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B.C. reports more than 4,000 COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths

There have been more than four-thousand COVID-19 cases and 23 people have died over the last four days in British Columbia. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix also say there are three thousa...

10 wildfires burning in B.C. although there are no current fires of note

Wildfire season is officially underway in BC. The season runs from April 1st to October 1st and although there are no current fires of note, 10 small ones are considered active and the wildfire service says two were sparked yeste...

One person dead in house fire in Surrey

One person has died in an early morning house fire in Surrey, not far from the boundary with Delta. Fire officials say a body was pulled from a basement suite as crews responded to the blaze after flames broke out at around 6 a.m. According to reports the house was located at 117B street and 96 Avenue. The identity of the victim has not been released. A cause of the fire remains under investigation and the name of the victim has not been released. ...

BC's public safety minister is promising consequences for businesses flouting provincial health orders against indoor dining

BC's public safety minister is promising consequences for businesses flouting provincial health orders against indoor dining as COVID-19 cases hit record highs. Mike Farnworth issued the warning after at least two Vancouver resta...

RCMP investigating three shootings in Coquitlam

RCMP are investigating an unprecedented spate of shootings in Coquitlam, three in the past week. The latest happened late Sunday morning. Officers responding to a shots fired call found a wounded male in the middle of the street....

COVID-19 outbreak at Prince Rupert care home where 16 died earlier this year

Just weeks after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak ended at a northwestern British Columbia care home, health officials report a new outbreak at the same facility. Northern Health says two residents at Acropolis Manor in Prince Rupert ha...

BC Ferries indefinitely cancels eight sailings between Tsawwassen and Duke Point

BC Ferries has indefinitely cancelled four round-trips, a total of eight sailings, between Tsawwassen and Duke Point in Nanaimo starting tomorrow morning due to mechanical issues with the Queen of New Westminster. It says in a re...

Record-setting number of one-day COVID-19 cases as B.C. officials warn against travel

Health officials are urging British Columbia residents not to travel outside their community as the province set back-to-back records for the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in a single day. Provincial health officer Dr. B...

Amarinder Singh slams Centre for spreading rumours about Punjab farmers

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday slammed the Central government for spreading misinformation about the state's farmers with its "grave and incorrect" allegations of bonded labourers working in the fields.The...