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The teachers’ union says their biggest concerns – density in classrooms, physical distancing and masks - have not been addressed in the back-to-school plan and they are asking for more remote learning.

The COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care facility in Richmond is now over. Restrictions at Richmond Lions Manor – Bridgeport were lifted Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to an outbreak bulletin posted to Vancouver Coastal Health’s website.

The number of people with active COVID-19 infections hit an all-time high for a second straight day on Tuesday with 775 people fighting the virus in the province.

Steveston residents are worried a line of trees beside a public walkway near London Landing will obscure the widest view in the region which includes the North Shore Mountains, Howe Sound and Mount Baker.

319 properties ordered evacuated due to wildfire south of Penticton

Fraud specialists at Coquitlam RCMP are warning local sports teams and charitable groups to be vigilant about who has access to their bank accounts as they investigate allegations more than $226,000 has gone missing from Coquitlam Little League.

One of the stores in Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown was closed temporarily after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

Several flights through Vancouver with a confirmed case of COVID-19 are missing from the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) list of public exposures.

Their sting reportedly feels like a, "red-hot thumbtack."

Stricter penalties are on the way for those who ignore public health guidelines, after the province reported a record-breaking jump in COVID-19 cases.