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‘We have met the enemy and he is us’

I’d just like to take this opportunity to admit I’m guilty. Don’t feel too smug.…

Whistler police seek public’s help in identifying reconstructed face of human remains

Police briefs: Cops catch local ski thief; 19-year-old American arrested after MLK-weekend assault

On Aug. 12, 1987, the skeletal remains of a man were found on Whistler Mountain—but they were never able to be identified. Now, a partnership with the New York Academy of Art is striving to help police discover who, exactly, that man was.…

B.C. premier announces minor cabinet shuffle

Two ministers have switched places after the changes and another role has been filled

B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced some cabinet changes that will see two ministers exchanging roles and another role being filled. Bruce Ralston and Michelle Mungall have switched places.…

Air Canada, WestJet scrub Boeing 737 Max from schedules until June

MONTREAL — Canada’s two biggest airlines pushed back the return of the beleaguered 737 Max after airplane maker Boeing Co. said it did not expect regulators to green-light the jet for takeoff until the middle of the year. The delay until late June by Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. follows similar moves by American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines, further jeopardizing routes and profit margins.…

Third day of Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing sees scathing retort from Crown lawyers

Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing enters third day

Day 3 of the extradition hearing for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou takes place today in Vancouver, with the Crown starting its counter-arguments on the topic of double criminality. On days 1 and 2, Meng’s lawyers centred efforts on painting the charges against the Huawei executive as being based on U.S. sanctions against Iran.…

Whistler lugers slide home with silver

Nash, Corless second at Youth Olympic Games

Caitlin Nash didn’t want to settle for being off the podium once again. After finishing fourth in the women’s singles, the Whistler luger—paired with Natalie Corless—once again sat in fourth after the first run of the women’s doubles race at the Youth Olympic Games in Switzerland.…

Naturespeak: Highs and lows of corridor Christmas bird counts

the christmas Bird Count (CBC) was started in the year 1900, replacing the old Christmas Bird Hunt. The CBC is generally accepted as the best tool available for assessing long-term trends in the early winter bird populations of North and Central America.…

Whistler is so much more than the beautiful mountains

LETTER: For the week of Jan. 16

You know when you are having a bad day or a bad moment or perhaps a lot of things go wrong at the same time? For me, I like to get out of the negativity and walk in positivity and I do that by getting outside, by going to nature, by appreciating this wonderful resort I live in.…

Coronavirus update: Case confirmed in Washington State

The Chinese coronavirus is getting closer to Canada

The Chinese coronavirus is getting closer to Canada, with a case being confirmed today in Washington State. Health officials in Snohomish County say a man was hospitalized on Sunday and that his diagnosis was confirmed on Monday.…

Squamish home up for grabs in BC Children’s Hospital

Lottery helps fund child-centred research

Finding a home in Squamish can feel like the luck of the draw — in fact, it’s one of the prizes offered in the 2020 Choices Lottery. The Choices Lottery raises money for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and research.…

Out-of-bounds-snowboarder pulled from Grouse Mountain gully

North Shore Rescue members have saved an out-of-bounds snowboarder who came within meters of meeting his maker Monday afternoon.…

Vancouver International Airport to take steps to prevent coronavirus from spreading

Signage to be added, and health-screening question to be added to electronic border kiosks but no temperature-screening yet

Fears that a pneumonia-like coronavirus that has so far killed at least six people in China may spread to Vancouver heightened January 21 with news that a man in Washington State has been diagnosed with the virus. The Washington Post reported January 21 that a man in his 30s is in stable condition at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington.…

Canada to start ratifying new NAFTA next week following U.S. approval: Trudeau

OTTAWA — Canada will move swiftly next week to formally approve North America’s new, long-delayed free trade pact, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The government will introduce a motion to apply some of its elements Jan. 27 when Parliament resumes, and will table legislation to ratify the deal two days later, he said.…

Trudeau stays mum on Sussexes’ security costs as Harry returns to B.C.

The prince, his wife Meghan and their eight-month-old son Archie are reportedly staying at a mansion north of the B.C. capital.

WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say who will cover security costs for Prince Harry and his family while they are in Canada. At a news conference in Winnipeg today, Trudeau says discussions on the matter are ongoing, adding he has not spoken to the Queen about it.…

Sea to Sky fishing guides weigh in on ‘dismal’ year for Pacific salmon

Sockeye, chum numbers were particularly bad, say guides

Fishing guides from around the Sea to Sky may differ on the exact scope and root causes of the problem, but they do agree on one thing: 2019 was mostly a bad year for Pacific salmon. Jon Moon of Art of Angling Fishing Guides said he was motivated to sound the alarm after a particularly dire season.…