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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…
Trudeau hopes government can help Air Canada following announcement of layoffs
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will work closely with Air Canada…
Iced coffees and orange juice: as schools remain shut, locker contents ripen
For months, their contents have sat locked up in the stale hallway air in schools…
Overdoses ‘sadly normalized’ in British Columbia: addictions minister
VANCOUVER – A rising death toll from overdoses in B.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic has…
TRENDING NOW: Snoop Dogg grooving to ‘Let it Go’ in his parked car is all kinds of awesome
Some sound pandemic-coping advice from Snoop Dogg in this viral video clip posted to Twitter.…
From potato salad to fireworks: how COVID-19 disruptions affect Victoria Day
OTTAWA – The Victoria Day weekend has long been the unofficial kick-off to outdoor season…
Hong Kong shop offers ‘tear gas’ flavour ice cream
HONG KONG – Tear gas is among the new flavours at a Hong Kong ice…
Burgers, ice cream, doughnuts and plants: Queues forming for non-essential items
Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early…
Space Force unveils flag; Trump touts ‘super-duper missile’
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Space Force — the newest branch of the armed services —…
Five Forces members catch COVID-19 on deployment in long-term care homes
OTTAWA – The Canadian Forces say five members working in long-term care homes during the…
Air Canada to lay off 20,000 workers amid travel industry collapse
MONTREAL – Air Canada plans to lay off at least 20,000 employees as the COVID-19…
As businesses get ready to open next week, WorkSafe BC issues COVID-19 guidelines
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's workplace safety agency has released new guidelines as businesses across the…
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…
TRENDING NOW: Trump’s face on a toddler playing fast and loose with the truth
The Jimmy Kimmel Live production team my be quarantined thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but…
As restrictions loosen, can you visit family or friends? Depends where you live
As provinces begin to relax physical distancing measures on family gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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…
Optional buyback program could see assault-style gun ban unravel, group warns
OTTAWA – A leading proponent of stricter gun control says allowing owners of recently banned…
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…
B.C. dentists want guidelines before reopening for service
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Dental Association says its members' offices won't be open for…
ICBC’s claim costs reduced during pandemic, but it crashed investments
VICTORIA – The COVID-19 pandemic has sideswiped British Columbia's public vehicle insurer, but the attorney…
Kelowna native Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras loses UFC bout in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – American Sijara (Sarj) Eubanks used her superior striking to earn a unanimous…
Melissa Etheridge’s 21-year-old son Beckett Cypher dies
LOS ANGELES – Melissa Etheridge said Wednesday that her son Beckett Cypher has died. Etheridge…
TRENDING NOW: Here’s what happens when 200 goats escape
You have to feel for Zack Roelands. The 200 goats that were supposed to be…
Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test
Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having…