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BCAug 04, 2021

Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging people to take advantage of "walk-in Wednesday"

As COVID cases rebound in BC, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging people to take advantage of ``walk-in Wednesday.'' Dr. Henry says anyone can walk into clinics set up across the province today to update their vaccinations or get their first shot. Dr. Henry says she knows some people have been displaced by wildfires or have had difficulties accessing vaccinations and now is the time to get a shot, especially as cases increase in the Interior. BC reported 742 new cases over a four-day period on Tuesday. The vaccination rate has slowed with 81.4 per cent of those eligible getti
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BCAug 04, 2021

Victoria police asking for the public's help to locate a distinctive stolen urn

Victoria police are asking for the public's help to locate a distinctive stolen urn. Police say they were called to a home to investigate a report of a break and enter and theft of the urn with an Indigenous artistic design carved on the exterior. The red and black wooden box contains a family member's remains. Police say other valuables at the residence were left untouched. Victoria police on Twitter: Please share & help us locate an urn containing a loved one's remains, stolen in a residential B&E over the weekend. The urn is made of wood, with Indigenous carving and artistic design
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BCAug 04, 2021

Traffic stop results in the seizure of replica guns and drugs: Police

Saanich Police say a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of replica guns, drugs and the arrest of two people. Police say patrol officers pulled over a suspicious vehicle on the Patricia Bay Highway and found 10 replica handguns. They also seized drugs believed to be fentanyl, methamphetamine and psilocybin. Saanich Police says a man and woman known to police were arrested at the scene.
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BCAug 04, 2021

B.C. reports 742 new COVID-19 cases

Over a four-day period, B.C. is reporting 742 new cases of COVID-19, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 150,631 cases in the province:July 30-31: 160 new casesJuly 31-Aug. 1: 196 new casesAug. 1-2: 185 new casesAug. 2-3: 201 new casesThere are 1,544 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 147,285 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 53 individuals are in hospital and 19 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the past 96 hours, one new death (Vancouver Coastal Health) has been reported, for an overall t
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BCAug 03, 2021

Scam featuring New Westminster Police Department phone number prompts warning

The New Westminster Police Department is warning of a recent scam that is using call spoofing technology to make it appear as if fraudulent calls are coming from the New Westminster Police Department.Some people receiving these calls say they were told by someone claiming to be a police officer that packages for them have been seized at the Canada USA border, and that there was a warrant issued for their arrest."They are using this as a tactic to solicit personal information from unsuspecting people," Stated Sergeant Kumar. "If you receive one of these calls block their number and hang up."If
BCAug 03, 2021

Initial deployment date approved for surrey police service

The Surrey Policing Transition Trilateral Committee (SPTTC) has approved an initial deployment date for a group of Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers to be operationally deployed beginning on, or before, November 30, 2021. A phased, integrated transition process has been agreed between the SPTTC partners (Public Safety Canada, Province of BC, and City of Surrey) and will be implemented with the first 50 SPS officers assuming operational policing duties this fall. These officers will be assigned to positions within the RCMP Municipal Police Unit in Surrey. "This is an exciting time for the Su
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BCAug 03, 2021

250 wildfires burning in B.C.; 4,620 properties under evacuation orders

The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021.For real-time updates on evacuation alerts and orders, visit: https://twitter.com/EmergencyInfoBCFor the latest wildfire information, visit: www.bcwildfire.caFires:Wildfires burning in B.C.: 250Since April 1, 2021:1,308 wildfires555,904 hectares of area burnedActive fires by fire centre:Cariboo: 43Coastal: 15Kamloops: 75Northwest: 6Prince George: 51Southeast: 60Resources:Firefighters and other personnel fighting the fires: 3,245Out-of-province firefighters: 3
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BCAug 03, 2021

Renee Merrifield is the sixth candidate to enter BC's Liberal leadership contest

A sixth candidate has entered BC's Liberal leadership contest. Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield says she wants to bring her leadership success as an entrepreneur to the Liberals. Merrifield was first elected last fall and is currently the Opposition's health critic. Merrifield joins candidates Val Litwin, Michael Lee, Ellis Ross, Kevin Falcon and Gavin Dew in the February 5th race. Renee Merrifield on Twitter: Happy BC Day! I’m looking forward to meeting you in your corner of this beautiful province!
BCAug 03, 2021

Cooler temperatures welcome, but winds, possible thunderstorms in fire zone forecasts

Cooler temperatures are in the forecast for later this week, but a shifting weather pattern could also bring winds and possible thunderstorms to B-C's wildfire zones. Fire information officer Erika Berg says the numbers of fires in B-C have stayed in the 240-245 range over the past week, which is much different than previous weeks where there was a steady buildup of fires. She says fire crews have been holding their own over the past week, but the weather patterns could bring new challenges. Berg says wildfires have burned more than five thousand five hundred square kilometres since April.

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CanadaOct 03, 2025

G7 Foreign Ministers to Meet in Niagara Region Next Month for Security and Economic Talks

Canada will host foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations next month for two days of high-level discussions on global security and economic resilience. The meetings, scheduled for November 11 and 12, will take place in Ontario’s Niagara Region. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will chair the session, welcoming her counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and representatives of the European Union. The gathering follows a ministerial meeting held in Quebec earlier this year and the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta in June. Global Affai
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BCOct 03, 2025

Police, first responders scramble to help woman give birth on Victoria waterfront

Emergency responders in Victoria, B.C., had to rush into action to support a woman giving birth on Wharf Street, along the city's busy waterfront area. Victoria police say an officer and St. John Ambulance members were working at a local event on Sept. 20 when a passerby notified them of a woman in labour. Police say the officer and other responders found the woman who was in active labour and helped support her along with other members of the public. The newborn was delivered before paramedics could arrive. Police say the baby appeared healthy while being cared for by emergency responders, al
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BCOct 03, 2025

B.C. public workers expand pickets again to more liquor, cannabis retail stores

Striking public service workers in British Columbia have expanded pickets at provincial liquor and cannabis stores again, adding 20 more locations to the list. The B.C. General Employees’ Union says the escalation also includes job action by front-line staff at several ministry offices. It says more than 17,000 public service workers are now taking job action across the province, which is half the 34,000 workers represented by the union. Union president Paul Finch says in a statement that every day the government delays, pressure on public services will grow, and it will continue to step up
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BCOct 03, 2025

Kap's Cafe reopens again after second shooting incident

Kap's Cafe, which was the target of two shootings in Surrey, has reopened again. The cafe was closed for about 10 days after the first shooting on July 10. Kapil Sharma had initially shared a post about the cafe's reopening, but within weeks of reopening in July, the cafe was again the target of a shooting in early August. The cafe reopened again on October 1, the Connect FM team reached the cafe on Thursday (Oct. 2nd) and tried to get comments from the cafe manager. The manager denied any comment on camera and said that the management had refused to provide any official information. At aroun
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AlbertaOct 03, 2025

Schools set to close as Alberta provides online curriculum ahead of teachers strike

Schools across Alberta are preparing to close their doors while the province readies a home curriculum for students ahead of Monday's provincewide teachers strike. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province has already put online a curriculum that parents can use to teach their children should the 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers' Association make good on their promise to walk out. Nicolaides says it's not fair that students would be forced to bear the brunt of the walkout, which would affect more than 700,000 students across public, separate and francophone sch