Fraser Health is asking people to seek medical help if they were at White Pine Beach in the Metro Vancouver community of Belcarra, on Saturday and had direct contact with a bat. The health authority says a group of nine people who tried to help the bat must be all tested for rabies. The health authority says bats are the only natural reservoir of rabies in BC. Fraser Health on Twitter: Were you in direct contact with a bat last night at 7:45 p.m. at White Pine Beach in #Belcarra? If so, seek medical assistance immediately. Go to the nearest emergency department to be assessed for possible #ra

The real estate market in Metro Vancouver eased in June from its record-setting pace in March and April. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the number of home sold in the region totalled 3,762 last month, up 54 per cent from the 2,443 sales recorded a year earlier, but down 11.9 per cent from the 4,268 sold in May 2021. Sales last month were 18.4 per cent above the 10-year June sales average. The benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver was $1.175 million, a 14.5 per cent increase from last June and up 0.2 per cent from the prior month. Sales of detached

This morning, Monday, July 5, 2021, at 5:09 am, Abbotsford Police Patrol officers responded to a report of a body found in the Clinton Ave access parking lot of Clearbrook Park. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased man. The investigation is in its very early stages; the victim’s identity, motive and cause of death are unknown. Foul play is suspected. More details will be released as the investigation progresses. Abbotsford Police Department Patrol Officers, Major Crime Detectives, and the Forensic Identification Unit remains on scene. This investigation has now been transitioned to the

Two Vancouver Police officers were stabbed this morning while responding to a 9-1-1 call about a forcible confinement involving a two-year-old child. Both officers were transported to hospital where they are now in stable condition. The police officers responded to a residential building near Keefer Street and Gore Avenue at about 10 a.m. When they entered the suite, a struggled ensued with the suspect and two officers were stabbed. During the altercation, officers deployed a taser on the 59-year-old suspect. He has been taken to hospital for treatment.Vancouver Police detectives are investiga

Firefighting teams from Ontario and New Brunswick are arriving in British Columbia to assist with devastating wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service says the nearly 100 out-of-province members must pass COVID-19 safety checks before being sent into the field. Public Safety Canada also says it has committed the Armed Forces for airlift support to carry crews, supplies and equipment in and out of fire zones and to assist with emergency evacuations if needed. The wildfire service says 196 active wildfires are currently burning in B.C., with at least 40 sparked over the weekend. Evacuation

Over the last two reporting periods, B.C. had a total of 84 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 147,705 cases in British Columbia. This includes: 49 new cases from June 30 to July 1 and 35 new cases in the last 24 hours. There are currently 729 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 99 individuals are currently hospitalized, 30 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. There have been two new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,756 deaths in British Columbia. 78.7% of all adults in B.C. and 77.5% of those 12 an

In the midst of Canada Day celebrations, the sounds of gunshots almost blended into the fireworks in one West Shore community.On July 1, 2021, at 10:45 pm, the West Shore RCMP received a report of possible gunshots in the area of 2800 block of Jacklin Road, Langford BC. Further reports determined that there had in fact been a shooting, and that an unoccupied parked vehicle nearby was damaged.At this time is appears that bullets struck both a vehicle and the townhome behind it, said Cst. Jesse Schroeder, of the West Shore RCMP Serious Crime Section, Thankfully no one was injured, but this could

Police in Victoria are investigating and appealing to the public for information after a statue of Captain James Cook was toppled and thrown into the harbour yesterday. Photos and video posted to social media show a crowd cheering as the statue near BC's Legislature was pulled down shortly after 8:30 pm. Police say there are several suspects in the Canada Day incident. The statue was replaced with a wooden cut out of a red dress, a symbol representing murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls, and its base was smeared with red handprints.

A gas price analyst says fuel prices hit an all-time high in Vancouver today, while average prices in Canada are up 30 cents since the beginning of the year. Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, says average gas prices in Vancouver reached a dollar-74 today. McTeague says he expects prices to climb even higher as airline travel picks up and the easing of pandemic restrictions increases demand for fuel. The ongoing heat wave in the western part of the continent has also added pressure, with some refineries at lower operating levels.