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• 85-year-old B.C. lottery winner surprises sister with new car

  Barb Randall travelled from Nanaimo, B.C., to Petawawa, Ont., to surprise the sister she hasn't seen in years.

  

• Community, not just policy changes, could save lives in next heat dome, say experts

  The 96-year-old woman who died in the arms of firefighters now lingers in the memory of Chief Jim Ogloff of the Coquitlam Fire Department, a reminder of the impact of last summer's heat dome disaster on vulnerable residents of British Columbia.

  

• People with COVID-19 can infect and sicken cats and dogs by cuddling them: study

  Cat and dog owners who cuddle their pets when infected with COVID-19 could end up making the animals sick with the virus, according to a Canadian study.

  

• Rate of extreme rainfall expected to increase dramatically by 2100

  New research looking at the frequency of heavy rainfall across the globe shows that a drastic increase in downpours is expected over the years to come.

  

• Lengthy labour dispute in B.C.'s film and TV industry ends with new contract

  A 15-month dispute in British Columbia's film and television industry has ended with the ratification of a new contract for creative and logistical staff working on productions shot in the province.

• Crew shortage prompts cancellation of all ferry sailings between 2 B.C. islands

  All ferry sailings between two of B.C.'s Discovery Islands have been cancelled Saturday because of a lack of crew.

• B.C. woman born on Halloween dresses up giant skeleton in front yard all year long

  When Tabi Henry was little, she never questioned why everyone celebrated her birthday in costume. Until she realized Oct. 31 was also Halloween.

• New college course teaches TV and film production skills to Indigenous students on Vancouver Island

  Eight students are the first to graduate from a new Vancouver Island program that helps give Indigenous students the skills they need to enter the booming film and TV industry.

• B.C. drug lab could have produced enough fentanyl to kill everyone in Canada 4 times

  The amount of fentanyl necessary to cause a fatal overdose varies from person to person, but the generally accepted size of a potentially lethal dose is just two milligrams – about the size of a few grains of sugar.

• 'We have to multi-solve': Experts warn against 'air-conditioned society' as heat waves get hotter

  Hundreds of people who perished during the historic heat wave in British Columbia last summer died in homes ill-suited for temperatures that spiked into the high 30s and beyond for days, a report by B.C.'s coroners' service found this month.

• Indigenous conservation Canada's way of the future, environment minister says

  Tanya Ball began her career as a social worker for the Kaska Dene First Nation. Now she runs a land guardian program, working to monitor and protect a vast stretch of the band's northern British Columbia wilderness.

• Abortion is legal in Canada -- but is it accessible? Experts weigh in

  There is a renewed conversation about abortion accessibility and rights for women in Canada after U.S. Supreme Court justices overturned the Roe v. Wade case on Friday, allowing states to ban abortions.

• Women have a higher chance of developing long COVID than men, study finds

  New research has found that women are 'significantly' more likely than men to suffer from long COVID syndrome, in addition to developing different symptoms of the disease.

• Boy, 17, in critical condition after crash at Saanich crosswalk

  Saanich police are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was hit by a car while walking at a crosswalk on Thursday evening.