A B-C city is turning a new leaf.
Normally known for its dairy and animal agriculture products, Chilliwack is hosting its first ever vegan food festival.
The festival is hosted by local grocery store The Veganist for its one-year anniversary since opening, and co-founder Logan Bryan says vegan products have been welcomed by the majority of the community.
Organizers say the June 17th festival is meant to encourage everyone to learn more about vegan food and lifestyles.
Smoke had also started spreading to the Whistler, Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast areas, causing variable but hazy conditions, the weather agency said Thursday. It said smoke impacts may be worse at higher elevations in the Okanagan, but rain may provide some relief.
That video, which calls the passport Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "colouring book" because it features images of a squirrel eating a nut and a man raking leaves, reached nearly a million people in a week, far exceeding Poilievre's other recent videos.
WestJet said Friday it's ramping up operations as quickly as possible, but warned that the full resumption of operations will take time. The airline encouraged travellers to continue to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport.
The Insurance Corporation of B-C is warning that roads will be busier than usual this weekend and the Crown agency is asking people to drive carefully. It says, on average, two people are killed and 480 people are injured in crashes during the Victoria Day long weekend each year.
B-C's Independent Investigations Office has released its report on the incident, saying the shots fired were justified. Police say a 28-year-old man went on a shooting spree in July last year, leaving two people dead and two others injured.
Officers responded to reports of a group of people fighting last night and found two victims with stab wounds. The suspects fled, but were quickly found.