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Four new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., no new deaths reported

The province is reporting just four new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. That brings the total number of cases in B.C. to 2,562, including 164 deaths. 228 cases of COVID-19 remain active in B.C. The province says there have b...

Joe Biden says he has spoken with the family of George Floyd, calling for justice

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has spoken with the family of George Floyd and is calling for justice. Biden's comments came as a Minnesota prosecutor announced charges against a police officer seen ...

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Former hotel puchased in Campbell River to house residents displaced by a blaze

The provincial government has purchased a former motel in Campbell River to house residents displaced by a blaze that left 92 people homeless in that city in April. BC Housing's purchase of the former Heritage River Inn will provide 41 units of stable, long-term, affordable rental housing for the low-income residents who escaped the fire. Finding a home in the Campbell River area is challenging at the best of times but the COVID-19 pandemic has made the search even more complicated. North Island MLA Claire Trevena says purchase of the old motel will provide security and peace of mind while th...

Statistics Canada says Quarter 1 GDP, worst showing since 2009

Statistics Canada says the economy in the first quarter had its worst showing since 2009 as steps taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 forced businesses across the country to close their doors and lay off workers.Statistics Canada...

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Minneapolis: Police officer who knelt on black man in custody arrested

A white police officer seen on video kneeling on a black man's neck for eight minutes as he pleaded he couldn't breathe has been arrested. The arrest of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd follows three nights of increasin...

Racism not ruled out as motive in unprovoked tripping of Burnaby senior

Police in Metro Vancouver are searching for a woman who casually approached a senior who was using a walker, tripped her from behind and walked away.Burnaby RCMP have released video of the April 3 assault that was caught on surve...

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Large cruise ships barred from Canadian waters until end of October

The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but dead as Ottawa extends a ban on ships in Canadian waters until the end of October.Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says passenger ships with overnight accommodations for more than 1...

Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest

Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protestProtesters angered by the death of a black man who died while pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck have torched a Minneapolis police station th...

Third straight day of less than 1,000 COVID-19 cases in Canada

There are 88,512 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 49,702 confirmed (including 4,302 deaths, 15,618 resolved) Ontario: 26,866 confirmed (including 2,189 deaths, 20,673 resolved) Alberta: 6,955 confirmed (includin...