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  Thousands of crashes reported from parking lots in December: ICBC

  As drivers head to stores to do their Christmas shopping, ICBC is warning everyone to be particularly cautious in parking lots – where a whopping number of crashes occur.

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  Feds send $148M to B.C. in disaster recovery funds for floods, wildfires

  The federal government is paying out more than $148 million in disaster recovery funding to British Columbia in response to recent flooding and record-breaking wildfire seasons.

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  Inmate dies at B.C. minimum-security prison

  A 33-year-old man has died while in custody at a federal minimum-security prison in British Columbia.

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  Taylor Swift's daily impact on Vancouver may have exceeded 2010 games, says industry figure

  Taylor Swift's three-night run at BC Place, closing out the pop star's global Eras Tour, generated daily economic impact for Vancouver that could rival the 2010 Olympics and smashed data streaming records, industry figures say.

• How to attend former B.C. premier John Horgan's memorial Sunday

  British Columbians are invited to pay respects to former premier John Horgan at his state memorial service on Sunday.

• Burnaby RCMP announce charges in 2021 murder case

  Mounties say two men have been charged in the 2021 murder of a 38-year-old man in Burnaby, B.C.

• Taylor Swift ends record-smashing Eras Tour in Vancouver, after glittering global run

  Taylor Swift took the stage for the final time on her record-smashing Eras Tour, watched by tens of thousands of delirious fans in Vancouver's BC Place arena and by millions on livestreams around the world.

• Some cancer patients may forgo care due to high treatment-related costs: report

  Since Natalie Lipschultz was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer in 2019, she estimates the illness has cost her more than $20,000 in out-of-pocket expenses.

• Young Swiftie scores seat at sold-out Eras Tour after holding up sign outside BC Place

  Thirteen-year-old Sidney Ha was among the throngs of Swifties without a ticket to the Eras Tour in Vancouver who gathered outside of a fenced-off BC Place Saturday night – but thanks to one stranger’s act of kindness, she ended up inside the stadium singing along.

• B.C. NDP provincial director hospitalized after 'serious medical emergency'

  The former B.C. NDP MLA for Chilliwack and newly appointed provincial director, Dan Coulter, is in hospital after suffering a “serious medical emergency,” according to the party.

• Celebrities spotted at Taylor Swift's final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver

  Taylor Swift fans from around the world gathered in Vancouver on Sunday to witness the final performance of her massively popular Eras Tour, including a few celebrities.

• Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled

  A diehard Taylor Swift fan who lives in Prince George, B.C., says a flight cancellation forced her and a group of other Swifties to rent a car and make the near 800-kilometre journey to Vancouver to catch the last dates of the Eras Tour.

• Canada Post strike: Union 'extremely disappointed' in latest offer, negotiator says

  A negotiator for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says the latest offer from Canada Post to end the ongoing strike shows the carrier is moving in the "opposite direction."

• B.C. ombudsman to investigate delay in sending social assistance cheques amid post strike

  Thousands of social assistance cheques have not been distributed in British Columbia because of the Canada Post strike, prompting an investigation by provincial ombudsperson Jay Chalke.