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British Columbia targets gun violence in new legislation
VICTORIA – British Columbia wants to try and reduce shootings connected to gangs and drugs…
A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.’s second-dose delay
VANCOUVER – Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of…
Huawei CFO lawyer says Trump comments a ‘salvo’ in trade war
VANCOUVER – Comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump turned a senior executive for…
Vancouver home sales up 73% year-over-year, market shifts in favour of sellers: REBGV
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the market is heating up so fast…
Woman killed, two hurt after vehicle crosses centre line in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A driver has been killed and her passenger was badly hurt in a…
B.C. defends plan to delay second dose as Ontario, Alberta consider following suit
VANCOUVER – British Columbia health officials say their plan to delay the second dose of…
Auditor general raises long-running concern with B.C. government’s budget accounting
VICTORIA – Auditor general Michael Pickup says he has long-running concerns with the way the…
Split over AstraZeneca vaccine sparks questions on who will get it as variants spread
OTTAWA – Canada’s chief public health officer says new COVID-19 cases are starting to tick…
B.C. coroner says increased drug toxicity responsible for another OD death record
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief coroner says deadlier street drugs are behind another grim milestone…
Rapid response teams in place to support COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools
VICTORIA – Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says six new rapid response teams will help schools…
$3.5M in funding for ‘vending machines’ that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODs
VANCOUVER – The federal government has provided nearly $3.5 million in funding for vending machines…
Homicide team joins probe into death of 11-year-old injured in his Fraser Valley home
AGASSIZ, B.C. – An autopsy is expected after the death of an 11-year-old boy severely…
Third youth arrested after student assaulted outside Surrey, B.C., high school
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a third suspect has surrendered to police after a youth…
B.C. public health rules discriminate against churches, lawyer argues
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a group of British Columbia churches that are challenging the…
Meng’s defence team argues for admission of evidence to bolster its case
VANCOUVER – Staff at international bank HSBC were well aware of telecom giant Huawei’s control…
Police watchdog to have Indigenous adviser into death in B.C.: First Nations chief
TOFINO, B.C. – An Indigenous person will assist British Columbia’s police watchdog in an advisory…
B.C. to offer second dose of COVID vaccine after 4 months
VICTORIA – British Columbia will extend the time between the first and second doses of…
Two arrested after youth hurt in assault with weapon outside school in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say two youths have been arrested after a male was injured…
B.C. to extend rent freeze through 2021, increase protections against ‘renovictions’
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it will introduce legislative changes to extend a…
Homicide investigators called after child in B.C. community found in medical distress
AGASSIZ, B.C. – Police say homicide investigators were called after a child was found in…
Former Vancouver hotel to be converted to 65 units for homeless people by the fall
VANCOUVER – A former hotel on the Vancouver’s eastside has been purchased to create about…
Metro Vancouver wastewater carries COVID-19, new app reveals viral load
VANCOUVER – A new online tool allows Metro Vancouver residents to track the viral load…
Units in two Vancouver-area hospitals closed by COVID-19 outbreak
VANCOUVER – Health officials have declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two more Metro Vancouver hospitals after…
B.C. records 589 new cases of COVID-19 as officials welcome new vaccine approvals
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say the federal government’s approval of two new vaccines…