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B.C.-based dancer Margaret Grenier wins Walter Carsen Prize for performing arts

VANCOUVER — Gibsons, B.C.-based dancer and choreographer Margaret Grenier has won this year's Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts.

Nov 12, 2020 1:31 PM Read more >

LifeLabs personal data breach leads to multiple class action suits

Competing law firms want case involving 15 million Canadians

Nov 12, 2020 1:30 PM Read more >

B.C. has issued $120,000 in COVID-19 compliance tickets so far

Over 100 health order violation tickets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been issued in the province since the start of the pandemic.

Nov 12, 2020 8:19 AM Read more >

B.C. labour board to provide neutral 'troubleshooters' for COVID-19 school plans

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Labour Relations Board says it will provide neutral third-party "troubleshooters" to help iron out challenges arising from COVID-19 protocols in public schools.

Nov 11, 2020 5:15 PM Read more >

No crowds or parades as B.C. observes subdued Remembrance Day during pandemic

VICTORIA — The pandemic was ever-present Wednesday at scaled-back and physically distanced Remembrance Day ceremonies across British Columbia.

Nov 11, 2020 3:27 PM Read more >

Interior Health alerts residents COVID surge 'becoming a concern'

KELOWNA, B.C. — British Columbia's Interior Health authority has issued a COVID-19 alert to its residents as cases rise in the region. The authority says in a statement that it's concerned by the upward trend and frequency of new local clusters.

Nov 11, 2020 2:51 PM Read more >

Police say alcohol and speed likely factors in fatal crash in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. — An RCMP criminal collision investigation team is looking into a single vehicle crash that killed a young woman early Wednesday in Burnaby, B.C.

Nov 11, 2020 1:46 PM Read more >

Casinos compliant despite fear of losing VIP gamblers, says lawyer

Despite security report, VIPs at River Rock Casino and Resort were not treated differently, says Great Canadian Gaming Corporation counsel

Nov 10, 2020 6:31 PM Read more >

Another giant 'murder-hornet' with painful sting discovered in Lower Mainland

Disturbing a nest will put them on the attack. And a sting packs a mighty wallop.

Nov 10, 2020 4:27 PM Read more >

TransLink tests anti-microbial copper coatings as B.C. reports 525 new COVID-19 cases

VANCOUVER — Officials with Metro Vancouver's transportation network say TransLink will be the first system in North America to test the use of anti-microbial copper on high-touch surfaces to better understand and reduce transmission of COVID-19 and o

Nov 10, 2020 4:21 PM Read more >