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Local Dietician, Jess Pirnak has a few non-alcoholic festive drink ideas for the holidays.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday November 30, 2017

But the work for the year is far from over, the decision on whether the $10-billion Site-C project will continue or be cancelled expected within weeks.

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'Food rescue' project boosts fresh grocery supply for needy
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A new food distribution centre has dramatically increased nutritional assistance for low-income Victoria-area residents. Vancouver Island's largest food bank, The Mustard Seed, opened the 5,800-metre warehouse in the Victoria West neighbourhood earlier ...

Derek Pace, the food security manager for Victoria's Mustard Seed, says the new distribution warehouse brings a 'dramatic change' in the nutritional support available for local agencies and families.

Eagle Mountain Middle School is barely three years old and already full. The district must reduce enrollment by up to 60 students over the next 3 years in order to meet requirements for class size limits. While the district weighs its options, parents feel the neighbourhood is being torn apart. Tanya Beja reports.

Big cities can be a challenging place to make connections for any age, but, in Metro Vancouver, young adults are having a particularly lonely time.

The mayor of Fernie, B.C., is thanking the Calgary Flames Foundation for the "beautiful gesture" of paying for an NHL-sized outdoor rink, in the wake of the closure of its indoor rink after an ammonia leak killed three men.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Thursday, November 29, 2017.

New figures revealed in last year's census showcase some interesting transportation patterns.

Ragnar Bertelsen from Ragnar Jewellers shows us how diamonds are graded and certified.

Change was in the wind after the Lions had a losing record this season and failed to make the playoffs.

She was denied parole at a hearing last year despite admitting for the first time she was responsible for Virk’s death.

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Sunny days ahead! End is nigh for Metro Vancouver deluge
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Sun is forecast for Sunday in Metro Vancouver, finally, after 20 consecutive days of rain and counting. The run of wet ties Vancouver for the fourth wettest November since weather records were kept. The month has been defined by a series of rainfall ...and more »

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Reena Virk killer Kelly Ellard granted day parole
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Kelly Ellard was found guilty of second-degree murder in April 2005, at her third trial. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press). 1.2k shares. A British Columbia woman who killed 14-year-old Reena Virk near a Victoria-area bridge two decades ago has been granted ...
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Anti-pipeline protestors are making their voices heard at a high-profile energy forum in downtown Vancouver. Jordan Armstrong reports

Street racers and stunt drivers in British Columbia could lose their vehicles for up to 36 months as part of new penalties the province is imposing on bad drivers.

A British Columbia woman who killed 14-year-old Reena Virk near a Victoria-area bridge two decades ago has been granted day parole.

The City of Vancouver rolled out its fleet of electric vehicles Wednesday, calling it the largest municipal fleet of its kind in the country. As Ted Chernecki reports, the city says it wants to go even farther down the electrick highway – but needs the automotive industry to help.

Aaron McArthur has a closer look at why your commute is getting longer, and what the future holds if things don’t change.

Sun is forecast for Metro Vancouver, finally, after 20 consecutive days of rain and counting.

A new report suggests Vancouver drivers, half of whom experienced a “weather-related incident” last winter, are about to make the same mistakes. John Hua explains.

Ed Hervey, former Edmonton Eskimos general manager and player, joins Wally Buono to remain head coach for one final season.

Local Dietician, Jess Pirnak has a few non-alcoholic festive drink ideas for the holidays.

"While we have decades of successes to celebrate together, we also have to recognize that, in recent years, the charitable landscape has changed dramatically."

British Columbia autobody shop gives back to the community
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November 28, 2017 -- Coquitlam, British Columbia -- Circuit Collision is no stranger to helping the community out. For some 13 years, Owner of Circuit Collision, Gerry Sly and his staff have been helping to feed the homeless people in their hometown of ...

Jessica Walker, President of the Vancouver Santa Clause Parade Society tells us what we can expect from the annual parade in Vancouver this weekend.

Niela Melanio & Dave Woley from BCAA talks about how drivers can better prepare themselves for the winter weather.

NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson says she is disgusted by a Liberal government that quashed her attempt to clean up abandoned ships on Canada's coasts.

It's a good looking Dow this Thursday morning, but you can also expect share price pains in the long run.

As foraging in forests and wild areas appears to be gaining in popularity, botany professor Mary Berbee says her tool will help people avoid picking dangerous mushrooms such as death caps, which can result in fatalities.

The 30-year-old forward "will not return to the Canucks active roster due to health reasons and risks associated with playing."

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Repeat bad drivers can expect dramatically longer prohibitions in BC
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Street racers and stunt drivers in British Columbia could lose their vehicles for up to 36 months as part of new penalties the province is imposing on bad drivers. The Ministry of Public Safety says starting Dec. 1 prohibitions ranging from three to 36 ...and more »

Street racers and stunt drivers in British Columbia could lose their vehicles for up to 36 months as part of new penalties the province is imposing on bad drivers.

The team announced Thursday that Derek Dorsett will not return to the active roster due to health reasons and risks.

Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley will discuss the future of the energy sector at a forum hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Thursday.

Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley will discuss the future of the energy sector at a forum hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Thursday.

The most recent estimates put one-in-five calls to E-Comm as a non-emergency call, diverting resources from where they're needed most.

The Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House serves free healthy meals to members of the community, whose diet can be high in processed foods, according to the association.

A British Columbia woman who killed 14-year-old Reena Virk near a Victoria-area bridge two decades ago is asking a parole board to release her from prison.

A Christian university based in Langley, B.C., is appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday in the final stage of a lengthy, controversial battle over its proposed law school.

Premier Rachel Notley is delivering her first speech in British Columbia since the NDP formed government there in May. Join CBC News Thursday morning for a livestream of speeches from the 2017 Energy Forum.

The federal government wants to see a new process established to resolve conflicts over permits that Kinder Morgan says is delaying construction on its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in British Columbia.

“In Our Children’s Best Interest: Part 4 of a Spotlight on B.C.’s Family Justice System.”

A CBC News analysis has found that companies in British Columbia who are found to have violated safety laws in cases involving a workplace fatality pay the lowest median fine in Canada — $26,563. CBC News requested records for workplace-fatality fines from each province and territory.

Poor road design at the centre of lawsuit

And Surrey residents are the biggest drivers among the employed labour force.

Police officers will not be allowed to wear their uniforms when they march in Vancouver’s Pride parade in 2018, organizers have announced.

"The reasons that people aren't participating are largely related to time and money. Young people are probably starved for both of those."

A cloud of volcanic debris moved out of the flight paths on Bali Wednesday, but it wasn't long enough to move many passengers off the island.