52 commerical and backyard flocks in B.C. have been infected with bird flu (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
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‘Not enough for a headstone’: B.C.’s burial program funds too low, advocates say | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Donated hand-crafted ornaments bring Christmas cheer to Okanagan families who lost homes to wildfires (www.cbc.ca)
Explosive device found in Vernon could have caused ‘serious injury’: RCMP (www.nelsonstar.com)
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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....
‘Hero’ B.C. mom killed saving son in Texas shooting spree | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Exclusive: Telus Handed BC Contract to Provide Eating Disorders Care | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
Highway 1 at Falls Creek in Fraser Canyon reopens to two-way traffic (www.nelsonstar.com)
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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.”...
$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....
Vancouver police's body-camera pilot pushed back to new year (www.cbc.ca)
B.C.’s chief coroner exits, frustrated and disappointed with government’s OD response (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
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BC SPCA food banks dole out 20% more meals for pets in 2023 (www.nelsonstar.com)
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'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....
New SkyTrain cars are en route to Vancouver [Video, 0:32] (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner launches inquiry in Vancouver police restrictions during decampment (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Murdered girl's dad brought loaded gun to courtroom on day of defendant's conviction, lawyers say (www.cbc.ca)
Vancouver Park Board votes to continue work in defiance of mayor's plans (www.cbc.ca)
In what may go down as a purely symbolic motion, a majority of Vancouver Park Board commissioners voted to continue the elected board’s plans and reaffirm their oaths on Monday....
Families don’t want last chance to disappear along with Pickton evidence (www.nelsonstar.com)
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