1.【Exchange rate】Canadian dollar-Chinese yuan exchange rate 535（dec 19, 11:38 p.m. utc ）
2.Canada's Environment Minister Stephen Gilbert has announced that it will phase out sales of new passenger cars powered solely by petrol or diesel by 2035, encouraging automakers to increase their offerings of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid models. citynews vancouver）
3.The province of British Columbia will implement new single-use plastic rules from this Wednesday, prohibiting businesses from distributing, producing and importing single-use plastic products for sale, such as checkout bags, cutlery and straws. （*citynews vancouver）
4.Surrey City Council approved a change to allow new building proposals up to six stories to no longer be reviewed by the city's advisory design panel, with the aim of speeding up the approval process for development applications. （*dh news）
5.【Environment】The temporary closure of Mount Cypress Ski Resort in the North Shore Mountains of British Columbia due to bad weather marks the beginning of a difficult 2023 ski season. （*dh news）
6.In the third quarter of 2023, Canada's population grew by more than 430,000 to more than 40.5 million, the highest quarterly increase since 1957, mainly due to the large increase in international immigrants and non-permanent residents. （*dh news）
7.【Society】The RabbitATS Rescue Society has reached an agreement with the CMHC to rescue more than two dozen rabbits at risk of euthanasia from Vancouver's Granville Island and will find adoptive families for them. （*cbc news）
8.Transportation: Although Uber has been operating in Kelowna since June, its pick-up and drop-off services at the local airport have not been approved because it has not signed a license agreement with the airport for similar taxis and other ride-hailing services. （*ctv news）
9.In response to extreme weather caused by climate change, BC has implemented wetland and floodplain restoration projects to enhance resilience to floods and droughts. （*ctv news）
10.【Economy】Canada's annual inflation rate remained at 3 in November1%, * progress on controlling growth has stalled for the time being, and changes in food and services** have led to persistent inflationary pressures despite a slowdown in core inflation measures. （*ctv news）
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