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GoFundMe raises thousands for family of Surrey mom killed by runaway van

Paramjit Masutta managed to push her twin daughters to safety before she was struck by the unoccupied cargo van Tuesday afternoon.

Dec 19, 2020 3:49 PM Read more >

Richmond immigration consultant welcomes creation of legislation to protect new immigrants

The legislation will create a regulatory body with greater powers to crack down on unlicensed immigration consultants

Dec 19, 2020 11:00 AM Read more >

Churches in B.C. get $18,400 in tickets for breaking COVID-19 rules

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The RCMP say they have served tickets totalling $18,400 to representatives from three places of worship in British Columbia's Fraser Valley for violating public health orders.

Dec 18, 2020 4:44 PM Read more >

COVID-19: What Vancouverites and others had to say in 2020

A collection of quotes mined from stories posted during an extraordinary year

Dec 18, 2020 4:24 PM Read more >

2,592 B.C. frontline health-care workers have received a COVID-19 vaccine

So far 2,592 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been given to front-line health-care workers

Dec 18, 2020 4:22 PM Read more >

No easy solutions to complex problem of high condo insurance premiums: B.C. report

VANCOUVER — A Crown corporation that regulates British Columbia's private-sector insurance companies says an average 40 per cent increase in condo insurance premiums resulted from various factors including risks that insurers face from earthquakes, w

Dec 18, 2020 1:59 PM Read more >

Former legislature clerk charged with fraud and breach of trust

The charges allege that Craig Harley James used his position to advance his own personal interests over the public good

Dec 18, 2020 12:01 PM Read more >

B.C. Recovery Benefit website crashing under volume of applicants

Social media has been flooded with people complaining about not being able to log in or the site crashing

Dec 18, 2020 11:00 AM Read more >

Alleged teen sex assault victim launches lawsuit after Richmond Mountie bombarded her with inappropriate texts

B.C. government should be held accountable for former Richmond RCMP officer’s misconduct, suit alleges

Dec 18, 2020 10:51 AM Read more >

Surge in website applications slows process for B.C. COVID-19 benefit

VICTORIA — A high volume of online applications for the British Columbia COVID-19 recovery benefit has slowed the process. Some users have reported getting an error on the site when making their application for the benefit of up to $1,000.

Dec 18, 2020 10:20 AM Read more >