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  Crews rescue unconscious skier after fall on Vancouver Island mountain

  Search and rescue crews successfully extracted a seriously injured skier off a B.C. mountain over the weekend.

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  Langley RCMP issue 120 speeding tickets during 3-week blitz

  Mounties in Langley, B.C., are urging drivers to slow down after officers handed out 120 speeding tickets during a recent three-week enforcement blitz.

• Extreme weather fallout: Experts warn Canadian home insurance premiums to rise this year

  As California deals with devastating wildfires, experts are warning homeowners about the impact of severe weather in Canada this year.

• B.C. fire crews sent to fight Los Angeles wildfire: forests minister

  British Columbia’s forests minister says a crew from the province’s wildfire service left for California Saturday afternoon to help battle the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.

• Francois-Philippe Champagne to announce Tuesday if he's running for leader

  Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal Tuesday whether he will run in the upcoming party leadership race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

• Meet Franklin, the rescued tortoise who spent the last three months in a B.C. fridge

  Franklin the tortoise has been in a fridge for the past 15 weeks.

• Florence Girard was 55 pounds when she starved in home-share. Her sister wants change

  The sister of a British Columbia woman with Down syndrome who starved to death in a Port Coquitlam home in 2018 says she believes more people will die if systemic changes aren't made to how people with developmental disabilities are treated.

• Former B.C. premier says she 'misspoke' when claiming she was never a Conservative

  Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim this week that she'd never been a member of the Conservative party.

• ‘That’s what good neighbours do’: B.C. sending help to fight California wildfires

  British Columbia is preparing to deploy B.C. wildfire crews to southern California.

• West Kelowna fire chief says L.A. devastation a haunting reminder of B.C. blaze

  The fire chief of a British Columbia community devastated by a fast-moving wildfire in 2023 says it's "haunting" to see similar circumstances playing out in Southern California.

• The dark side of B.C.'s capital: 'They can literally groom hundreds of youth at one time, just with a keyboard'

  The picturesque city that is B.C.'s capital has an unseen sinister side that many people are not even aware of.

• B.C. RCMP officer charged with sexual assault, uttering threats

  A British Columbia RCMP officer has been suspended with pay as he faces criminal charges of sexual assault and uttering threats.

• Does money buy happiness? It depends what you buy and where you live, study says

  If you have extra cash lying around, what should you buy? For anyone analyzing their budget for the new year, researchers have a framework that might help get the most satisfaction out of spending.

• B.C. Mounties say seized key fob kit could be used to steal 'virtually any vehicle'

  A 48-year-old man was arrested Thursday after Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., recovered a stolen car containing illicit drugs and a car key programming kit that investigators say could be used to steal "virtually any vehicle that uses a key fob."

• 'Incalculably small' amount of diesel visible at site of 8,000-litre B.C. spill

  Aerial surveillance over an area where thousands of litres of diesel was spilled last month off Vancouver Island shows most of the fuel is no longer visible on the water.

• Man dies after falling into sink hole at Fernie Alpine Resort

  An investigation is underway by Elk Valley RCMP after a man died Wednesday after falling into a sink hole at Fernie Alpine Resort.

• Liberal leadership: Melanie Joly, Brian Gallant will not run, both focused on other matters

  Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will not run for Liberal leadership. Up to now, Joly was widely considered a potential successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Former premier of New Brunswick Bran Gallant also confirmed to CTV News that he will not be in the running for Liberal leader.

• 'They don't realize it's not marriage. It's slavery': What a B.C. man is doing to free Cambodians trapped by traffickers

  Brian McConaghy began his work in Cambodia decades ago, helping the RCMP on investigations to jail to sex predators from B.C. abusing children overseas. Later, his organization, supported by Canadians, built a secure centre in Phnom Penh, where they protect and support those who have been trafficked internationally.

• 'It's pretty wild out there': Canadian living in L.A. describes life near wildfires

  The constant smell of smoke is a reminder all over Los Angeles, even in neighbourhoods far from the flames, that the fight against wildfires isn’t over.

• Liberal leadership candidates will need to pay a $350K entrance fee

  The Liberal Party of Canada have announced leadership race rules late Thursday, including a significant increase in entrance fees and a requirement for voters to be Canadian citizens.