The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says more cases of Avian flu have been detected in B-C.
The agency says the virus was detected over the weekend at a commercial poultry property in Abbotsford.
It says B-C has 64 currently infected premises, with more than 8.5 million birds impacted as of the end of 2024.
Primary control zones that restrict the movement of birds and related products stretch across B-C's Fraser Valley as authorities seek to stop the spread of the disease
Police in New Westminster are asking for the public's help identifying a woman who they say stole 20-thousand dollars worth of jewelry from a senior citizen. They say the victim was approached by a woman in her 30s who gave her fake gold jewelry and stole the senior's rings and necklace.
The first was a magnitude 3.5 and shook just after two a-m in the Georgia Strait about 18 kilometres west of Tsawwassen. Natural Resources Canada says the second quake -- a magnitude 4.6 -- happened at around four this morning about 63 kilometres west of Fort St. John.
Police in Vancouver say a suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man in east Vancouver. They say officers responded to a report of a stabbing at residential building near Kingsway Avenue just after midnight yesterday.
On Friday, the country's highest court unanimously dismissed an appeal by a group of airlines that challenged Canada's passenger rights charter. Air Canada, Porter Airlines Inc. and 16 foreign appellants had argued that the Air Passenger Protection Regulations launched in 2019 violate global standards and should be rendered invalid for trips into and out of the country.
The City of Surrey says it has completed a cleanup project in the Nicomekl River in South Surrey. It says abandoned or wrecked vessels, rafts and associated garbage was all pulled from the river.
Mounties in Burnaby are telling the public not to be alarmed as emergency responders conduct training exercises at a major shopping mall. Police say fire, police and emergency responder presence will be visible at Metrotown during eight evenings this month and next.