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A vehicle travelling the wrong way in the southbound lanes of Highway 99 caused a multi-vehicle pileup Thursday night in South Surrey. Surrey RCMP received numerous 911 calls about 9:30 p.m. as the vehicle drove into oncoming traffic.

There are a wide variety of ways to report crime in the City of Burnaby. Twitter is not one of them. But that’s what’s happening in some cases and Burnaby RCMP are spreading the message to stop it.

Private parties continue to be a source for spreading COVID-19 in B.C., according to the province’s top doctor. At least 45 cases this week have been linked to private parties in the Metro Vancouver area, Dr.

B.C. added 70,200 jobs in July as Phase 3 of the economic restart plan continued to stoke business activity across the West Coast.

A Richmond Canada Post employee is “fearing” for his and his colleagues’ lives after alleged near misses involving off-duty border guards speeding in a YVR parking lot at night.

Three new COVID-19 cases have been detected in Richmond over the past week bringing the total test-positive cases to 104 during the pandemic. BC Centre for Disease Control released its latest numbers late Thursday afternoon.

There is a new outbreak of COVID-19 in a long term care facility in Richmond, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Thursday afternoon.

More than 50 hand sanitizers “not acceptable for use” are being recalled by Health Canada. The agency says the products may pose health risks, as they contain ethanol or denaturants that have not been approved for use in hand sanitizers in Canada.

Project aims to help employers respond to pandemic issues

One of Steveston’s more popular evening haunts has closed its doors permanently. The Porthole – off No. 1 Road, between Moncton and Bayview streets – announced on Facebook earlier this week that it had to close due to the pandemic restrictions.