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TransLink study shows copper kills almost all bacteria on high-touch surfaces
VANCOUVER – Results of a study led by Metro Vancouver’s transit operator reveal copper on…
Vancouver residents told to avoid feeding Canada geese, report nests as flocks grow
Vancouver’s parks board is taking action to control the increasing numbers of messy and aggressive…
Four demonstrators arrested after blocking access to Vancouver port for 24 hours
VANCOUVER – Indigenous youth calling themselves Braided Warriors temporarily blocked and forced the shutdown of…
Avalanche Canada special warning for mountains in western Alberta, eastern B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning to people who use the…
Judge questions whether B.C.’s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s top doctor understands the importance of balancing any COVID-19 restrictions against…
Trump comments about Meng a ‘salvo’ in trade war with China, her lawyer says
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou accused former U.S. president Donald Trump…
Winter supply of Chinook salmon critical to survival of orcas, says study
VANCOUVER – Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival…
British Columbia targets gun violence in new legislation
VICTORIA – British Columbia wants to try and reduce shootings connected to gangs and drugs…
A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.’s second-dose delay
VANCOUVER – Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of…
Huawei CFO lawyer says Trump comments a ‘salvo’ in trade war
VANCOUVER – Comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump turned a senior executive for…
Vancouver home sales up 73% year-over-year, market shifts in favour of sellers: REBGV
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the market is heating up so fast…
Woman killed, two hurt after vehicle crosses centre line in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A driver has been killed and her passenger was badly hurt in a…
B.C. defends plan to delay second dose as Ontario, Alberta consider following suit
VANCOUVER – British Columbia health officials say their plan to delay the second dose of…
Auditor general raises long-running concern with B.C. government’s budget accounting
VICTORIA – Auditor general Michael Pickup says he has long-running concerns with the way the…
Split over AstraZeneca vaccine sparks questions on who will get it as variants spread
OTTAWA – Canada’s chief public health officer says new COVID-19 cases are starting to tick…
B.C. coroner says increased drug toxicity responsible for another OD death record
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief coroner says deadlier street drugs are behind another grim milestone…
Rapid response teams in place to support COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools
VICTORIA – Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says six new rapid response teams will help schools…
$3.5M in funding for ‘vending machines’ that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODs
VANCOUVER – The federal government has provided nearly $3.5 million in funding for vending machines…
Homicide team joins probe into death of 11-year-old injured in his Fraser Valley home
AGASSIZ, B.C. – An autopsy is expected after the death of an 11-year-old boy severely…
Third youth arrested after student assaulted outside Surrey, B.C., high school
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a third suspect has surrendered to police after a youth…
B.C. public health rules discriminate against churches, lawyer argues
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a group of British Columbia churches that are challenging the…
Meng’s defence team argues for admission of evidence to bolster its case
VANCOUVER – Staff at international bank HSBC were well aware of telecom giant Huawei’s control…
Police watchdog to have Indigenous adviser into death in B.C.: First Nations chief
TOFINO, B.C. – An Indigenous person will assist British Columbia’s police watchdog in an advisory…
B.C. to offer second dose of COVID vaccine after 4 months
VICTORIA – British Columbia will extend the time between the first and second doses of…