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• Water restrictions lifted on Sunshine Coast as disastrous drought sidestepped

  For the first time since last May, the Sunshine Coast Regional District has lifted water conservation regulations affecting a large part of its area north of Vancouver.

  

• These 2 B.C. cities have the longest walk-in clinic wait times in Canada, report says

  Patients wanting to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic in North Vancouver waited an average of 160 minutes last year, according to a national report. In Victoria, the average wait was 137 minutes.

  

• Man found dead in Vancouver's Chinatown, police investigating as homicide

  A homicide investigation has been launched in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood, where a man was found dead Monday.

• Pilots safe after B.C. air tanker crashes in Australia

  Two pilots are safe after a large air tanker owned by a Vancouver Island company crashed while battling wildfires in western Australia on Monday.

• Parts of B.C.'s South Coast under rainfall warning

  The week is off to a wet start on B.C.’s South Coast, with a rainfall warning in effect for Howe Sound and parts of Metro Vancouver.

• Gloomy economic outlook, elevated mortgages drag down 2023 B.C. housing market: BCREA

  The British Columbia Real Estate Association says the chill across the province's property sector will drag on through this year, but it calls for a strong rebound in 2024.

• Homicide investigation launched in Surrey after woman found dead, man seriously injured

  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed to Surrey’s Guildford neighbourhood, where a woman was found dead Sunday evening.

• ‘It's my only wish’: Grieving Surrey mother still waiting for justice in daughter's slaying

  Two years after a young woman in Surrey was gunned down, her family says they still waiting for justice.

• Powerful quake rocks Turkiye and Syria, kills more than 3,400

  A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkiye and neighbouring Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,600 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble.

• 'I want to bring Blockbuster back': B.C. teen creates free movie lending library

  Tucked away on a residential street in Langley, there's a blue cabinet filled with VHS tapes and DVDs bearing the once-familiar logo of Blockbuster video.

• Canadian dollar's outlook for 2023 uncertain as interest rate hikes wane: experts

  The outlook for the loonie in 2023 largely depends on commodity prices, how the U.S. dollar fares, and whether central banks are successful in avoiding a major recession, experts said.

• Vancouver council set to provide $2.8M funding boost for city’s mental health services

  The City of Vancouver will be providing $2.8 million in funding to the local health authority to bolster the city’s mental health services, officials announced Sunday.

• B.C. masseur appeals convictions for sexually assaulting female clients

  A masseur's appeal of three convictions for sexually assaulting female clients has been partially successful – with one of the guilty verdicts being set aside by B.C.'s Court of Appeal.

• Dog found chained in basement delivers 7 healthy puppies, BC SPCA

  A dog that was rescued after being found chained to a wall in a Kelowna basement has given birth to seven healthy puppies, according to the B.C. SPCA.

• Uber introducing carpooling option in Vancouver

  Vancouver is one of three Canadian cities where Uber is set to introduce a ride-sharing option, a move being touted as a more sustainable and affordable option for customers.

• Governments, B.C. coastal First Nations endorse marine protection action plan

  The federal and British Columbia governments, alongside 15 coastal First Nations, have officially endorsed the blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas along Canada's west coast.

• Salt marsh restoration underway in Boundary Bay

  For the last week, a national conservation organization has been working to restore the tidal marsh in Delta's Boundary Bay.

• Five things to know about upcoming health-care talks between Trudeau, premiers

  On Tuesday in Ottawa, Canada's 13 premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit around the same table in person for the first time since COVID-19 hoping to find a path toward a new long-term health-care funding deal.

• B.C. NDP expects to table more than two dozen new bills in spring legislature sitting

  A refreshed housing plan and health care, public safety, environment and cost-of-living initiatives will be the focus of the British Columbia New Democrat government's political agenda over the coming months, says house leader Ravi Kahlon.

• Tiny wines find home in B.C.'s market, as Canadians consider reducing consumption

  Wine lovers have growing options on the shelf to enjoy their favourite beverage as producers in B.C. offer smaller container sizes.