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Sidney’s Dr. Sophia Johannessen (left) and DFO technician Cynthia Wright (right), with Fisheries and Oceans Canada got the opportunity to join a rare Canadian-led expedition to Antarctica. (Courtesy of Sophia Johannessen)

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B.C. oceanographer details her rare trek to the coldest place on earth

Sophia Johannessen was part of a group of 15 scientists who boarded a Navy ship to Antarctica

Vancouver Canucks forward David Kampf, in action against the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL game Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. (https://x.com/Canucks photo)

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Roslovic, Kapanen net 2 apiece as Edmonton Oilers blank Canucks 6-0

Vancouver has now dropped 10 straight games

Sarah Nurse, left, celebrates her first goal after being back from injury with teammate Michelle Karvinen at Saturday’s (Jan. 17) game against the Toronto Sceptres. (PWHL)

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Sarah Nurse returns with a bang, but Vancouver falls to Toronto in OT

Sceptres hosted Vancouver for its third annual Battle of Bay Street at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto

The Central Okanagan’s population growth in 2025 raised by 1.2 per cent. (Isabella Harmel/Capital News)

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Population growth slowing down in Central Okanagan: Statistics Canada

The region saw a 1.2 per cent increase in 2025

Dan Levitt, B.C.’s Seniors Advocate, speaks at The Gardens at Qualicum Beach on Jan. 12. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

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Affordability, respite shortfall, making life difficult for B.C. seniors: advocate

B.C.’s Seniors Advocate hears concerns in Qualicum Beach, one of B.C.’s oldest communities

The 18-year-old was named a preliminary player to watch by NHL Central Scouting in October ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Light/Victoria Royals)

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Anything but ordinary: B.C. blueliner following unconventional path to the NHL

After choosing the WHL over the USHL, Timofei Runtso has wasted little time establishing himself

Sally Bartsch’s mother, Ellen Loveseth, used acrylic paints to colour in this design by Bartsch, ultimately inspiring her to create a series of colouring books. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press)

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South Cariboo resident finds joy in sharing doodles

Sally Bartsch has turned a lifelong hobby into a series of abstract colouring books

A view of the inside of the de Havilland Mosquito at Kelowna’s KF Centre for Excellence. (Brittany Webster - Capital News)

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VIDEO: Aviation enthusiasts treated to Mosquito engine run in Kelowna

The plane is housed at the KF Centre for Excellence

The “3rd Lower Mainland Freedom Convoy” arrived in South Surrey Feb. 12, 2022 after starting in Chilliwack earlier in the morning. It coincided with the Freedom Convoy that converged on Ottawa in late January 2022 that led to the government invoking the Emergencies Act. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)

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Court says feds’ use of Emergencies Act ‘unreasonable’ as Ottawa loses appeal

There were concurrent ‘Freedom Convoys’, blockades in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba

The plum blossoms have already started appearing on the trees in Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park, and experts explain that global warming causes the dormant trees to flush earlier. (Nishadini Fonseka/Victoria News)

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Experts point to climate change as root cause of Victoria’s January blossoms

Warmer temperatures trigger trees to grow in the winter and a spring frost could kill them