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BCApr 09, 2021

Dr. Bonnie Henry announces new expedited workplace order as B.C. sets new daily COVID-19 case record with 1,293 infections

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is putting a new expedited workplace order in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Henry says the order will allow WorkSafe B-C to issue temporary closure notices to workplaces where three or more workers are sick. The orders lasting at least 10 days will only be issued when transmission has been proven to have occurred in the workplace. Dr. Henry says the aim is to control and prevent outbreaks so she doesn't have to shut down all non-essential workplaces. British Columbia is reporting 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, smashing previous daily rec
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BCApr 08, 2021

Nanaimo RCMP looking for dashcam footage after human remain found near busy highway

RCMP in Nanaimo hope dash cam video can provide some clues about the death of a man found last Wednesday in bushes near a busy highway. The 58 year old victim was badly hurt when he was discovered just east of the Nanaimo Parkway on the city's northwest side and died later that night. Police say he had several injuries that haven't been explained and investigators hope anyone driving on the Nanaimo Parkway or nearby Tamara Drive, between 4 and 6:45 pm on March 31st may have dash cam video or details that could help solve the case. Officers are also conducting a ground search of the area today
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BCApr 08, 2021

Police seek suspect, witness, in unprovoked attack on boy in Esquimalt, B.C.

A 12-year-old boy is not physically hurt after what officers say was an unprovoked attack in Esquimalt, B.C. Victoria police say the youth was on his way to school just after 8 a.m. Wednesday when he was grabbed and pulled from his bike by a man he did not know. The police statement says the boy lay on the ground and shielded his face as the man tried to take his backpack. The youngster told police a second person, believed to be a man, stepped in and pushed the attacker away before urging the boy to get back on his bike and leave. The boy continued to school and the incident was not reported
BCApr 08, 2021

Suspected targeted stabbing in Abbotsford leaves one man dead

A man has been fatally stabbed in Abbotsford, B.C. A statement from Abbotsford police says officers were called to an area near the Sumas Way overpass just after 10 p.m. Wednesday. A critically injured 35-year-old man was found in a tent and died a short time later in hospital. Police say the investigation is just beginning but the stabbing appears targeted. The statement does not offer a motive or say if any suspects have been identified. Members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team have taken over the case.
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BCApr 08, 2021

Nearly 20 per cent of eligible B.C. residents have received COVID-19 vaccine

Almost 20 per cent of those who are eligible for a vaccine in British Columbia have had their shot. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix says 946,096 doses of the three vaccines have been administered, and of those, more than 87,000 were second doses. The province recorded another 997 new cases on Wednesday and two more deaths. There are 330 people in hospital and the number in intensive care has grown to 105. Additional genome sequencing hasn't been completed since the Tuesday report, so the number for variants of concern remains at
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BCApr 07, 2021

Grass fire near Merritt has scorched more than eight square kilometres

A grass fire east of Merritt has now scorched more than eight square kilometres as the BC Wildfire Service works to control it. An official with the service says the size of the fire has been increased because of more accurate mapping and although it remains out of control, the fire behaviour is not extreme. Nicole Bonnett says the fire in the Quilchena Creek area north of the Coquihalla Connector is a "larger" grass fire but isn't uncommon for this time of year. The wildfire service lists the blaze as one of 13 currently active around B-C, including five started in the last two days, with mo
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BCApr 07, 2021

Three Vancouver councillors dispute party's selection of 2022 mayoral candidate

Three city councillors in Vancouver say they have been blindsided by their party's announcement of a mayoral candidate to represent the Non-Partisan Association in next year's civic election. An online statement posted by NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, and signed by councillors Lisa Dominato and Colleen Hardwick, says they are "extremely disappointed" their party did not offer an "open, transparent and democratic" call for candidates. The statement says the three only learned the NPA had named park board commissioner John Coupar as its mayoral candidate shortly before the selection was made publ
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BCApr 07, 2021

Two vehicle collision claims the lives of both drivers in B.C.

BC RCMP responded to a serious two vehicle head-on collision on Highway 1 seven kilometers east of Sicamous.On April 6, 2021, just after 1pm, BC RCMP frontline members from Sicamous Detachment and RCMP Traffic Services responded to a report of a serious two vehicle head-on collision seven kilometers east of Sicamous on the Trans Canada Highway 1.The subsequent investigation found the 73 year old male driver of a westbound pickup truck from Sicamous crossed the centre line colliding with an eastbound sedan driven by a 46 year old female from Salmon Arm. Sadly, both drivers were deceased upon ar
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BCApr 07, 2021

B.C. reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases; Number of active cases rise past 8,600

British Columbia's provincial health officer says she expects the province to catch up to Ontario in the proportion of variant COVID-19 cases that were first identified in the United Kingdom. Dr. Bonnie Henry says about a third of BC's cases are from that variant while the strain represents about 60 per cent of Ontario's new cases. But she expects BC to match that figure in about a month. Dr. Henry says the variants are worrying but of the three thousand, seven hundred and sixty six variant cases, only 266 are active. That represents about three per cent of all the active COVID-19 cases in BC

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CanadaJun 06, 2025

PM Carney defends decision to invite PM Modi to G7 summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit in Alberta later this month, as security officials investigate links between the Indian government and murder of a Canadian two years ago. Carney says that it makes sense to have India at the G7 table as one of the world's largest economies. The prime minister says the invitation was extended with a commitment to continued law enforcement discussions. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau said in 2023 that agents of the Indian government were linked to the murder of Sikh separatis
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CanadaJun 06, 2025

After WSO, NDP too condemn PM Modi's G7 invitation

On Friday, NDP critic for Public Safety and National Security Jenny Kwan and NDP critic for Foreign Affairs Heather McPherson expressed deep concern and solidarity with the Sikh community following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s inappropriate invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.“This decision is profoundly troubling and deeply hurtful to the Sikh community in Canada,” said Kwan. “It is unconscionable that the government would roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Modi, whose regime has been directly implicated in
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IndiaJun 06, 2025

Bengaluru stampede case: Complaint filed against Virat Kohli

A complaint has been filed against cricketer Virat Kohli at the police station in India in connection with the stampede that took place outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4. Social activist HM Venkatesh has held Kohli responsible for the accident in his complaint. 11 people died in this stampede. According to reports, no FIR has been registered against Kohli yet. So far, a case has been registered against Royal Challengers Bangalore, an event management company and the Karnataka State Cricket Association in this case and 8 officers including the Police Commissioner have be
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CanadaJun 06, 2025

World Sikh Organization of Canada Condemns Carney’s Invitation to Modi

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) condemns Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. The timing and nature of this announcement have caused outrage and pain within the Sikh community across Canada. On May 21, the WSO sent a formal letter to Prime Minister Carney urging him not to invite Prime Minister Modi (original letter follows below). WSO says, the letter detailed India’s well-documented campaign of transnational repression targeting Sikhs in Canada, including the 2023 assassination
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BCJun 06, 2025

B.C. gained 13,000 jobs in May

Diana Gibson, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued a statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for May 2025. Minister's statement “Now, more than ever, it’s critical for B.C. to focus on diversifying our economy and protecting jobs for British Columbians, and we are doing that work. “This week, we announced the launch of our ease-of-doing-business review, to continue the work to cut red tape, modernize our regulatory and permitting systems, and foster innovation, as we secure B.C.’s position as the engine of Canada’s new eco