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A variant of a virus that attacks the wing shape of bees is rapidly spreading across Canada, causing beekeepers in B.C. to lose entire colonies.

Some Canadians have abandoned Twitter, citing mental health reasons.

British Columbians will first get a heat warning indicating temperatures are rising. If it persists, a broadcast will get beamed out across text message, radio and television.

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The total active membership in Pickleball BC surpassed the 10,000 mark

“People are burying their loved ones. What does the government have to say to them?”

Recent outbreaks have drawn attention to monkeypox. Get answers to common questions about this relative of the smallpox virus, including transmission, symptoms and effectiveness of smallpox vaccine.

A Vernon nurse Michael Wood had accessed medical files without need, failed to document all client interactions and had not worked scheduled hours.

Guardians from the Kitasoo Xai’xais and Nuxalk First Nations no longer have to defer to B.C. Parks rangers for help enforcing the conservation of their territories.

The driver whose car careened through an intersection and into the Red Cross building in Victoria recalls the incident: “My mom told me after the fact: ‘I looked over and it looked like you were dancing to the music.’ I said: ‘I wasn’t dancing, Mom — I was having a seizure.’ ”