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Overdose deaths in B.C. jumped in March from February: coroner
VICTORIA – Overdose deaths in British Columbia jumped in March compared with February, and marked…
Charges laid after 6,000 medical masks allegedly stolen from retirement home
VANCOUVER – A man has been charged after police say more than 6,000 face masks…
Telus delays usual dividend increase amid COVID-19 but sees growth opportunities
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. won’t be raising its dividend until at least November because of…
B.C. starts lifting COVID-19 restrictions on surgeries, parks, stores, haircuts
VICTORIA – British Columbia has reached the point in the COVID-19 pandemic where it will…
A quick look at British Columbia’s COVID-19 reopening plan
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has outlined its plan to reopen the economy during the…
B.C. to hold consultations on the 2021 budget but all gatherings will be virtual
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s all-party legislative committee will hold public consultations on the upcoming provincial…
Gangs producing drugs to get around border closures: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – Gangs may be turning to producing illegal drugs in an effort to get…
Search for man, two vehicles after ‘suspicious incident’ in Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. – Major crimes detectives have joined a missing person investigation in British Columbia’s…
COVID-19 pandemic hammers job market, but there are ‘opportunities,’ say analysts
VICTORIA – In the worst employment market in decades, job hunters need to prepare for…
B.C. hasn’t yet found contract-tracing apps worth considering: doctor
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says “everybody and their dog” has come up with…
Restaurants make reopening plans as COVID-19 restrictions start to ease
VANCOUVER – After a roughly seven-week hiatus from serving coffee, Vancouver’s Pallet Coffee Roasters over…
Teens arrested after flare fired in convenience store, causing major damage
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP say two 16-year-olds have been arrested after an alleged shoplifting…
B.C. Wildfire Service interactive wildfire app provides timely fire data
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Wildfire Service is launching its new wildfire app, aimed at providing…
New digital registration ensures faster, safer assistance for B.C. evacuees
VICTORIA – British Columbia is unveiling a digital registration system for evacuees as the province…
Single car crash kills driver on Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – One man has died in a single-vehicle crash along a section of…
Vancouver biotech company discovering antibodies for COVID-19 treatment
VANCOUVER – There may be another valuable shield in the fight against COVID-19, and the…
Give adequate, quality supply of personal protective gear to nurses: B.C. union
VANCOUVER – Nurses already lacking an adequate supply of personal protective equipment have sometimes been…
COVID-19 playbook to reopen B.C. amid pandemic coming Wednesday, says Dr. Henry
VICTORIA – Safe ways to increase social and economic contacts in British Columbia will form…
Metro Vancouver home sales down 39.4 per cent in April to near 40-year low
Home sales in the Greater Vancouver area hit their lowest levels in nearly 40 years…
No more free ride as TransLink to resume fare collection in Metro Vancouver
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Transit users in Metro Vancouver will have to start paying bus…
No charges to be laid in B.C.’s 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire: Wildfire Service
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Wildfire Service has officially released the cause of a 2017…
Michael J. Fox Foundation podcast tackles COVID-19 pandemic challenges
VANCOUVER – Michael J. Fox’s research foundation is launching a podcast to help people with…
Provinces must give emotional support to returning students: education advocates
VANCOUVER – Bored and isolated students are spending too many hours online and some have…
RCMP recover bodies of two children after car drives off road in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The RCMP say the bodies of two children have been recovered after…