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Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

Here are your five things to do for this weekend, including a new Vancouver Opera and Steveston’s Cannery Farmers Market.

Environment Minister George Heyman says collaboration is key for B.C.'s minority government after a slew of tweets from Green Leader Andrew Weaver expressed his displeasure over the NDP's pursuit of LNG.

Here are your five things to do for this weekend, including the Kitimat Rail Jam and Divers Weekend at the Aquarium.

No-one shows up at the restaurants to pay the bills which range from $60 to $100.

WildSafe B.C. is using a video of a wounded wolf to educate people on the harsh reality of nature and to remind them to be vigilant when hiking in B.C.'s Interior.

Then Saturday night through Monday it's going to be very wet on the south coast and Vancouver Island.

Avalanche Canada is warning backcountry users to take extra care this weekend as the risk of avalanche is expected to increase with a powerful storm on Sunday.

British Columbia’s next provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, assumes the role amid a challenging opioid crisis but says she plans to draw on her experience with infectious diseases outbreaks to deal with it.

A passive housing project in Merritt, B.C., will be up and running in five months.

BC Ambulance is hiring dozens of full-time paramedics for the Nanaimo area.

Sherry Torkos, author of The Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine tells us how to stay healthy during flu season.

The judge said that 41-year-old Khalid Ahmad Ibrahim suffered from mental illness and that the Crown presented a "highly focused narrative" that ignored evidence inconsistent with its narrative.

Lizette Etsebeth’s dream is to give prom gowns to students in Langley, B.C., who can't afford them.

A man in a car was allegedly caught in the act and punched by another man who held the suspect until police arrived.

The Vancouver-based company says work is ongoing to assess the extent of the damage and the impact on production.

Richard Zussman is an Online Journalist for Global BC based at the B.C. Legislature. He joined Global BC in 2018.

Three secondary schools in Comox have been closed due to a safety threat.

Guidelines for concussion recovery are shifting as new research from UBC shows teenagers do not heal from the brain injury in the same way as adults do.

“The way the system is set up now has people just so turned off that they don’t even engage,” said Jean Crowder of the Yes B.C. Proportional Representation Society.

The BC Conservative party has announced Mark Thompson as its candidate in the February 14th vote.

NAFTA will certainly play a part in where the key interest rate ends up.

New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen has apologized for criticizing the Trudeau government's decision to force groups applying for summer-job grants to affirm their respect for a woman's right to have an abortion.

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh publicly reaffirmed his party's support for a woman's right to an abortion after one of his most senior MPs described as "offensive" the Liberal government's decision to tie summer job funding to respect for rights outlined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including reproductive rights.

Mark R. Isfeld, G.P. Vanier and Highland secondary schools have cancelled classes.

Classes were cancelled at 3 schools today after police contacted district officials warning them about the threat.

Classes were cancelled at 3 schools today after police contacted district officials warning them about the threat.

Loretta Simms walked out of a thrift store last week with a small box of Q-tips — but she was actually walking away with a jewelry collection worth $1,800.

Loretta Simms walked out of a thrift store last week with a small box of Q-tips — but she was actually walking away with a jewellery collection worth $1,800.

What if a bird breeder travelled 400 kilometres to face justice but justice didn't show?

A jogger died on Gabriola Island on Wednesday night after being struck by a car on Taylor Bay Road.

The Mayor's Council unanimously approved a motion to reaffirm its commitment to major TransLink projects like the Broadway subway and Surrey LRT on Thursday, despite a lukewarm response from the council's chair.

The future of major TransLink projects like the Broadway Subway and Surrey LRT are on the table at the Mayor's Council today, including a motion to confirm the projects are still going forward.

Residents association says it's working to form a task force with governments and Coast Guard to prevent boats from breaking free and crashing into a popular beach during storms.

Bennett say if he lied, the former finance minister isn't trustworthy, but goes on to say that de Jong isn't the incompetent type, and he believes that de Jong simply didn't tell anyone about it.

Nearly five million Canadians spent money on marijuana last year, spending an average of about $1,200 each, according to Statistics Canada estimates.

Advocates are focused on preparing people with disabilities for natural disaster emergencies after Tuesday’s tsunami warning.

The Immigration and Refugee Board has found a Philippines-based church with chapters across Canada "is motivated by a vendetta" against a dissident who sought refugee status in B.C., and has "both the means and the motivation to seriously harm or kill" him, should he return to the Philippines.

Sperm donors promised anonymity decades ago are being tracked down and contacted by their children. DNA tests and the internet have all but put an end to anonymity for sperm donors and secrecy for parents.

"The College of Veterinarians have become very collaborative and been working very well with us, our name got approved."

"We were going to see what else we could do about people's safety, and it was scheduled for this year."

The senator had posted comments about Indigenous people that were termed racist.

A revised plan for Westcorp's downtown Kelowna hotel and condo tower was presented at an open house Wednesday night.

The Kelowna Rockets took a win Wednesday night against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Their record improves to to 30-14-2-1. Doris Maria Bregolisse has the highlights.

Kelowna RCMP are dealing with a sharp increase in thefts from vehicles. Police say the numbers are staggering and some are speculating that the increase could be linked to the opening of a large homeless shelter in the downtown core. Kelly Hayes reports.

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer sat down with Keith Baldrey to talk Kinder Morgan, about the ground that his party has lost on the West Coast.

'I’ve attended over 1,000 council meetings. That’s gotta be some kind of record,' current mayor and former city manager Wayne Baldwin said.

The stadium on Renfrew Street hosted some of the most memorable sporting moments in the city's history.

“I smelled a rat."

The recall applies to Green Field frozen shredded young coconut as well as shredded coconut from the brands Captain's Choice and Coconut Tree.