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One person dies in New Year's Day house fire in Surrey, B.C.

One person dies in New Year's Day house fire in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — One person has died in a house fire in Surrey, B.C., Mounties say they found the home fully engulfed in flames when officers arrived at around 7 a.m. on New Year's Day, adding the blaze was being contained by fire crews on scene.
Edmonton transit passenger critically injured after falling out the back door: police

Edmonton transit passenger critically injured after falling out the back door: police

EDMONTON — A passenger on a transit bus in Edmonton is in critical condition after police say she fell out the vehicle's back door.
'Twenty-five cents if you hit the fence' sparks baseball career

'Twenty-five cents if you hit the fence' sparks baseball career

Long before he made it to Major League Baseball, Prince George's Jared Young was swinging for the fences to get a quarter from his grandfather Lyle
Muggins, the famous fundraising dog missing for decades, turns up in View Royal shed

Muggins, the famous fundraising dog missing for decades, turns up in View Royal shed

Despite being preserved by a taxidermist to continue his fundraising career, Muggins eventually disappeared in the 1940s or ‘50s.
2 children die from flu-related illnesses: B.C. Centre for Disease Control

2 children die from flu-related illnesses: B.C. Centre for Disease Control

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says two children have died from complications related to influenza.
Prince George woman a four-generation caregiver for her family

Prince George woman a four-generation caregiver for her family

Heather Mckeand got her start as a remarkable matriarch early in her life
Professor makes big splash on university underwater hockey team

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.
Hundreds mourn the loss of Cedar teen killed in collision

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

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

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.