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Nightclubs ordered closed in British Columbia after spike in COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor ordered nightclubs and banquet halls to close on Tuesday…
U.S. wildfire smoke leads to alerts, health warnings in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Air quality warnings have been issued for large sections of southern British Columbia…
Lululemon Q2 profits slips but sales increase, driven by e-commerce surge
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat expectations as second-quarter profits slipped despite a two-per-cent increase…
Major crime investigators join search for missing man in Fort St. James, B.C.
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. – The RCMP’s Major Crime Unit has taken over a missing…
Vancouver records 11th homicide of 2020 after man dies following altercation
VANCOUVER – Police say a man who was punched in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has died.…
Clearwater, B.C., woman charged with second degree murder: RCMP
CLEARWATER, B.C. – A woman is facing a second-degree murder charge after a man’s body…
One woman dead, another injured after hiking accidents near Squamish: RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Mounties say one woman is dead and another is seriously injured after…
RCMP investigate party bus fight that sent two teens to hospital
BURNABY, B.C. – Mounties are investigating after a fight between party bus passengers sent two…
Two drivers under investigation after crash on Sea to Sky highway: RCMP
WHISTLER, B.C. – Mounties are providing more details about a crash that sent two kids…
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible COVID-19 exposures at downtown bars
Vancouver Coastal Health is warning the public of several new potential exposures to COVID-19 at…
B.C. planning up to 15 First Nations justice centres across the province
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is working with the B.C. First Nations Justice Council…
Victoria police seek two suspects after alleged stabbing in Centennial Square
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria are appealing to the public for any information about two…
Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared
VANCOUVER – Pamela Hardy will be getting her 11-year-old twins vaccinated against flu as soon…
Community centres, more recreational facilities set to reopen across Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Park Board says community centres across the city are set to…
Alaskans fined, taken to U.S. after allegedly violating Quarantine Act in B.C.
VANCOUVER – RCMP in British Columbia say four Americans have been fined $500 each for…
Man who killed Const. Sarah Beckett not allowed to return to Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER – New documents from the Parole Board of Canada show Vancouver Island Mounties oppose…
Mounties issue travel reminder after U.S. boater fined for ignoring COVID-19 law
SURREY, B.C. – Foreign boaters should be careful to follow the rules ahead of the…
B.C. records 121 new COVID-19 cases; officials preach caution on long weekend
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded another 121 cases of COVID-19 and one death related…
Victoria mural sponsor says anti-police acronym inappropriate, but fuels debate
VICTORIA – A group that sponsored an anti-racism mural that was called disrespectful by Victoria’s…
Longtime NDP MLA Shane Simpson not seeking re-election
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s minister of social development and poverty reduction says he won’t run…
No charges for spouse of police chief in Delta, B.C.: prosecution service
VICTORIA – An alleged incident involving the spouse of a police chief is being referred…
Dawson Creek, B.C., getting new hospital to replace aging facility
VANCOUVER – Residents of Dawson Creek in B.C.’s Peace Region will be getting a new…
B.C. at a precipice to flatten COVID-19 curve, Henry says ahead of long weekend
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is at a critical point when it comes to a potential…
Premier’s office ‘confident’ temporary pandemic pay coming in October
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says temporary pandemic pay that was promised to essential workers…