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Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast

Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast.
'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas

'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas

MONTREAL — Five days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Université de Montréal rector Daniel Jutras was under growing pressure to say more about the conflict. Shortly after midnight on Oct.
In the news today: Jury to resume deliberations in B.C. murder trial

In the news today: Jury to resume deliberations in B.C. murder trial

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene

Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene

VICTORIA — Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water.
Nunavut TV channel, The Weather Network deliver forecasts in Inuktut languages

Nunavut TV channel, The Weather Network deliver forecasts in Inuktut languages

Inuit Nunangat, the four regions comprising the Inuit homeland in Canada, is home to some of the country's harshest climates.
As fossil fuel execs descend on U.N. climate summit, some ask 'what are COPs about?'

As fossil fuel execs descend on U.N. climate summit, some ask 'what are COPs about?'

TORONTO — The world’s major climate negotiations risk turning into a trade show spectacle of unchecked corporate influence, some observers warn, as a record number of delegates representing fossil fuel interests descend on the United Nations climate
Jury retires in marathon B.C. murder trial, after lawyer tells of death threats

Jury retires in marathon B.C. murder trial, after lawyer tells of death threats

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, more than eight months after he pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old girl in a Metro Vancouver park in 2017.
Calgary mayor says she didn't attend Hanukkah ceremony because it was too political

Calgary mayor says she didn't attend Hanukkah ceremony because it was too political

CALGARY — The mayor of Alberta's largest city did not attend the annual menorah lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of Hanukkah because she says it had become too political, but her decision led to a backlash from many in the Jewish community and
B.C. housing plan could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says report

B.C. housing plan could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says report

VANCOUVER — The New Democrat government's ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade, according to a government-commissioned report highlighted Thursday by Premier David Eby.
Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, as cases almost double

Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, as cases almost double

OTTAWA — Five people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes sold in six provinces.