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Prince George woman a four-generation caregiver for her family

Heather Mckeand got her start as a remarkable matriarch early in her life

Dec 30, 2023 6:30 AM Read more >

Professor makes big splash on university underwater hockey team

University of Northern B.C. professor Stephen Rader, 59, coaches, mentors and plays for the UNBC underwater hockey team, the Timberwhales, where all the other players are less than half his age.

Dec 30, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Hundreds mourn the loss of Cedar teen killed in collision

“Fly high my beautiful boy,” Parker Amann’s father, Paul, wrote. “Our hearts are shattered.”

Dec 30, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest highway overpass strike

SURREY, B.C. — A Metro Vancouver truckers' group said the recent rash of trucks with high loads smashing into highway overpasses cannot be stemmed by tougher punishments alone.

Dec 29, 2023 3:40 PM Read more >

Noah is B.C.'s most popular baby name for second straight year

VICTORIA — Noah has emerged as the most popular name for babies born in British Columbia in 2023, topping the list for the second straight year.

Dec 29, 2023 12:59 PM Read more >

High winds return to B.C.'s central coast as more heat records fall

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's central coast is facing the return of strong winds reaching 90 kilometres an hour just days after the last such warning in the region.

Dec 29, 2023 9:19 AM Read more >

Prince George couple celebrates 20 years after winning the right to marry

Tess Healy and Wendy Young were part of the court case that made same sex marriage legal in B.C.

Dec 29, 2023 6:55 AM Read more >

Teen riding lawnmower dies in crash with pickup south of Nanaimo

Drugs and alcohol have been ruled out as factors. Police said the roads were wet at the time of the crash.

Dec 29, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Homicide investigation launched after body of 35-year-old found in Chilliwack, B.C.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Homicide investigators have been called to Chilliwack, B.C., after the discovery of a dead body.

Dec 28, 2023 4:10 PM Read more >

Police in Victoria, B.C., seek convicted murderer for breaching parole

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a convicted murderer they say has breached his parole conditions.

Dec 28, 2023 4:07 PM Read more >