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Doctors, nurses call on B.C. to test surgical, emergency patients for COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Testing patients for COVID-19 before their scheduled surgery and transfer to wards from…
B.C. care home allowed group activities to continue after positive test
VANCOUVER – Parbs Bains had a “sinking feeling” when she heard a single staff member…
Wind, snow, prompt warnings, power outages across much of southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – The latest wicked weather to sweep across southern British Columbia downed trees and…
Manslaughter charge laid after deadly post-Christmas assault in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A manslaughter charge has been laid after the death of a man…
British Columbia reports 446 new COVID-19 infections and nine more deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say staying active and connected is important for physical…
B.C. First Nation faces COVID-19 outbreak; community leaders issue racism warnings
VICTORIA – A First Nations community on Vancouver Island hard hitby COVID-19 is facing intolerance…
Meng’s lawyers ask court to ease surveillance in bail agreement
VANCOUVER – Lawyers for Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou have asked British Columbia’s Supreme Court…
B.C. watchdog investigates police shooting where man hurt in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The B.C. police watchdog is investigating an RCMP-involved shooting that sent one…
Homeless woman OK after man tries to set her blankets ablaze in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER – A homeless woman is unhurt but police want to catch the man who…
B.C. government says land matching program reaches milestone of 100 farmers
VICTORIA – The B.C. government says its land matching program, linking farmers to landowners, has…
Federal funds for new SFU centre to help Metro Vancouver cut carbon emissions
VANCOUVER – A new centre at Simon Fraser University will help cities across Metro Vancouver…
Massive turbines trucked toward B.C.’s Site C dam in wide, slow convoy
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Two massive sections of turbine for the Site C hydroelectric project…
Sister says brother’s ashes that seemed lost in transit are now home
VANCOUVER – A woman says her little brother can now be laid to rest after…
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak in Canim Lake, B.C.
CANIM LAKE, B.C. – Interior Health has declared an outbreak after the “rapid spread” of…
Vancouver police officer is suspended and faces drug, theft, breach of trust charges
VANCOUVER – Criminal charges related to theft, breach of trust and drugs have been laid…
Speculation tax increased long-term rentals in B.C., raised $88 million: ministry
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Finance says data from British Columbia’s tax targeting property speculators…
Driver critically injured, pet killed in suspected impaired crash in central B.C.
VAVENBY, B.C. – Impaired driving may have played a part in a crash in central…
Three units at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver linked to COVID-19 outbreak: memo
VANCOUVER – Officials at St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver confirm a COVID-19 outbreak has…
Lululemon says fourth-quarter sales and profit at top end of expectations
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter are forecast…
Change needed for access, outreach: B.C. police complaints commissioner
VANCOUVER – Accessibility to British Columbia’s municipal police complaints process can and should be improved,…
Whale families bring along calf on return trip to traditional feeding grounds in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. – Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as…
Sister in B.C. waits for little brother’s ashes that seem to be lost in transit
VANCOUVER – Courtney Baker doesn’t know what she’s going to do with the urn she’s…
Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes
SURREY, B.C. – A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care…
Victoria no longer flushes raw sewage into ocean after area opens treatment plant
VICTORIA – The Greater Victoria area no longer uses surrounding ocean waters to flush away…