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  These were the most-borrowed books from Vancouver libraries in 2024

  What have Vancouverites been reading in 2024? The Vancouver Public Library has released its lineup of the books that kept flying off the shelf this year, which can serve as inspiration for bookworms’ 2025 reading lists.

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  Cat food that caused bird-flu death of Oregon pet was distributed in B.C.: officials

  Pet food contaminated with bird flu – which killed a house cat in Oregon – was distributed and sold in British Columbia, according to officials south of the border.

• Ministers Joly, LeBlanc travel to Florida to meet with Trump's team

  Two members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet will be in Palm Beach, Fla., Friday to meet with members of Donald Trump's team.

• Avalanche risk 'extreme' for parts of B.C. coast

  The avalanche danger rating for mountains on B.C.’s South Coast was “extreme” on Boxing Day, according to Canada’s non-profit forecaster.

• India alleges widespread trafficking of international students through Canada to U.S.

  Indian law enforcement agencies say they are investigating alleged links between dozens of colleges in Canada and two 'entities' in Mumbai accused of illegally ferrying students across the Canada-United States border.

• Cats rescued from abandoned vehicles in Metro Vancouver

  Multiple cats have been found in abandoned vehicles that have been towed in Metro Vancouver over the past month, according to the B.C. SPCA.

• Multiple sailing waits for BC Ferries after further cancellations

  BC Ferries cancelled multiple early morning sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Thursday morning, as weather warnings due to wind and heavy rain remain in effect.

• Weather warnings lifted for B.C.'s South Coast on Boxing Day

  Wet and windy weather is expected to persist for B.C.'s South Coast Thursday, according to Environment Canada – which says conditions are expected to improve before Boxing Day ends.

• Dr. Theresa Tam shares her top health concerns for Canada in 2025

  As we enter 2025, Dr. Theresa Tam has her eye on H5N1 bird flu, an emerging virus that had its first human case in Canada this year.

• Homegrown gift-giving initiative makes Christmas morning magic for families in need

  On Christmas morning, hundreds of families throughout the Lower Mainland who otherwise might not have had anything to open were given sackfuls of brightly wrapped gifts to unwrap with their families, courtesy of a grassroots charity ran by one Surrey woman.

• Passenger dead following pickup truck crash in Surrey, B.C. 

  A section of B.C.’s Highway 15 has closed following a crash that killed a person Christmas Day.

• Motorcyclist dead following Kitsilano, Christmas Eve crash 

  A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Vancouver’s Kitsilano Christmas Eve.

• King Charles III focuses Christmas message on healthcare workers in year marked by royal illnesses

  King Charles III used his annual Christmas message Wednesday to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for him and the Princess of Wales this year, after both were diagnosed with cancer.

• Second storm incoming for Christmas Day in southern B.C.

  Environment Canada has issued a new series of weather warnings for British Columbia’s south coast Christmas morning.