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WorkSafeBC issues COVID-19 guidelines as businesses ready to reopen
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s workplace safety agency released new guidelines Friday as businesses across the…
COVID-19 behind one per cent cut to Vancouver’s policing budget: council
VANCOUVER – The union representing Vancouver’s police officers joined the police chief Thursday in criticizing…
B.C. minister ‘cannot remain silent’ about increasing anti-Asian hate crimes
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s minister responsible for multiculturalism says she can no longer remain silent…
B.C.’s Wet’suwet’en and governments sign understanding on rights and title
VICTORIA – A virtual ceremony, where everyone involved pointed the freshly signed document at their…
B.C. dentists’ group says it wants guidelines before reopening for service
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Dental Association says its members’ offices won’t be open for…
Pandemic reduces ICBC’s claim costs, but crashes investments, says Eby
VICTORIA – The COVID-19 pandemic has sideswiped British Columbia’s public vehicle insurer, but the attorney…
Rare baby owl now being reared by its parents in unique B.C. breeding program
LANGLEY, B.C. – Members of a unique program in Langley, B.C., are celebrating the successful…
Masks and closed fitting rooms: Reopened retail to look vastly different
VANCOUVER – Shoppers at recently reopened Sleep Country stores looking to test mattresses or pillows…
COVID-19 restrictions may aid B.C.’s ongoing battle against invasive mussels
VICTORIA – Travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic might help British Columbia defend against…
‘We are far from out of the woods’: Horgan cautions that COVID-19 is still here
VICTORIA – Guidelines on health and safety for businesses and services in British Columbia to…
Chiefs, governments to sign rights understanding after B.C. pipeline protests
VICTORIA – A virtual signing ceremony on Thursday marks the start of a new relationship…
B.C. lays out $120 million plan to clean up inactive oil and gas wells
VICTORIA – British Columbia has announced details on how it plans to spend $120 million…
Suspect in alleged bus assault died of apparent overdose: transit police
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a suspect in an alleged violent…
Vancity CEO Tamara Vrooman to become Vancouver Airport Authority chief
VANCOUVER – The chief executive of Vancity is stepping down as head of the credit…
Home Depot in Kamloops, B.C., closed due to potentially unstable ground
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Fire officials confirm the Home Depot outlet in Kamloops, B.C., has been…
Charges laid against two men as Vancouver police probe surge in break-ins
VANCOUVER – Two men face a total of 70 separate charges and Vancouver police say…
Health coalition says use of private clinics won’t cure B.C.’s surgical backlog
VANCOUVER – A coalition of public health-care advocates is calling on the British Columbia government…
Wet’suwet’en deal recognizes rights and title, sets stage for ongoing talks
SMITHERS, B.C. – A draft agreement between hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline in northern…
BC Wildfire Service says forecast is good for fighting small fire near Kitimat
KITIMAT, B.C. – A small wildfire near Kitimat in northwest British Columbia is burning out…
B.C. says no special treatment for movie stars, hockey players or cruise ships
VICTORIA – British Columbia is moving towards easing COVID-19 restrictions, but movie stars, hockey players…
Search crews pull the body of a young man from a river in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The body of a 22-year-old man who was last seen swimming with…
Police look for man accused of attacking a defender of Asian women in Vancouver
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Metro Vancouver Transit Police are asking for the public’s help in…
Better Business Bureau warns online puppy scams surging during COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER – The Better Business Bureau says puppy scams are the latest way fraudsters are…
Wet’suwet’en elected chiefs call on Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister to resign
VANCOUVER – The elected leadership of several First Nations split over a natural gas pipeline…