Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of B-C's northeast.
The weather office says Highway 97 in the Pine Pass area is expected to see up to 15 centimetres of snow accumulation today.
It says the snow comes with a frontal system moving across central B-C.
The office says people travelling on the highway should be prepared for driving conditions that could become hazardous without warning.
Federal funding for COVID-19 vaccines will stop this year and the provinces and territories will be responsible for buying them, as well as determining the timing of the vaccinations, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. The agency published the information online on Friday, along with the National Advisory Committee on Immunization's COVID-19 vaccine guidance for 2025 through to the summer of 2026.
The Saskatchewan and federal governments have announced an agreement for coverage of select new drugs for rare diseases. Ottawa says the plan is to invest more than $40 million to cover three drugs that treat certain cancers and a urinary issue.
The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade and their shortest in the party's modern history to replace Justin Trudeau. He announced Jan. 6 that he will step down as soon as a national vote is completed to elect his successor.
A skier has died after falling into what police say was a snow sinkhole at the Fernie Alpine Resort in British Columbia's East Kootenay region. RCMP say in a statement that an ambulance was called for the 67-year-old man on Wednesday when he was found buried in snow in a natural terrain trap.
U-S Customs and Border Protection says the 33-year-old man was handed back to American authorities in Tacoma, Washington. The man was arrested in Surrey over the weekend.
Environment Canada is warning of heavy snowfall on two stretches of highways in B-C overnight and possibly stretching into today. The agency says Highway 16 from Tete Jaune Cache to the Alberta boundary will see up to 10 centimetres of snow through noon.