B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey addresses media Tuesday (March 4, 2025) on Budget Day ahead of the official release of the budget. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)

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B.C.’s projected deficit drops slightly to $11.2B, finance minister says

Brenda Bailey releases 2nd quarterly report, highlighting economic growth of 1.4% in 2025

Chilliwack dairy farmers Jessica and Mark Dalton with their children, including Alice (in red). From Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, BC Dairy is matching every donation made to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, doubling the impact up to a total of $120,000. (BC Dairy/ Submitted)

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BC Dairy to match donations to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation

Chilliwack dairy farming family speaks up about the importance of supporting health care for children

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks outside of the B.C. legislature Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 following Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signing a memorandum of understanding earlier in the day to prioritize new pipeline to B.C.’s coast. (Mark Page/Black Press Media)

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B.C. Premier Eby doesn’t want Alberta’s proposed pipeline to be ‘energy vampire’

Alberta signed a pipeline memorandum of understanding with the feds on Thursday, Nov. 27

Vernon Panthers quarterback Ayden McDonald (20), provincial AA Player of the Year, will lead his team into its third straight B.C. Senior Varsity AA championship game - and sixth in nine years - Sunday, Nov. 30. (Darren Hove photo)

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Vernon Panthers poised for provincial football final

Cats take on North Vancouver’s Argyle Pipers Sunday, Nov. 30, 3 p.m., at BC Place in Vancouver

Nanaimo RCMP constables Adam Taylor, left, and Josh Waltman on scene near a plane crash close to Twilight Way south of Nanaimo on Thursday, Nov. 27. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

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Pilot dies in plane crash south of Nanaimo

Police on scene at Twilight Way along Nanaimo River Road after crash Nov. 27

Premier Danielle Smith says West Coast pipeline project application is about 'unlocking Canada’s full economic potential.' (Photo via Government of Alberta Flickr)

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Alberta signs MOU with feds to prioritize new pipeline to B.C.’s coast

B.C. Premier David Eby was not at the table, and has opposed parts of the deal

Ottawa Charge team captain Brianne Jenner scored two goals and got two assists during Wednesday night’s game in Ottawa. (PWHL/ Contributed to Surrey Now-Leader)

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Ottawa Charge captain leads team to 5-1 win against Vancouver Goldeneyes

Charge hosted the Vancouver Goldeneyes Wednesday night (Nov. 27) in Ottawa

The Oak Bay Police Department is investigating an international fraud. (Oak Bay News file photo)

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B.C. renter duped in international fraud ring’s ‘money mule’ scheme

Vancouver Island victim’s payment flipped to cryptocurrency, Oak Bay Police say

On Sept. 27, 2005, Michelle Choiniere told her mom she was going out and would check in later that day. “Sadly, she was never heard from again,” police said. (IHIT/ Contributed to Surrey Now-Leader)

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Justice for Michelle: 20 years later, family makes appeal in pregnant B.C. woman’s death

Surrey’s Michelle Choiniere disappeared in 2005 and her body was found in Chilliwack in 2007

The Shark Shack, moored at Old Town Bay on the Shuswap Lake in Sicamous, made a great escape on Wednesday, Nov. 26, floating as far as Annis Bay on the way to Salmon Arm before being reported. (Debbie O’Hara-Facebook)

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Rogue restaurant’s romp creates temporary Shuswap Shark infestation

Floating Sicamous eatery breaks free from its winter moorings, floats towards Salmon Arm