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Hospital overcrowding directly contributed to six people dying while waiting for emergency care in Alberta during a recent two-week period, according to a leaked report. About 20 other patients, who waited hours for care and could have died in emergency waiting rooms or hospital hallways, were also listed in the report posted online. Dr. Paul […]

Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote finally had enough after Monday night’s 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders at Rogers Arena. Despite his team being dead last in the NHL standings, Foote usually had a tendency to protect his team after a defeat but that wasn’t the case after the Canucks 11th straight loss.

After weeks of worrying, local Iranian-Canadians are finally hearing from their families back in their country of origin, which cut most connections to the outside world in response to nationwide demonstrations against the Islamic Republic regime. Iranian Canadians are struggling to contact their families back home. pic.twitter.com/Yq3NfelTmA — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) January 20, 2026

Three vital tools, which were used in 2,600 surgeries last year, are getting replaced at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH). The upgrade comes thanks to a wave of generousity sparked by the VJH Foundation’s 39th annual Light A Bulb campaign. The holiday appeal set out to fund urgently needed surgical equipment – and the community delivered.

One of the most notable Canadian weather events of 2025 was the “super hot extended summer” in B.C., when Ashcroft set a new national record. That’s according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologist Bobby Sekhon. Sekhon notes Kamloops had its fourth-warmest year on record in 2025. “It was also the hottest September on