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Zipcar to close operations and drive out of British Columbia on May 1
VANCOUVER – Car-sharing service Zipcar says it will stop operations on May 1 in British…
Vancouver’s zero-waste policy runs afoul of its request for take-out containers
Vancouver is asking for donations of take-out containers and bottled water in what is an…
Flood warnings upgraded for much of B.C.’s Cariboo, Chilcotin regions
VANCOUVER – Flood warnings have been issued for a wide area of central British Columbia…
Many B.C. businesses uncertain about reopening after COVID passes: survey
VANCOUVER – A survey of more than 1,000 British Columbia businesses has found that nearly…
Rise in homeless tent cities, encampments linked to health confidence: advocate
VANCOUER, B.C. – Public health officials need to do more to help Canada’s homeless population…
Alert Bay’s tsunami siren signals curfew to fight COVID-19, says B.C. mayor
ALERT BAY, B.C. – A remote coastal British Columbia community is preparing to sound its…
Demand will fuel B.C. real estate in 2021 after COVID recession: report
VANCOUVER – A report from the B.C. Real Estate Association says the 2020 COVID-driven recession…
COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit
VANCOUVER – Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being…
Vancouver’s huge 4-20 pot celebration to be replaced by virtual event
VANCOUVER – What would have been Vancouver’s 26th annual marijuana festival has been sidelined by…
RCMP seek witnesses to collision in Kelowna, B.C., that killed a child
KELOWNA, B.C. – A child has been hit and killed by a vehicle in Kelowna,…
Crews made good progress containing wildfire near Squamish: BC Wildfire Service
VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service says crews have made good progress containing a fire…
Vancouver police arrest 14 people after elementary school break-in
VANCOUVER – Fourteen people who entered an East Vancouver elementary school Saturday evening in a…
BC Ferries ship sustained some damage after hitting berth, no one injured
VANCOUVER – A BC Ferries ship hit the dock at Tsawwassen ferry terminal, resulting in…
B.C. to start issuing $2,000 tickets for price gouging, other offences
VANCOUVER – B.C. police and enforcement officers will start issuing $2,000 tickets for price gouging…
Wildfire near Squamish did not grow overnight, 50 per cent contained
VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service says a fire near Squamish, B.C., is 50 per…
3 new COVID-19 deaths in B.C. for 81 total, says provincial health officer
VANCOUVER – British Columbians could see a “gradual… slow and thoughtful” easing of restrictions aimed…
B.C. human rights observers concerned by spike in family violence amid COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Advocates for the rights of women and children in British Columbia are shining…
Models show B.C.’s COVID-19 response slowing rate of disease: Dr. Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s responses to fighting COVID-19 have flattened the curve and slowed the…
Victoria wants homeless to be housed in empty hotels during pandemic
VICTORIA – The City of Victoria is calling for the British Columbia government to take…
Higher-than-normal snowpacks mean parts of B.C. at risk of flooding
VANCOUVER – Residents in several British Columbia communities are being warned to prepare the sandbags…
B.C. rights groups demand action following inmate’s death related to COVID-19
VANCOUVER – A coalition of rights groups in British Columbia is calling for the immediate…
B.C. blaze that destroyed homes near Squamish doubles in size: wildfire service
SQUAMISH, B.C. – The first major blaze of British Columbia’s 2020 fire season has doubled…
Vancouver mayor says B.C. relief not enough to ward off layoffs, service cuts
VICTORIA – Vancouver’s mayor says community relief measures introduced Thursday by the British Columbia government…
Advocacy group says undocumented migrants need access to government benefits
VANCOUVER – A section of Canada’s workforce is being overlooked as the federal government expands…