Tennis player Leylah Fernandez named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year
Fernandez finished the year with a 25-17 record and she earned US$1.77 million in prize moneyThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
Year: 2021
Quebec reports record COVID cases, Ontario adds measures to LTC
Ontario said it was temporarily pausing general visitors from entering long-term care homesThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
B.C. old-growth forest preservation plan off to a slow start for 2022
Canfor buys Alberta sawmills, sends harsh message to NDPTom Fletcher / December 28, 2021
Statistics show the ‘she-cession’ is over, but experts say not so fast
Many women still struggling to balance work and demands of family lifeThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
U.S. forfeits world juniors game against Switzerland due to COVID-19 quarantine
Yet to be determined if U.S. can play Sweden on Dec. 29Katya Slepian / December 28, 2021
Arctic outflow leads to new record for peak electricity demand: BC Hydro
BC Hydro recommends turning off heat when no one is home to save on power billsKatya Slepian / December 28, 2021
Interior Health updates guidelines for COVID-19 testing
When should you get a COVID-19 test?Black Press Media Staff / December 28, 2021
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
Message is being taken directly to under-vaccinated groupsThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan tests positive for COVID-19 and is isolating
Case counts have soared recently due to highly contagious Omicron variantThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
Passerby rescues driver in Kamloops after vehicle lands in icy river
Car spins over embankment into frigid North Thompson RiverWire Service / December 28, 2021
Indigenous comedian and host of ‘The Candy Show,’ Candy Palmater dead at 53
Palmater had been sick for years, although the exact cause of her death is unknownThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
NHL set to resume after 6-day break, eyes new CDC guidance
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut the recommended isolation period from 10 days to fiveThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
Weather, not Omicron, taking the biggest bite out of Canadian airline schedules
Frigid temperatures and arctic air have left most of the western provinces with wind chills dipping to -55CThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2021
Black Press Media’s Top 25 most-read stories of 2021
Revisit some of our most popular stories of 2021Black Press Media Staff / December 28, 2021
Goldstream Hatchery salmon program hit hard by ‘perfect storm’
First drought, then flooding decimate chum numbers in West Shore spawning riverBailey Moreton / December 28, 2021
Canada looks to retool EV rebate program to include more expensive SUVs, pickups
Program restricts rebates to new vehicles with a max base price of $45,000 and $55,000 for upgraded featuresThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 case rate stays high, Fraser Health highest
New record 2,552 new cases recorded on Christmas DayTom Fletcher / December 27, 2021
Man dead in Boxing Day homicide in B.C.’s South Cariboo; RCMP investigating
Major crimes unit investigating after 52-year-old man died on Boxing Day in 70 Mile HouseMelissa Smalley / December 27, 2021
Canada records more than 2M COVID-19 cases; health-care workers brace for spike
The government of Canada’s health website says the total case count was 2,000,976 as of Boxing DayThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021
Trudeau calls Tutu’s death a loss of one of the world’s ‘strongest moral voices’
Trudeau says in a statement that he was ‘deeply saddened’ to learn of Tutu’s deathThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2021