Israeli military says its actions mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages (www.cbc.ca)
The best Canadian nonfiction of 2023 (www.cbc.ca)
Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian nonfiction of the year!
LifeLabs customers can now apply for up to $150 in compensation for data breach (www.cbc.ca)
Defence minister says he wants to change the drinking culture on military bases (www.cbc.ca)
Liberal gun-control bill passes in the Senate, set to become law (www.cbc.ca)
The Liberal government’s gun-control bill passed a final vote in the Senate on Thursday, clearing the way for it to become law....
Donated hand-crafted ornaments bring Christmas cheer to Okanagan families who lost homes to wildfires (www.cbc.ca)
Kamloops, B.C., mayor defies fire chief's order to remove torched SUV from his dealership lot (www.cbc.ca)
Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Ken Uzeloc insists it’s a safety hazard....
Kelowna 'Freedom Rally' organizer convicted of 2 counts of assault during 2021 protest (www.cbc.ca)
A B.C. provincial court judge has determined one of the leaders of a movement protesting public health orders assaulted two security guards when he tried to enter an Interior Health building in Kelowna during a August 2021 demonstration....
Son died after he was left unattended in Vernon, B.C., hospital for 6½ hours, woman's negligence suit claims (www.cbc.ca)
A B.C. woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Interior Health and physicians at an Okanagan hospital for alleged negligence in her son’s 2021 death....
Squirrels just wanna have fun: Thieving rodents steal outdoor lights in East Vancouver (www.cbc.ca)
More people aware of residential school harms but work still needed, report finds (www.cbc.ca)
Kelowna 'Freedom Rally' organizer convicted of 2 counts of assault during 2021 protest (www.cbc.ca)
Public safety warning issued as toxic drug deaths in B.C. rise to 7 per day (www.cbc.ca)
The B.C. Coroners Service (BCCS) issued a public safety warning Wednesday amid “a recent increase in deaths caused by toxic drugs.”...
Criticism and some approval of Canada's ceasefire vote (www.cbc.ca)
$4,000 in meals, 2 nights at Château Laurier help nearly double Prince George mayor's expenses, documents show (www.cbc.ca)
Mayor Simon Yu says he’s asked his staff to provide more frequent reports on spending so he can know in advance if he risks going over budget. According to the City of Prince George, Yu spent nearly twice what was budgeted for travel, accommodation, meals and entertainment....
Surrey Memorial Hospital considering leased housing, including hotels, to ease overcrowding (www.cbc.ca)
The health authority that oversees one of B.C.'s busiest hospitals is looking at leasing transitional housing for patients who no longer need urgent care, hoping that moving those patients off-site will reduce the overcrowding that’s plagued the hospital for months....
Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort (www.cbc.ca)
The federal government intends to resurrect a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction across Canada — but with a 21st-century twist....
Vancouver police's body-camera pilot pushed back to new year (www.cbc.ca)
Minister mum on confidence in CBC head, says work to find successor begins next year (www.cbc.ca)
Young tyrannosaur found with baby dinosaurs in its stomach (www.cbc.ca)
'They're all back': B.C. medical experts warn of seasonal illness 'tridemic' (www.cbc.ca)
A range of viral and bacterial infections are all back in circulation, including COVID-19....
Video appears to show officer with knee on protestor's neck, police say it didn't happen (www.cbc.ca)
A group of protesters that demonstrated at a rally in support of Palestinians over the weekend in Toronto say a man who was protesting was injured during his arrest — which included an officer kneeling on his neck, something Toronto's former police chief said officers are not trained to do.