🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Masked group recorded on Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc land; RCMP opens investigation. Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 Chief Rosanne Casimir said several people in black with white material over their faces appeared on the First Nation on Sunday, and photos are believed to show members of the Second Sons of Canada. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Jeff Pelley confirmed the group posted a banner reading “got bones” and said the RCMP is treating the matter seriously as part of an ongoing investigation.
- Crows in Prince George received naloxone after suspected overdoses. The report says crows in Prince George were treated with naloxone following suspected drug overdoses, with wildlife and public-health teams responding to the incidents on local property, according to the article title and lead description.
🏛️ Government & Politics
- B.C. leaders pitch resource-led plans to shrink a $13.8-billion deficit. Interim Conservative Lorne Doerkson pledged to double liquefied natural gas production by 2032 while NDP leader David Eby proposed doubling critical-minerals exports within five years and expanding Prince Rupert port to be the second-largest facility of its kind in Canada by 2030. Both leaders tied those resource plans to reducing the $13.8-billion provincial deficit accrued under the NDP.
- Former Surrey police chief Norm Lipinski seeks judicial review of his June 1 dismissal. Lipinski, hired in 2020 as Surrey Police Service’s first chief and given a contract extension in 2025, filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court alleging his termination on June 1 was “unlawful and invalid” and motivated by political interference; the Surrey Police Board said it will respond through the court process while recruiting a new chief.
🏥 Health
- Flu and COVID-19 fall vaccines are rolling out with NACI prioritizing high-risk groups. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) continues to strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccination for adults 65+, health-care workers and long-term-care residents and advises influenza vaccine priority for children six months–five years and adults 65+. Ontario announced high-risk groups can start receiving vaccines on Sept. 28, according to the article’s rollout summary.
- Alcohol named Canada’s largest drug problem in new coverage of treatment gaps. The piece documents that alcohol remains the country’s biggest substance-related harm and examines why people are not accessing help, according to the article headline and synopsis.
🌦️ Weather & Roads
- Rainfall warning for parts of Southern B.C.; 50–70 mm expected in the Lower Mainland. Environment Canada warns a frontal system moving from the North Coast will bring 50–70 millimetres of rain and strong southeasterly gusts to the Lower Mainland Monday night into Tuesday, with the Central Coast possibly receiving up to 100 millimetres. The advisory says heavy rain should ease by Tuesday afternoon.
- Student-led evening bus pilot begins in the Columbia Valley after years of advocacy. The column reports a new evening bus pilot in B.C.’s Columbia Valley launched following multi-year student advocacy, establishing after-school transit service aimed at evening travel needs for students in that region.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Advocates cite 122 SkyTrain incidents over 10 years and call for better station safety. The report records 122 incidents at Vancouver SkyTrain stations across a 10-year span and notes renewed calls from community groups and transit users for improved safety measures at affected stations.
- New B.C. program will provide doorbell cameras to domestic-abuse survivors. The article describes a provincial program that gives doorbell cameras to survivors of domestic abuse as part of safety supports offered by the B.C. government.
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- Ottawa Senators open 2026-27 season after Brady Tkachuk trade, season starts Saturday vs. Maple Leafs.
- First weekend of B.C. provincial campaigns ends with fresh promises, campaign continues into week two.
- Parties’ positions on SOGI in schools summarized, article outlines party stances in B.C.
- (Also) Provincial vaccine approaches compared, provinces prioritize high-risk groups with different start dates.
- (Also) Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc leaders condemn masked demonstration, chief called participants “cowards.”
- Vancouver actor June Laporte lists five books that shaped her storytelling, profile piece.
- Similkameen Sizzle festival highlights Interior produce, festival coverage.
- Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc reiterates refusal to be intimidated, community statement.
- (Also) NACI advises ~6-month gap between COVID-19 doses, guidance reiterated.
- (Also) Feature examines barriers to alcohol treatment in Canada, national analysis.
- (Also) Campaign criticisms renewed after weekend events, coverage continues.
- (Also) Calls for transit-safety review include station audits, advocacy detail.
- (Also) Drivers warned about water pooling on roads during storm, advisory note.
- (Also) Surrey Police Board says it will not comment while court case proceeds, board statement.
- (Also) Columbia Valley pilot followed years of student advocacy, program origin noted.
