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Gas shortages, emergency ferry sailings on Vancouver Island amid Malahat flood damage

The Malahat Highway, which links the Victoria area with the rest of Vancouver Island, suffered significant damage due to flooding between the Westshore Parkway and Tunnel Hill.

Reaction to latest COVID-19 restrictions

New years Eve and large social gatherings cancelled. Gyms, dance studios and nightclubs closed as a new round or restrictions is announced. Julia Foy reports.

One dead in crash on King George Boulevard in Surrey

Impairment and speed haven't been ruled out in a multi-vehicle crash that left a driver dead in Surrey on Tuesday night. Read More

One dead in Tuesday night crash on King George Boulevard in Surrey

Impairment and speed haven't been ruled out in a multi-vehicle crash that left a driver dead. Read More

Stoplights being installed along Highway 5A in Princeton to help ease traffic concerns

Two traffic lights are being installed, one at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 5A and the second one at Highway 5A and Tapton Avenue.

COVID-19: Small businesses in B.C. reeling over holiday shutdown

Cabana Lounge owner Dave Kershaw spent all of Tuesday refunding patrons for tickets they bought to his Vancouver club's sold-out New Year's Eve party. Read More

COVID-19 update for Dec. 21: Daily record 1,308 cases, one death | B.C. cancels Christmas parties, closes bars and gyms | Surgeries postponed to ramp up booster program

Here's your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Dec. 21, 2021. Read More

Community lights up home of beloved Nanaimo, B.C. family battling cancer

Cindra Caverley is battling stage 4 breast cancer, and in May, her husband Bruce died after a hard-fought battle with urethral cancer.

COVID-19: B.C. ramps up booster program by postponing surgeries and redeploying contact tracers

The race against the COVID-19 Omicron variant has prompted the province to accelerate its vaccine booster program, but it will come at a cost to other parts of the health-care system. Read More

B.C. evening weather forecast: Dec. 21

Meteorologist Kristi Gordon has more information on the extreme cold coming to British Columbia in the Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 forecast.

Canucks owners donate unused food to local charities

After Canucks Sports and Entertainment was left with enough food for 36,000 people when the NHL paused the season through Christmas, it made the best of a bad situation by donating the food to local charities. Squire Barnes reports.

Global News Hour at 6 BC: Dec. 21

Tightening restrictions to buy more time. New public health orders – as Omicron changes the trajectory of B.C.'s pandemic. The hit to businesses. Another winter of discontent for struggling sectors. And the hero cop who says he was just doing his job.

'Hold onto me': B.C. Mountie reflects on rescuing couple from car submerged in swimming pool

The Mountie who helped rescue an older couple from the freezing waters of a Surrey, B.C., swimming pool last week is speaking out about the experience.

Consumer Matters: Know your rights when they change your flight

Consumer Matters: Anne Drewa has some advice on what travellers can do when their airline suddenly cancels or changes their flight.

Omicron variant affects B.C.'s COVID-19 positivity rate

Global's Keith Baldrey has some perspective on how the Omicron variant is affecting B.C.'s COVID-19 positivity rate, and how many Omicron cases B.C. has.

Province needs to put up money to back big old-growth promises: Activists

The B.C. government needs to put up a bigger financial commitment to back the old-growth logging deferral plan that it announced this fall than the $32 million it promised last week, according to First Nations, environmentalists and industry. Read More

COVID-19: More restrictions, more boosters, more rapid tests for B.C.

Provincial health officials know they can't stop the spread of the COVID Omicron variant, but they are hoping new restrictions, a ramped-up booster program and more rapid testing will slow it down. Read More

Mixed reaction to BC's latest round of restrictions

The suite of new measures will mean cancelled New Year's Eve parties, and large social gatherings, plus plenty of frantic wedding planners. Emad Agahi has more on the mixed reaction to yet another round of restrictions impacting British Columbians.

RCMP officer recounts rescue of two people after SUV crashes into pool

A Surrey RCMP officer is sharing the story from when he jumped into a frigid backyard pool last week to rescue two seniors trapped in a partially – submerged SUV. Catherine Urquhart reports.

COVID-19 update for Dec. 21: Daily record 1,308 cases, one death | B.C. cancels Christmas parties, closes bars and gyms | Long lines at COVID test centres

Here's your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Dec. 21, 2021. Read More

Peter McKnight: Quebec's religious symbols law a threat to Canada's social fabric

Thanks to Quebec's Bill 21, it's beginning to look a lot less like Christmas in La Belle Province. Read More

Megan Zolorycki: Saying goodbye to hustle culture might make you a happier student

My alarm jars me awake. 6 a.m. I lie a moment. The dreaded iPhone pinging fills the room. Exhausted. I hit snooze, but roll out of bed, dragging myself to the coffee machine. Read More

Letters to The Sun, Dec. 21, 2021: Pity all patrons, staff in noisy restaurants

Re: Douglas Todd: Everybody suffers from noisy restaurants and bars Read More

Letters to The Province, Dec. 22, 2021: Let's focus on the positive

I suddenly realized that I and many other people have been focusing on the negatives happening around the world, and sharing that with family, friends, letters to the editor and our politicians, hoping to bring about positive changes. In supporting children to seniors over many years, I learned that the best way to bring about positive changes was to focus on their strengths and their attempts to keep trying and cooperating with others, even when things are difficult. Read More

New COVID-19 restrictions go into effect Wednesday night

A new public health order is in place to help contain the spread of the Omicron variant, and it includes a string of new rules, regulations, limits and closures, just as the holiday season begins. Richard Zussman reports.

Former Olympian calling for Canadian athletes to boycott Beijing Winter Games

Drew Neilson, who competed in snowboarding at the 2006 and 2010 Olympics, says it's unconscionable that athletes want to compete in a country known for its human rights violations.

CN outlines damage and remarkable repairs to rail lines

We're getting a better idea of how CN rail managed to get its lines up and running in a remarkably short time after November's floods and mudslides wiped out entire sections of track. Ted Chernecki reports.

'Disappointed but not surprised': B.C. businesses hit by latest COVID rules call for more support

The B.C. government says more support is on the way for businesses affected by the latest public health restrictions, but hasn't revealed any details.

B.C. imposes capacity restrictions to fight Omicron's spread

Just before the holidays, British Columbia has introduced new restrictions to combat a record-breaking COVID-19 surge. Keith Baldrey explains the new rules, and how the province is expanding the rollout of rapid tests.

Surrey man, 70, facing child pornography charges

The B.C. RCMP's integrated child exploitation team have nabbed a 70-year-old Surrey man on child pornography charges. Read More

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