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
Metro Vancouver's transit operator is rolling out expanded and extended services to cope with the impact of Taylor Swift fans during the superstar's three-night run at BC Place, as parking and ride-hailing costs soar. Parking fees next to the stadium have rocketed to more than $150 on each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, while the cost of a short ride to BC Place with Uber has quadrupled on concert nights.
Surrey council is voting tonight on what the city calls its largest-ever road project. The 72 Avenue Corridor project includes an extension from 152 Street to Highway 15 and has an estimated price tag of 150-million dollars.
A suspect has been arrested in Richmond after reports of an armed man chasing a woman at a transit station. Mounties say it happened over the weekend, when witnesses told police that a man carrying a knife got off a train and fell down an escalator.
Port Moody police say they have arrested two men in a string of vehicle break-ins in the city. Police say officers received a report over the weekend of two suspects attempting to break into parked cars in the Heritage Mountain neighbourhood.
Police say a man is dead after his pickup collided with a semi-truck near Quesnel. Mounties say the crash happened on November 29th just before 4:30 p-m on Highway 97 north of the community.
Canada Post says it's waiting for a response from the union representing some 55,000 striking workers after it offered a new framework for negotiations over the weekend. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has said its negotiators are reviewing the proposal.