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Reported hate crimes jump 37% in Canada in pandemic’s first year

Biggest increase targets Indigenous people, with a jump of 152%

Jul 27, 2021 3:25 PM Read more >

B.C. kicks off COVID campaign to boost vaccination

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has kicked off a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign to encourage as many people as possible over the next two weeks to get immunized at places that are convenient, like beaches and summer camps.

Jul 27, 2021 3:24 PM Read more >

RCMP probe 'suspicious' wildfires in B.C.'s southern Interior

SALMO, B.C. — The RCMP in British Columbia say they're probing the circumstances around a handful of "suspicious" wildfires sparked in an area of the southern Interior.

Jul 27, 2021 2:54 PM Read more >

Float plane flips over during take off in Tofino, B.C., causing minor injuries

TOFINO, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says it's assessing information related to a float plane that flipped over while taking off from Tofino, B.C., on Monday.

Jul 27, 2021 2:39 PM Read more >

BC Wildfire Service expecting less wind over the next few days

Province says daily ignition numbers have subsided.

Jul 27, 2021 2:28 PM Read more >

Homicide victim identified as connected to gang conflict by police in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim found inside a burning truck as being connected to an ongoing gang conflict in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.

Jul 27, 2021 1:14 PM Read more >