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For the holidays this year, Starbucks premiered a new flavoured latte, and now for Canadian fans, they’re using that new flavour in a drink you can only find in the Great White North.

Paramedics attend scene to care for injured passengers

B.C. Ferries intends to spend $2.3 billion on vessels and $1.3 billion on its terminals, including a renovation of Swartz Bay and a complete overhaul of Horseshoe Bay as part of a $3.9-billion capital plan. It is the largest capital plan in B.C.

Regular postal service resumes across the country and in Powell River

B.C. government has $1.3 billion surplus, but ICBC continued to bleed red ink

B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson slammed Speaker Darryl Plecas for “building his own little empire” and running rogue investigations into two senior legislative officers. “There's a grave concern that the speaker is out of control.

Another test of the wireless alerts system will be taking place this week, according to the provincial government. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 1:55 p.m., wireless alerts will again be tested in British Columbia as part of a countrywide emergency test.

Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Powell River. An intense front will approach the south coast in the evening of Sunday, November 25, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

Canada Post says it could take weeks — even stretching into 2019 — to clear the backlog that has built up

Poor Fender was left on the side of the road with a fractured leg and pelvis