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Couriers struggle to deliver massive backlog of parcels

Floods and mudslides tore apart crucial sections of B.C.'s highway system

Dec 16, 2021 6:55 PM Read more >

COVID-19 outbreak declared at North Vancouver's Lions Gate Hospital

There's no word yet on whether the outbreak is a result of the Omicron variant. The outbreak is the fourth to be declared at the North Shore hospital since the pandemic began.

Dec 16, 2021 5:52 PM Read more >

COVID-19 cases rise in B.C. as Health Ministry warns of Omicron variant

VICTORIA — British Columbia's COVID-19 cases are climbing with 753 new infections and three more deaths reported Thursday.

Dec 16, 2021 5:12 PM Read more >

Communication is key when severe weather looms

Canada’s Alert Ready system can help save lives in emergencies.

Dec 16, 2021 5:11 PM Read more >

Lawyer seeks to reduce Quewezance sisters 3-decades old murder convictions to manslaughter

Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance have spent 29 years in prison for a murder they say they didn’t commit

Dec 16, 2021 4:44 PM Read more >

B.C. tech firm hailed as Startup of the Year started up with other company's software

B.C. tech firm acclaimed for 'innovation' violated copyright, court rules

Dec 16, 2021 4:38 PM Read more >

B.C. hears from 161 First Nations on plans for old-growth logging deferrals

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is finalizing plans with First Nations that have indicated support for plans to defer logging in certain old-growth forests, while it continues talks with nations that need more time to decide.

Dec 16, 2021 3:47 PM Read more >

Alleged Vancouver gangland killer to be tried in English

A French-Canadian charged with first-degree murder in the April homicide of a reputed gangster has chosen to have his trial heard in English instead of French, as is his Canadian constitutional right.

Dec 16, 2021 3:28 PM Read more >

Federal government announces closure of most Pacific herring fisheries

VANCOUVER — Most commercial fisheries for Pacific herring on the West Coast have been closed with the exception of harvests by First Nations for food and ceremonial purposes.

Dec 16, 2021 2:42 PM Read more >

RCMP officer in Surrey, B.C., pulls pair from vehicle that crashed into swimming pool

SURREY, B.C. — An RCMP officer in Surrey, B.C., may add lifeguard to his credits after rescuing two people from a vehicle that had crashed into a swimming pool.

Dec 16, 2021 1:23 PM Read more >