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B.C. drops maximum allowable rent increases for 2021 to 1.4 per cent
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has capped rent increases for next year at 1.4 per…
Premier’s office ‘confident’ temporary pandemic pay coming in October
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says temporary pandemic pay that was promised to essential workers…
B.C. at a precipice to flatten COVID-19 curve, Henry says ahead of long weekend
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is at a critical point when it comes to a potential…
Longtime NDP MLA Shane Simpson not seeking re-election
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s minister of social development and poverty reduction says he won’t run…
B.C. records 121 new COVID-19 cases; officials preach caution on long weekend
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded another 121 cases of COVID-19 and one death related…
Mounties issue travel reminder after U.S. boater fined for ignoring COVID-19 law
SURREY, B.C. – Foreign boaters should be careful to follow the rules ahead of the…
Alaskans fined, taken to U.S. after allegedly violating Quarantine Act in B.C.
VANCOUVER – RCMP in British Columbia say four Americans have been fined $500 each for…
Community centres, more recreational facilities set to reopen across Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Park Board says community centres across the city are set to…
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible COVID-19 exposures at downtown bars
Vancouver Coastal Health is warning the public of several new potential exposures to COVID-19 at…
Two drivers under investigation after crash on Sea to Sky highway: RCMP
WHISTLER, B.C. – Mounties are providing more details about a crash that sent two kids…
Vancouver records 11th homicide of 2020 after man dies following altercation
VANCOUVER – Police say a man who was punched in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has died.…
Lululemon Q2 profits slips but sales increase, driven by e-commerce surge
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat expectations as second-quarter profits slipped despite a two-per-cent increase…
First Nation in Powell River, B.C., declares emergency after COVID-19 outbreak
POWELL RIVER, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation has issued a state of emergency…
Police searching for two men wanted on attempted murder charges in Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. – The RCMP are searching for two men wanted in connection with…
Transport Canada decision on ferry passengers ‘unwelcome intrusion’: Horgan
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says he has already begun pressing the federal government to…
B.C. parents calling for remote learning options, fear kids will lose spots
VANCOUVER – Parents keeping their children home from schools that offer limited or no remote…
B.C. announces 132 new COVID-19 cases, one additional outbreak at care home
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reporting an additional 132 cases of COVID-19 and one new…
Silo collapses in North Vancouver; no injuries reported
VANCOUVER – Firefighters say no one was injured after a silo collapsed in North Vancouver…
Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose ‘very high risk’ for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing…
After COVID-19 quashes Musical Ride, rider pens children’s books set in iconic event
PENTICTON, B.C. – Retired Mountie Katherine Hansen was overjoyed when she was offered a second…
Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A cable on a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., has been…
Two more B.C. New Democrat members say they won’t run again in next election
VICTORIA – Two more cabinet ministers in British Columbia say they won’t run again amid…
Kingswood Capital to acquire Mountain Equipment Co-op through CCAA proceeding
VANCOUVER – Mountain Equipment Co-op says its board of directors has unanimously approved a deal…
Vancouver mayor to introduce housing program aimed at middle-income earners
Vancouver’s mayor is set to introduce a new housing program that he says would allow…