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Canucks cancel practice because of possible COVID-19 exposure

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Jan 10, 2021 11:48 AM Read more >

Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes

SURREY, B.C. — A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Surrey, B.C.

Jan 9, 2021 3:28 PM Read more >

Lead Pickton prosecutor dies of COVID-19 complications

Mike Petrie remembered as a compassionate man, highly skilled lawyer

Jan 9, 2021 12:09 PM Read more >

COVID takes toll on Canada’s democracy as information flow slows: experts

B.C. government hiding behind excuses to dodge transparency, former legislature speaker Darryl Plecas says

Jan 8, 2021 7:17 PM Read more >

Legal group fights B.C. government's COVID-19 rules on protests and places of worship

VANCOUVER — A legal advocacy group is challenging the British Columbia government's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests, arguing they violate people's rights and freedoms.

Jan 8, 2021 5:31 PM Read more >

Layoffs at B.C. hospice that refused to offer medical assistance in dying

DELTA, B.C. — A British Columbia hospice that refused to offer medical assistance in dying has sent layoff notices to all clinical staff before its contract with the local health authority ends next month.

Jan 8, 2021 5:29 PM Read more >

B.C. health officials urge residents to follow COVID-19 guidelines

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say they understand the frustration directed at people who defy COVID-19 restrictions, but urged residents to continue following the guidelines to prevent infection. B.C.

Jan 8, 2021 4:39 PM Read more >

Active COVID-19 cases in B.C. fall to eight-week low

Recoveries from the virus outpace new infections to reduce number of those actively battling illness

Jan 8, 2021 4:34 PM Read more >

Impaired driving suspected in truck crash that set off gridlock in North Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a transport truck crashed on Highway 1 in North Vancouver, creating traffic chaos around the busy commuter route.

Jan 8, 2021 11:12 AM Read more >

Fall from cliff kills snowboarder at B.C.'s Whistler Blackcomb ski resort

WHISTLER, B.C. — A snowboarder has died in an accident at the Whistler Blackcomb resort. RCMP confirm the man, in his mid-20s, fell about 20 metres from a cliff at one of the highest points of the resort, Thursday morning.

Jan 8, 2021 7:36 AM Read more >