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  Yuletide festivities help kick off holiday season in Greater Victoria

  Greater Victoria has a host of yuletide festivities this weekend for residents ready to kick off the holiday season.

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  Vancouver police shoot carjacking suspect; IIO called in

  A carjacking suspect was shot by Vancouver police early Sunday morning, prompting an investigation by the provincial watchdog.

• Warnings from Environment Canada as heavy snow, freezing rain hit northern B.C.

  A winter storm has dumped heavy snow over parts of central and northern British Columbia, and freezing rain is in the forecast as temperatures start to rise.

• Watch: Noisy throng of sea lions frolic near Jericho Beach

  A large swarm of California sea lions have converged in the waters near Vancouver’s Jericho and Locarno beaches.

• Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.

  The chief of a First Nation in central British Columbia says potential unmarked graves have been identified at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School after nearly two years of geophysical survey work.

• B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw immediately from Métis National Council

  Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia have voted to leave the national organization, the Métis National Council, effective immediately.

• Bruce, the tiny Vancouver parrot, lands internet fame with abstract art

  Mononymous painter Bruce has carved a lucrative niche on social media with his abstract artworks, crafted entirely from the colourful juices of fruits.

• Canadian team told Trump's tariffs unavoidable right now, but solutions on the table in surprise Mar-a-Lago meeting

  During a surprise dinner at Mar-a-Lago, representatives of the federal government were told U.S. tariffs from the incoming Donald Trump administration cannot be avoided in the immediate term, two government sources tell CTV News.

• Supreme Court clears way for B.C. to include other governments in opioid lawsuit

  B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says a Supreme Court of Canada victory has cleared a "pathway" for governments across the country to go after opioid makers and distributors for damages arising from the opioid crisis.

• Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas

  A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas.

• How changing catch-and-release fishing practices can boost salmon survival

  A study has found catch-and-release sportfishing practices that leave salmon with injuries, particularly to their eyes, cause higher mortality than earlier research suggested.

• Police renew appeal for information 12 years after Victoria woman's disappearance

  On the anniversary of her disappearance, police in Victoria renewed their appeal for information in Emma Fillipoff’s 12-year-old missing persons case.

• Man facing 10 charges after Richmond, B.C., crime spree

  A Metro Vancouver man has been charged with nine counts of breaking and entering and one count of mischief after a five-day crime spree last November.

• Winter storm watch issued as snow, heavy rain expected for B.C. coast

  A winter storm is moving over British Columbia's coast, bringing strong winds, heavy snow and freezing rain as snowfall warnings continue for much of the province's Interior.

• Vancouver Canucks defenceman Hronek being evaluated for undisclosed injury

  Vancouver Canucks defenceman Filip Hronek has been sidelined by an undisclosed injury.

• Latest updates: Tracking RSV, influenza, COVID-19 in Canada

  As the country heads into the worst time of year for respiratory infections, the Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report tracks how prevalent certain viruses are each week and how the trends are changing week to week.

• Avian flu case discovered in Greater Victoria, officials confirm

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed a case of avian flu has been detected in Greater Victoria, on the Saanich Peninsula.

• Real GDP per capita declines for 6th consecutive quarter, household savings rise

  Statistics Canada says the economy grew at an annualized pace of one per cent during the third quarter, in line with economists' expectations.

• Penelakut Island food stores spoil after power outage during B.C. windstorm

  Hundreds of people on B.C.'s Penelakut Island are staring down a winter without their essential food stores.

• Stolen Dodge pickup used in theft of 2nd Dodge truck, B.C. RCMP say

  Authorities are asking for the public’s help tracking down at least two suspects who used a stolen Dodge pickup to steal a second Dodge truck in Greater Victoria this month.