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Two arrests, goods seized in rental scam linked to COVID-19: Victoria police
VICTORIA – Two men are under investigation on Vancouver Island and a large amount of…
B.C.’s first community COVID-19 death was dentist ‘dedicated’ to health: lawyer
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for the family of a North Vancouver dentist who died at…
Greater Vancouver commercial sales declined in 2019 from long-term average
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says commercial real estate activity was…
No offence committed in hostage shooting: B.C. police watchdog
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog says there are no reasonable grounds to believe…
Fake test kits and other COVID online scams play on public anxiety: fraud centre
VANCOUVER – The new coronavirus has spawned an increase in online and telephone crime, targeting…
B.C. raises assistance rates by $300 month to help vulnerable during pandemic
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is increasing monthly income and disability assistance payments by…
B.C. business groups warn revenues down 50- to 75 per cent during COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Business organizations across British Columbia say revenues have plunged among their members and…
RCMP finds no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by B.C. MLA Jinny Sims
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s prosecution service says NDP legislature member Jinny Sims will not face…
Advocates warn of ‘disaster’ if more protections not given to migrant workers
VANCOUVER – The federal and provincial governments are facing a “potential disaster” if more protections…
RCMP say man shot and killed in early morning attack in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say the second homicide of the year in Surrey, B.C., appears…
Group of First Nations want Supreme Court to hear appeal on Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER – A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal…
$3 million fund to enhance digital libraries across British Columbia
VICTORIA – Libraries across British Columbia are getting $3 million to enhance their digital services.…
RCMP investigate death of eight-year-old boy from Lumby, B.C.
LUMBY, B.C. – Mounties say they’re investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy in British…
Lumber producer Canfor cutting production even further due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Forestry company Canfor Corp. is making additional production cuts due to the impact…
B.C. ramps up mental health support for front-line health care workers, families
VICTORIA – Two hundred psychologists in British Columbia are volunteering to provide free virtual counselling…
COVID-19 cases rise in B.C. prison as unions call for protection
VANCOUVER – The number of inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 at a B.C.…
British Columbians urged to avoid Easter travel as COVID-19 death toll climbs
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top public health doctor called on residents to avoid travel and…
40th anniversary of Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during COVID battle
VANCOUVER – Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says…
Eleven small wildfires in B.C. on Easter weekend, but most quickly doused
VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service lists the fire danger rating across most of the…
‘A lifeboat in the ocean:’ Nurses on life inside a downtown Vancouver hospital
VANCOUVER – As a registered nurse in the emergency department at St. Paul’s Hospital in…
Vancouver council members hear toilet flush, not each other, at virtual meeting
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says city council’s first attempt at a virtual meeting was a…
B.C. woman charged after deliberately coughing on grocery clerk: RCMP
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A woman is facing criminal charges after RCMP in British Columbia allege…
B.C. premier hosts free virtual concert to bring people together amid COVID-19
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan is hosting a free livestream concert Thursday that features four…
Senior podcasters take on tech to stay connected with each other and the world
VANCOUVER – Podcasting seemed like a frightening technological venture for Sylvie Anderson before she “gave…