Trudeau calls Tutu’s death a loss of one of the world’s ‘strongest moral voices’
Trudeau says in a statement that he was ‘deeply saddened’ to learn of Tutu’s deathThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021
Year: 2021
Found: Alberta RCMP searching for boy, 3, believed to have been abducted by father
Father turns himself into RCMP, along with his sonShaela Dansereau / December 27, 2021
B.C. highway restrictions continue as state of emergency extended
Coquihalla, Highway 99 restricted, Highway 3 openTom Fletcher / December 27, 2021
Police shootings in 2021: Experts say number in Canada remains too high
In 2021, RCMP had the most shootings of any police forceThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021
Castlegar students explore great outdoors
Wildsight’s Classroom with Outdoors program gets youth out in natureBlack Press Submitted / December 27, 2021
NHL brings back taxi squads in effort to keep season going; 3 more games postponed
Each team will be allowed to have a taxi squad of up to 6 playersAssociated Press / December 27, 2021
B.C. green investment fund looks to steer economy through 2022
Economist says InBC can ‘save capitalism from itself’Tom Fletcher / December 27, 2021
Fewer shoppers look for deals as COVID cases overshadow Boxing Day
Retail Council of Canada spokeswoman expects shift to online shopping due to OmicronThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021
Missing snowboarder found dead at Okanagan ski resort
RCMP and two search and rescue groups were looking for the man at Kelowna’s Big WhiteJen Zielinski / December 27, 2021
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ director Jean-Marc Vallée dead at 58
His representative said that Vallée died suddenly in his cabin outside Quebec City, Canada, over the weekendAssociated Press / December 27, 2021
Pandemic puts ‘right to disconnect’ in spotlight as provinces inch toward policies
A report from human resources company found 84% of workers surveyed felt burned out over last 2 yearsThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021
Western Canada under extreme cold warning, wind chill reaching -55 C
Arctic outflow winds and low temperatures have also been forecast for much of B.C. with mercury below -20CThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021
Sparkle and shine
With a Champagne cocktail in hand, every day is specialWire Service / December 27, 2021
B.C.’s climate plans battered by extreme weather as 2022 begins
Electric cars, forest offsets, carbon taxes don’t stop damageTom Fletcher / December 27, 2021
Power nets 3 as Canada roars back for 6-3 win over Czechs at world junior hockey tourney
Buffalo prospect the first Canadian defenceman to score hat trick in tournamentThe Canadian Press / December 26, 2021
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s foe of apartheid, dies at 90
Tutu worked passionately, tirelessly and non-violently to tear down apartheidAssociated Press / December 26, 2021
‘Tis the season for Christmas at the movies, but check local COVID-19 restrictions
Most provinces have introduced tighter measures for large gathering spaces due to OmicronThe Canadian Press / December 26, 2021
Hockey Canada, Alberta put pandemic hockey know-how to the test again in Edmonton
The Omicron variant and allowing of fans into arenas for this tournament are adding new variablesThe Canadian Press / December 26, 2021
Why Canada gets less for more when it comes to building transit
Political meddling by government — by all parties — can cause a knock-on effect on the price tag of projectsThe Canadian Press / December 26, 2021
Banks offer big climate commitments in 2021, but key details are yet to come
Pressure is mounting as Canadians live through the very real effects of climate changeThe Canadian Press / December 26, 2021