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FERNIE, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — A skier has died after falling into what police say was a snow sinkhole at the Fernie Alpine Resort in British Columbia's East Kootenay region.

Ian Indridson, 54, vanished on the morning of Jan. 10, 2022, leaving behind his wallet, keys and phone.

British Columbia has one of the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rates in the country, at about half the national rate.

VICTORIA — Medical masks are again required in British Columbia health-care facilities as provincial authorities say cases of respiratory illness are rising. A statement from СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

ABBOTSFORD, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Police say two bodies were found inside a vehicle that had allegedly been set on fire in a regional park in Abbotsford, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ They say officers and firefighters responded to a burning Mitsubishi Outlander on Jan.

NEW WESTMINSTER, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Police have confirmed that the threat of an explosive device was the reason for the evacuation of a large area around the New Westminster, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, courthouse, including nearby Douglas College.

Coulson Aviation says it plans to swap in an engine from Hawaii Mars before flying the aircraft back to its home base on Sproat Lake

NEW WESTMINSTER, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Police say an incident that triggered the evacuation of the court complex at New Westminster, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, and the nearby campus of Douglas College has ended.

VICTORIA — The СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Prosecution Service says it has appointed a special prosecutor in a case involving a person related to a provincial court judge.

OLIVER, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — A winery in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ's Okanagan Valley has been permanently banned by the federal government from hiring foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says in a Dec.