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B.C.’s top doctor extends COVID-19 limits for ‘hard push’ before vaccinations
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s top doctor has extended COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings in order to…
Employment data shows B.C. resilient, says minister, but Liberals unimpressed
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s jobs minister says the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show…
Latest targeted shooting in Metro Vancouver results in death of man known to police
BURNABY, B.C. – Homicide investigators hope tips from the public can provide more leads in…
Former B.C. Lottery Corp. board chair says government ‘ill-suited’ to run gaming
VANCOUVER – A former chairman of the board at the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says…
Indigenous patients feel unsafe in B.C. health-care system: new Turpel-Lafond report
VANCOUVER – The author of a damning report that found widespread racism in British Columbia’s…
B.C. officials urge ‘safe choices’ on Super Bowl Sunday amid COVID-19 variants
VICTORIA – The COVID-19 curve is slowly bending downward in British Columbia but health officials…
Penthouse bust: police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in warrant application
VANCOUVER – An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have…
B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s education minister said safety protocols must evolve alongside the COVID-19 pandemic…
Shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left woman dead was not random, police say
SURREY, B.C. – A woman is dead and a man has been injured in a…
Police identify victim of deadly targeted shooting in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. – Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a targeted shooting in Langley,…
Men charged after Vancouver senior dies of injuries suffered in violent home invasion
VANCOUVER – Two men have been charged following the death of a 78-year-old woman who…
Burnaby Hospital reports new COVID-19 flare-up two days after declaring outbreak over
BURNABY, B.C. – Just a few days after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared over at…
New program offers B.C. businesses grants to build or expand online stores
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is introducing a new grant program to support small…
Charan Gill, labour and human rights pioneer in British Columbia, dies at 84
LANGLEY, B.C. – A longtime labour and human rights leader in British Columbia has died.…
Downward COVID-19 infections in B.C. will help with faster-spreading variants: Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say there’s an encouraging trend in the COVID-19 curve…
B.C. drivers to receive COVID-19 insurance rebate cheques averaging $190 next month
VICTORIA – Almost three million drivers in British Columbia will receive COVID-19 insurance rebate cheques…
Canada Line workers reach tentative agreement to keep SkyTrain rolling
VANCOUVER – The union representing workers on a key commuter link between Richmond and Vancouver…
Driller killed, two other miners hurt in accident at southern Interior B.C. mine
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The BC Coroners Service confirmed Tuesday a worker has died in a…
Man convicted of killing Japanese student in Vancouver to get new trial
VANCOUVER – A man convicted of second-degree murder and interfering with a body in the…
High demand and higher prices for Vancouver real estate in January: board
VANCOUVER – Homes sales in much of Metro Vancouver in January increased by 52.1 per…
Authenticity of stone carving at Royal B.C. Museum questioned
VICTORIA – The chief of a First Nation says he has the assurance of the…
Talks between Canada Line staff, employer continue Monday after strike notice expires
VANCOUVER – A union representing Canada Line transit workers in Metro Vancouver says talks continued…
British Columbia has 18 cases of U.K., South African COVID-19 variants
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says she’s concerned about the growing number of cases…
Federal government provides $15 million for safer drug pilot programs in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Four pilot projects in Vancouver and Victoria have received $15 million in federal…