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Teachers, police will be among first 300k British Columbians to get vaccines outside age group

Province expects 340,000 AstraZeneca doses by end of May

Mar 18, 2021 1:23 PM Read more >

Sales of spiky armour for small dogs spike following Metro Vancouver wildlife encounters

The PredatorBWear harness was developed by two North Vancouver vet clinic staff in 2019

Mar 18, 2021 12:18 PM Read more >

Lotto alert: Search zone grows for about-to-expire $1-million ticket

The ticket is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on March 18.

Mar 18, 2021 10:24 AM Read more >

ICBC says COVID-19 rebate cheques delayed after cyberattack on third party

VANCOUVER — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it's temporarily delaying the delivery of COVID-19 rebate cheques due to a cyberattack on a third-party vendor contracted to provide printing and distribution services.

Mar 17, 2021 7:07 PM Read more >

Variants could dash B.C. hopes for indoor religious services, experts say

VANCOUVER — Growing COVID-19 case numbers from variants of concern in British Columbia could dash the province's hopes for indoor religious services or any other return to normal life in the near future, experts say.

Mar 17, 2021 3:13 PM Read more >

Negative public reaction part of NDP safe drug supply considerations

Charge fairly for drugs ‘instead of counting dead bodies:’ advocate

Mar 17, 2021 3:07 PM Read more >

Woman dies in shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER — Police say a woman has been fatally shot in Vancouver. A statement from Sgt. Steve Addison says police responded to a call at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2021 11:09 AM Read more >

FortisBC says regulator approves maintaining price of natural gas to end of June

SURREY, B.C. — Natural gas supplier FortisBC says prices won't change for at least another three months, but other charges such as the provincial carbon tax still have the potential to increase the customer's bill.

Mar 17, 2021 10:59 AM Read more >

Severity of violent hospital incidents on the rise: unions

President of the BC Nurses' Union says many of the aggressive incidents stem from patients who do not have appropriate supports in the community for their mental-health challenges.

Mar 17, 2021 9:55 AM Read more >

'Tragic accident': Senior man dies after slipping from cliff in Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver

Police believe the 70-year-old man may have been trying to take a photo when he slipped and fell about nine metres, after a camera and a tripod were found at the base of the cliff.

Mar 17, 2021 9:21 AM Read more >