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RCMP investigating after shots fired in Richmond city centre

Richmond RCMP say the incident appears to have been targeted, although the motive is unknown at this time

Dec 4, 2020 12:52 PM Read more >

Federal-provincial cost-sharing deal aids B.C. public transit services in pandemic

VANCOUVER — B.C. Transit, TransLink and BC Ferries will get more than $1 billion in pandemic relief funds under details of an agreement that were finalized on Friday by the federal and provincial governments.

Dec 4, 2020 12:51 PM Read more >

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Richmond Hospital

New admissions, transfers and visits to the affected unit has been suspended, says Vancouver Coastal Health.

Dec 3, 2020 6:54 PM Read more >

Police dogs, helicopter assist in apprehending federal offender who escaped

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a federal inmate is back in custody following a brief escape. They say in a statement that they responded to a report of shots fired Thursday just before 3 p.m.

Dec 3, 2020 6:02 PM Read more >

High-risk seniors to get COVID-19 vaccine first in B.C.: provincial health officer

VICTORIA — Seniors in British Columbia's long-term care homes and hospitals will be the first to get immunized against COVID-19 starting in the first week of January with two vaccines, the province's top doctor says. Dr.

Dec 3, 2020 5:27 PM Read more >

Canadian senator poised for $1.9 million casino cash-out

Great Canadian Gaming Corp. set to be sold in $3.4 billion deal should shareholders approve of Apollo Global Management Inc. on December 23

Dec 3, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

Retired B.C. bureaucrat getting $11,882 biweekly for ‘transition’ services

Christy Clark’s deputy minister charged Horgan’s NDP $1 a year

Dec 3, 2020 4:17 PM Read more >

B.C. readies for 'Operation Immunize' as COVID-19 cases continue to mount

12 more British Columbians died with COVID-19 infections overnight

Dec 3, 2020 3:45 PM Read more >

Richmond RCMP searching for high-risk missing woman

Barbara Veikle is known to spend time in Vancouver's Downtown East Side

Dec 3, 2020 12:32 PM Read more >

Transportation Safety Board team to probe lifeboat incident off Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A Transportation Safety Board team has been assigned to investigate a marine accident that seriously injured two crew members from a freighter moored in English Bay, off Vancouver.

Dec 3, 2020 11:50 AM Read more >