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Unusually warm temperatures felt around the province Tuesday have been confirmed in the record books.

The RCMP has not yet disclosed what brought in so many officers and why they barricaded an area outside a home in Burnaby Heights Tuesday night, but the province's police watchdog says it's investigating a fatal incident.

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says flu activity remains high, RSV cases are moderate, and COVID-19 is low, according to the most recent available data.

Since Friday, three people have been killed in Surrey and Abbotsford and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is not saying much at this point about the exact motives, the identities of two of the victims, or possible links.

Police are investigating Wednesday morning after yet another suspected extortion-related shooting at a Surrey business.

The Vancouver Canucks, who finished a 50-win season less than two years ago, lost their eighth straight National Hockey League game on Tuesday, 2-1 to the Ottawa Senators.

Fraser Health announced that the Ridge Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge will close its maternity unit between Jan. 15 and Jan. 19.

Two people are dead, and one person has sustained life-altering injuries as a result of three different incidents of hit-and-run in Vancouver in less than a month.

A 34-year-old man was killed while bicycling along Westminster Highway in Richmond on Monday.