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A 60-year-old skier died Wednesday after falling nine metres off a cliff at the Big White ski resort near Kelowna, B.C.

Two collisions, including one fatal, have closed Highway 16 between Prince George and Vanderhoof.

The incident happened on Dec. 1. It was reported to police on Dec. 12.

The sweet smell of a peeled mandarin orange is something many Manitobans look forward to over the holidays. But those orange-filled bowls at festive occasions and citrus stocking stuffers are in low supply this year.

Here are your five things to do for Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday Dec 21, 2017

Transit Police arrested him after they viewed surveillance footage.

Early Edition host Rick Cluff will host his final show Dec. 22. Family, friends, and listeners share their memories and thoughts as the clock ticks down.

Surrey RCMP are turning to the public for leads on a Thursday morning assault in Alderwood Park in South Surrey.

The South Coast of B.C. is expected to get another dusting of snow this afternoon, with cold temperatures sticking around for days.

The South Coast of B.C. is expected to get another dusting of snow this afternoon, with cold temperatures sticking around for days.

Travel expert Claire Newell with travel tips for germaphobes.

BC Hydro is set to sign a major contract on Site C, the first since the B.C. NDP opted to allow construction of the controversial megadam to continue last week.

A world café-style gathering in Kamloops, B.C., will encourage residents to share their experiences from 2017's wildfire season.

"She was traumatized, she was scared, but she reacted, she fought back and she removed herself from a very dangerous situation."

‘The Dog Lover Unit’ author Rachel Rose is joined by RCMP Cpl. Michelle Onysko to explain the history of police canine units.

Surrey RCMP’s Special Victim Unit has been called in and will be canvassing the neighbourhood for any potential witnesses or surveillance video. 

YVR says up to 83,000 passengers are flying in and out every day this holiday season, but Thursday is supposed to be the busiest travel day.

The question is whether or not Canadian policymakers will have to react by changing Canadian tax laws.

While the male passenger was arrested without incident, the woman driver was quite combative and had to be taken down and handcuffed by police.

Winter officially began at 8:28 a.m. Thursday.

A group of mothers who gave birth during the 2017 B.C. wildfires is working to collect donations to help out a fellow "fire baby" family in need.

Travel expert Claire Newell explains how to save when booking airfare.

A team of medical volunteers from BC with the organization “Health 4 Humanity” travel to South America, performing hundreds of much-needed surgeries there.

Thursday is expected to be one of the busiest days of the season at Vancouver International Airport. Jordan Armstrong reports.

Basically, if you are travelling today or over the next few days, give yourself plenty of time for a stress-free journey.

As part of our Month of Giving Back we take a look at literacy and a program that helps people struggling with reading. Volunteer Tutor Elaine Hung and past reader Matthew Stevenson explain the One to One program.

Three charges of murder were laid against a Kelowna man after three bodies were found in a home earlier this week.

Three charges of murder were laid against a Kelowna man after three bodies were found in a home earlier this week.

Three charges of murder were laid against a Kelowna man after three bodies were found in a home earlier this week.

Riding a roller coaster has not been an option for Darren Johansen since he became a quadriplegic in a car crash eight years ago.

Global National’s David Akin on the reaction to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s conflict of interest breach.

Getting approval for funding to pay for autism-related services is so slow that it's hurting families, say service providers. In some cases, they have had to cut off services to families who need it most.

A Canadian teaching at Boston University is coping with online attacks and threats after her research paper outlined the racist origins of the Christmas song Jingle Bells.

A Canadian teaching at Boston University is coping with online attacks and threats after her research paper outlined the racist origins of the Christmas song Jingle Bells.

Raging wildfires that scorched 1.2 million hectares of land in British Columbia, a heatwave across parts of the prairies and widespread flooding in Ontario and Quebec topped Environment Canada's list of the Top 10 Weather Stories for 2017.

He had been captured by police. But then he came back.

Foreign buyers are "just a straw man for a country that refuses to recognize that cheap credit for local investors is the real reason prices are rising," she said.

"This is a really unfortunate event that everyone who was involved with is deeply saddened by."

The winter holidays can be a stressful time for anyone, but if you’re mourning a loved one or are struggling with other losses, Christmas is particularly tough.

For the last seven years, Andrea Bonneteau and her husband have decorated their Cloverdale, B.C., home with an increasingly elaborate display of lights, music, inflatable figures, and a full nativity scene hand built by Bonneteau's brother-in-law.

"They were apparently impaired, we believe by drugs."

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Wednesday, December 20, 2017.

The products included a drug labelled as human placenta, and another that was labelled as being derived form stem cells.

The owner of Rope Runner Aerial Adventure Park doesn't know why someone would climb so high to sink so low.

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The Wednesday, December 20, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

A teenager playing with matches is believed to have started a fire that has burned several families out of their homes. Aaron McArthur has the story.

Former high-profile RCMP spokesman Tim Shields has been found not guilty of sexual assault. Geoff Hastings has the details and the reaction.

The City of Vancouver is under pressure to take a harder line against people who don’t shovel the snow from their sidewalks. Kristen Robinson reports.