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id="youtube-asset-2024PREM0067-001590">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0067-001590'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54148934362_c1d3b38234_b.jpg&token=otvucP542lYofQXSuCsg2XRgCGZBP6W%2Ffk00iaWH%2BK0%3D' alt="New cabinet ready to deliver on the priorities of British Columbians" title="New cabinet ready to deliver on the priorities of British Columbians"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Premier David Eby has appointed a new cabinet that is ready to listen to British Columbians and deliver on the core challenges people are facing – a team that combines years of experience and fresh perspectives from outside of government.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0067-001590" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="other-articles" tabindex="0"> <div 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style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PREM0064-001585">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0064-001585'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54135880044_873fc06f53_b.jpg&token=6qxT4Zq3Kh53uYumK7%2Bm3xFrbpPrqx2pHzExlgqTK3Y%3D' alt="John Horgan" title="John Horgan"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Premier David Eby has issued the following statement on the passing of John Horgan:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0064-001585" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="regular-articles" tabindex="0"> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0153-001598">Surrey Langley SkyTrain station designs open to public input</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, November 26, 2024 1:00 PM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0153-001598#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024TT0153-001598">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0153-001598'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54164594086_1221af1068_b.jpg&token=BkvH8LePqFVPGBt9aSEd3B0KHk%2BX94p2v6HRswd%2BhKU%3D' alt="Surrey Langley SkyTrain station designs open to public input " title="Surrey Langley SkyTrain station designs open to public input "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>The Surrey Langley SkyTrain project is hosting a final round of public engagement on the design of the eight new SkyTrain stations.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0153-001598" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024HLTH0155-001601">Final update on human avian influenza case in B.C.</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, November 26, 2024 11:15 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>An extensive, multi-agency public-health investigation into an avian influenza case involving a B.C. teenager has identified no additional cases nor evidence of human-to-human transmission.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024HLTH0155-001601" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0047-001600">Financial assistance available for flood-affected people in the Lower Mainland</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Monday, November 25, 2024 1:00 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024EMCR0047-001600">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0047-001600'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54164879938_5fefb5a579_b.jpg&token=qYYHGfG2YY6OXFkhj%2FVJcgs7JTaw%2BdPxXWYDvzSe3Wg%3D' alt="Financial assistance available for flood-affected people in the Lower Mainland " title="Financial assistance available for flood-affected people in the Lower Mainland "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is available for eligible people, businesses and communities in the Lower Mainland that were affected by flooding due to the atmospheric river from Oct. 18-20, 2024.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0047-001600" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0068-001597">Premier’s statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Monday, November 25, 2024 7:30 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0068-001597#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PREM0068-001597">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0068-001597'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54166980475_79abef2cec_b.jpg&token=NGpRkRaLzNdRUjnMm2By1d193w%2BycCBbybSJdCMjx9o%3D' alt="Premier’s statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women " title="Premier’s statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0068-001597" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024WLRS0041-001596">New case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in B.C.</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:45 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>The Province has confirmed an additional case of chronic wasting disease in British Columbia, found in a white-tailed deer in the Kootenay region.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024WLRS0041-001596" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024MCM0001-001595">Permit granted for Cariboo Gold Mine</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Thursday, November 21, 2024 7:00 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>A provincial statutory decision-maker has granted Barkerville Gold Mines, owned by Osisko Development Corporation, an operating permit under the Mines Act for its Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells, in east-central B.C.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024MCM0001-001595" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TACS0047-001594">Delegation heads to California to promote, grow B.C.’s film, TV industry</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11:55 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>A delegation from British Columbia is arriving in Los Angeles to highlight the advantages of partnering with the film and TV industry on Canada’s West Coast and to explore the benefits of staging productions in B.C.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TACS0047-001594" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0066-001589">Premier’s statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, November 20, 2024 7:30 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0066-001589#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PREM0066-001589">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0066-001589'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54166534956_c5b6a53191_c.jpg&token=A%2Bf1o15VacNcsqmyOg%2B3FQbB3eL2hwIvnL1z727BqJ0%3D' alt="Premier’s statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance " title="Premier’s statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Transgender Day of Remembrance:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0066-001589" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0152-001593">Debris, downed trees prompt travel advisory for Vancouver Island highways</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, November 19, 2024 8:22 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>A significant fall storm is impacting Vancouver Island. Downed power lines, debris and fallen trees have resulted in multiple highway closures on the island.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0152-001593" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0151-001592">Preparation is essential for safe driving in winter conditions</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:30 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>The arrival of a significant storm to the south coast of British Columbia is a reminder to drivers that weather conditions can change quickly at this time of year, and to be prepared for the onset of winter road conditions.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024TT0151-001592" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0045-001588">Emergency alert test coming to cellphones, TV, radio</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:00 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>At 1:55 p.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, a test of the National Public Alerting System will occur to improve public safety in the event of an emergency.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0045-001588" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0046-001591">People encouraged to prepare for strong winds</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, November 19, 2024 8:50 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>People living in the coastal regions of British Columbia, as well as in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and parts of the Interior, can expect stormy weather and strong winds starting Tuesday, Nov. 19 and extending through Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0046-001591" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; 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