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Extreme cold, Arctic outflow warnings cover most of BC British Columbians are being warned that a large Arctic outflow and extreme cold is going to be hitting most of the province on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to plummet into the negatives, spurring officials to warn of waning driving conditions and home warming issues and to announce the opening of cold shelters. In Northeast B.C.,
temperatures are expected to feel like -50 C with the wind chill. In the B.C. South Coast, it is expected to feel like -20 C to -30 C with the wind chill Thursday night. In
Canada issues warning as Florida plan to import drugs raises fears
Health Canada emphasized its The warning comes days after the U.S. commitment to taking swift action to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “safeguard” the country’s prescription agreed to allow Florida to import bulk drug supply after a U.S. ruling that pharmaceuticals, including medication could see certain drugs imported for asthma, diabetes, and HIV, from south of the border from Canada. Canadian wholesalers as a way to avoid the high cost of drugs in that country.
Govt was warned two years ago high immigration could affect housing costs Documents reveal federal public servants were well aware of the pressures high population growth would have on housing and services. Federal public
servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show.
the Prince George region, it is expected to feel like -35 C to -40 C. In the North Coast region, it will feel like -20 C to -30 C and in the Okanagan region it will be feeling between -25 C and -35 C. In B.C.’s South Coast, the wind has been whipping up, leading to some concerns about flooding as well.
Indian tech company’s CEO arrested after murdering her 4-year-old son The CEO of an Indian AI startup has been arrested for alleged murder of her 4-year-old son after the child’s remains were found inside her luggage, reports say. Suchana Seth, who leads The Mindful AI Lab, was taken into custody in the southern Karnataka state after authorities got in contact with
a taxi driver transporting her and asked him to bring her to the nearest police station, Reuters reports, citing Goa police official Paresh Naik. Naik said Seth checked into a hotel in the Goa state on Saturday, but the boy was missing when she checked out of the property Monday night, according to Reuters. Continued on page 6
Public opinion poll finds majority of residents want to keep RCMP A new poll commissioned by the City of Surrey shows almost half of those surveyed want to stick with the Surrey RCMP, while less than a third want to continue the transition to a municipal police service. However, after respondents were asked questions were shaped by Surrey city
staff — and which some say were skewed in favour of retaining the RCMP — support for the Mounties rose to 64 per cent. Surrey councillor Linda Annis called the poll “politically motivated” and the only way to really know how Surrey residents feel about the future of policing is through a
referendum, something she’s long called for. “I think the questions are manipulated in such a way to take you to the conclusion that the RCMP is what the choice should be,” said Annis, who opposes Mayor Brenda Locke’s attempts to stop the transition to the Surrey Police Service.