B.C. News

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health ministry says Noah is poised to be the most popular baby name in the province this year, replacing longtime favourite Olivia, which topped the list last year.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A special avalanche warning is in placeuntil Monday for wilderness areasthroughout most of the Columbia Mountains in British Columbia as well as the Northern Rockies in B.C. and Alberta.

When the family landed in Abbotsford, the stick, which had to be checked as luggage, was nowhere to be found.

The debate rages: Is Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi the greatest soccer player of all-time? Their talent and achievements are undeniable. But Pelé — Edson Arantes do Nascimento — ranks far above them in my books.

So many things happen every year in Metro Vancouver, but what about those that didn’t in 2022? Here is a partial list. Still no woman as Vancouver mayor In his second try on Oct.

Canadians regained women’s Olympic hockey gold, returned to soccer’s men’s World Cup after a 36-year absence and hoisted the Davis Cup world tennis championship for the first time.

A Vancouver art teacher was found not guilty Dec. 23 of two sexual touching charges, despite one of the B.C. Supreme Court’s top judges finding the alleged victim’s testimony more credible and reliable.

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — Delta Police say a youth from Surrey has been arrested after an early morning shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C., and will be facing several firearms charges.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A Canadian Pacific freight train has collided with a CP truck that was travelling along tracks east of Kamloops, B.C. The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m.

NANAIMO, B.C. — A large cougar is prowling a tiny but densely populated island just off Nanaimo, B.C., and officials with the Environment Ministry say conservation officers are keeping a close eye on the situation.