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People in Metro Vancouver are selling their 'banned' Dr. Seuss books for thousands

The sellers are acutely aware of how the discontinued books’ value will only go up

Mar 10, 2021 10:38 AM Read more >

After 90 calls, 96-year-old B.C. woman finally gets vaccine appointment

A B.C. family had to ring the call centre more than 90 times before they got through to get their 96-year-old mother a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.

Mar 9, 2021 5:26 PM Read more >

Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Ross Alderson, a former director of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations at the B.C. Lottery Corporation, took concerns to media in 2017; now he’s a no-show at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.

Mar 9, 2021 4:12 PM Read more >

B.C. blames Telus for call centre failures amid criticism over lack of online booking

VICTORIA — British Columbia is blaming Telus after call centres for COVID-19 vaccine appointments were overwhelmed, while the province also faces criticism over the lack of an online booking platform.

Mar 9, 2021 4:10 PM Read more >

B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

A man in his 80s at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre was the first to die from COVID-19 in Canada.

Mar 9, 2021 4:07 PM Read more >

Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Ross Alderson, a former director of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations at the B.C. Lottery Corporation, took concerns to media in 2017; now he’s a no-show at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.

Mar 9, 2021 3:56 PM Read more >

B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

A man in his 80s at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre was the first to die from COVID-19 in Canada.

Mar 9, 2021 3:53 PM Read more >

Here are side effects you might experience after getting the COVID-19 vaccine (Infographic)

The BCCDC also provides some important information about what to remember when you get the vaccine

Mar 9, 2021 3:45 PM Read more >

North Shore Black Bear Society calls for 'responsible coexistence' as bears wake up

As bears are waking up and making their way out of their winter dens, the head of the North Shore Black Bear society is hoping to see more “responsible coexistence” in 2021.

Mar 9, 2021 3:40 PM Read more >

Nurse incompetent in practice serving gay community: college

Nurse had solicited unneeded intimate sexual history details: college

Mar 9, 2021 3:32 PM Read more >