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BCMay 07, 2021

No fines handed out at first B.C. COVID-19 roadblock as checks move across province

The Mounties in British Columbia say no cars were forced to turn around at a roadblock in place to ensure residents abide by travel restrictions due to COVID-19 as enforcement spreads over the weekend. Cpl. Chris Manseau says 127 vehicles were stopped at a roadblock in the Manning Park area with no fines handed out. Manseau says there are clear indications of an upcoming roadblock so drivers are well aware they are approaching one. The RCMP say three other roadblocks will be set up over the weekend on Highway 1 in the Boston Bar area, Highway 5 in the Old Toll Booth area, and at Highway 99 in
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BCMay 07, 2021

AbbyPD investigating suspicious incident on Mouat Drive

Abbotsford Police Youth officers are investigating a suspicious incident that occurred today, Friday, May 7th, at 10:22 am on Mouat Drive. A 14-year-old high school student was waiting to be picked up when a vehicle pulled up to her, and the male driver stated, "your mom sent me. I am here to pick you up". The student knew this was not true, turned, and walked away. The driver parked nearby for a short time and then left, driving eastbound on Mouat Drive. The suspect is described as a South Asian male in his 40’s to 50s, short dark hair gelled back (with some grey), receding hairline, a r
BCMay 07, 2021

Nanaimo RCMP seeks dashcam video of a collision between two transport trucks that critically injured one driver

Nanaimo RCMP hope someone has dashcam video of a collision between two transport trucks earlier this week that critically injured one driver. The big rigs crashed early Wednesday (near the intersection of Northfield Road and the Nanaimo Parkway) at a busy merge point on the city's west side. The 35 year old woman driving one of the trucks suffered potentially life-threatening injuries but police say she has since been upgraded to stable condition, while the 71 year old driver of the other rig was not badly hurt. A cause of the crash hasn't been determined and police hope dashcam video will he
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BCMay 07, 2021

VPD looks for witnesses to serious collision

Vancouver Police are looking for witnesses and dash cam footage as an investigation continues into a serious collision yesterday involving a cyclist and a motorist in East Vancouver. "Investigators do not believe speed, alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision," says Constable Tania Visintin, VPD. "The driver remained on scene and was cooperative with police."A cyclist was travelling north on Rupert Street on May 6 just after 12:30 a.m. when he was hit by the driver of a white Tesla that was travelling east on Grandview Highway. The 20-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital for serious,
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BCMay 07, 2021

B.C. lost 43,000 jobs in April as the impacts of 'circuit breaker' felt by businesses

Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economy Recovery and Innovation, has issued a statement on the release of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for April 2021. "The Labour Force Survey for the month of April showed B.C. lost 43,000 jobs as the impacts of the provincial health officer's temporary orders were felt by businesses and workers."The decline in April follows 11 consecutive months of job gains. B.C. currently leads all major provinces in job recovery."The vast majority of the job losses last month were part time and in accommodation and food services, as well as information, culture a
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BCMay 07, 2021

BC Hydro report raises safety concerns as pandemic prompts jump in yard work

A new report from BC Hydro says a concerning trend is emerging as British Columbians seek relief from COVID-19 restrictions by sprucing up the yards around their homes. The Crown utility says electrical contact incidents involving weekend tree trimmers, gardeners and landscapers have soared 30 per cent since the pandemic hit last March. The report says tree trimming is the most common offence as novice pruners drop branches across power lines, frequently causing outages. More than 100 reports linked to what BC Hydro calls ``backyard logging'' have been received since March 2020, but the utili
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BCMay 07, 2021

Grocery workers 18 and up in Fraser Health region can register for Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine

Grocery workers aged 18 and up are now eligible to register for a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine in British Columbia's largest health region. Fraser Health says all workers, whether they are unionized or not, will get information from their employers on how to register and book appointments online, as well as an access code. Staff must provide identification and proof of employment, such as a pay stub or work identification, when they arrive for an appointment. Supplies of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were quickly snapped up last month when the province lowered the eligibility age for th
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BCMay 07, 2021

B.C. reports first case of blood clots related to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

A woman in BC has been hospitalized with a rare blood clot associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the first such reaction reported in the province. Provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry says the woman contacted her family doctor when she had symptoms five or six days after being vaccinated. Dr. Henry urged people to be alert to the symptoms, which range from a persistent and severe headache to difficulty moving parts of your body, and back, or chest or abdominal pain. However, she also defended the vaccine, saying AstraZeneca has played an important role in BC's immunization
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BCMay 06, 2021

Police investigating a fatal industrial accident in Richmond

At approximately 1 p.m. on May 5th, Richmond RCMP responded to a report of an industrial accident in the 3900 block of Boundary Road. A 25 year-old female employee was subsequently transported to hospital by Emergency Health Services, but she later succumbed to her injuries. Next-of-kin notification has been completed, however, the victim’s name is not being released at this time out of respect for the family. Investigators from the Richmond RCMP Serious Crime Unit and WorkSafeBC continue to investigate.The BC Coroners Service has also been notified.

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Nova Scotia RCMP say two tracking dogs trained to search for human remains have failed to find any trace of two children reported missing from their rural home more than five months ago. The Mounties say that in late September, the two cadaver dogs and their handlers covered 40 kilometres around the small community of Lansdowne Station, N.S., where six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack were reported missing May 2. Investigators say the dogs searched the property in the province's northeast where the children went missing, trails along and near a pipeline, and an area w
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The Transportation Safety Board says it's sending a team of investigators to the site of a helicopter crash near Squamish, B.C., that occurred this morning. Board spokesman Chris Krepski says the accident happened just before 9:30 a.m. and involved a Bell 214 B1 helicopter that was carrying an external load. Krepski says the pilot was taken to Vancouver with serious injuries. He says the board couldn't confirm who the owner of the aircraft is, and could only share preliminary information after receiving a report. He says more information about the crash will be available once investigators arr
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Man charged in shooting near Surrey, B.C., police building

Police say a man is facing multiple charges after allegedly firing shots near a Surrey SkyTrain station and a community police office yesterday afternoon. The Surrey Police Service says 34-year-old Jose Centeno has been charged with unauthorized firearm possession, reckless discharge, assaulting an officer and obstruction. The charges come after police say Centeno allegedly opened fire near the Gateway SkyTrain Station and a community police office on Monday afternoon. Investigators say the suspect fled the area of the station before being located near a Surrey Police Service community office
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Carney returns to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to Ottawa today without any deals to remove U.S. tariffs from Canadian goods, but he is leaving two of his key ministers behind to keep pressing Canada's case. Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon, the second such meeting between the two leaders in less than six months. Trump told reporters ahead of that meeting that Carney was going to walk away "very happy" but showed no signs of relenting on tariffs and no deal was announced. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters at a press conference follo
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