote?

Does Sim’s election win cause Eby to stick to a 2024 provincial vote?

Premier David Eby says he isn’t planning to call an early provincial election in 2023. Instead, he says he’ll keep working toward the scheduled October 2024 vote.
Noah arcs back to top of B.C. baby name list for first time since 2007, usurps Olivia

Noah arcs back to top of B.C. baby name list for first time since 2007, usurps Olivia

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health ministry says Noah is poised to be the most popular baby name in the province this year, replacing longtime favourite Olivia, which topped the list last year.
Avalanche Canada extends warning into Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper national parks

Avalanche Canada extends warning into Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper national parks

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A special avalanche warning is in placeuntil Monday for wilderness areasthroughout most of the Columbia Mountains in British Columbia as well as the Northern Rockies in B.C. and Alberta.
Happy ending for young Nanaimo hockey fans after airline loses Canucks stick

Happy ending for young Nanaimo hockey fans after airline loses Canucks stick

When the family landed in Abbotsford, the stick, which had to be checked as luggage, was nowhere to be found.
Pelé’s soccer legacy felt in Vancouver

Pelé’s soccer legacy felt in Vancouver

The debate rages: Is Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi the greatest soccer player of all-time? Their talent and achievements are undeniable. But Pelé — Edson Arantes do Nascimento — ranks far above them in my books.
2022 in review: What didn’t happen in B.C. in the past year

2022 in review: What didn’t happen in B.C. in the past year

So many things happen every year in Metro Vancouver, but what about those that didn’t in 2022? Here is a partial list. Still no woman as Vancouver mayor In his second try on Oct.
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.