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Omicron’s emergence in South Africa coincided with a steep rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in that region, according to the World Health Organization.

The Rural Islands Economic Partnership, a grassroots organization of residents and First Nations on small islands from Malcolm to Pender, is hosting an online event next week to discuss emergency preparedness.

Drivers who aren’t operating essential vehicles are limited to purchasing 30 litres of fuel per trip to the gas station in the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.

“It looks like a meteor hit the backyard,” homeowner says. “I just heard a terrific crunch and whoosh. We took a flashlight outside and saw two trees went over and half of the backyard was just gone.”

The lighting up the sequoia tree on the grounds of the legislature for the ­holiday season has been rescheduled for Dec. 8. The family-friendly event was originally supposed to take place on Nov.

The attack happened about 2:45 p.m. Nov. 20 on the stairs leading to the museum, when volunteer Pat Murphy noticed two women with shopping bags trying to walk up.

Clover Point redesigned with area where cars aren't allowed

The B.C. Salmon Farmers Association is citing a new report on sea lice in its latest volley against open-net-pen opponents, as the federal deadline approaches to close all Discovery Islands fish farms by the end of June.