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Electricity is expected to be restored by New Year’s Eve to all areas blacked out by Thursday’s storm, which saw winds of more than 100 km/h. That would mean going without electricity for 11 days for some people. B.C.

Jeanne Socrates’ Christmas plans are to be just northeast of the Falkland Islands, hopefully in calm seas.

A North Vancouver man who kicked his elderly dog in public and dragged it down the street by the leash when the dog had difficulty walking has been handed a suspended sentence by a judge and been banned from owning an animal for five years.

Mother upset by Seycove Secondary's decision to leave only one bathroom open

Mother upset by Seycove Secondary's decision to leave only one bathroom open

Not all British Columbians heard the sirens that emanated from mobile phones at 1:55 p.m., a sign that the Alert Ready system is not yet working perfectly.

Maggie Lee, 17, said adults around her seemed foggy on the three proposed systems. So she stepped in to help.

Update: The Spirit of British Columbia has resume service but is operating about 45 minutes behind schedule, B.C. Ferries says.

North island has spectacular 13,000-square-foot rustic-luxury home – but there’s no ferry access

B.C. Ferries intends to spend $2.3 billion on vessels and $1.3 billion on its terminals, including a renovation of Swartz Bay and a complete overhaul of Horseshoe Bay as part of a $3.9-billion capital plan. It is the largest capital plan in B.C.