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B.C.'s top doctor emotional in offering condolences to families of dead

B.C.'s top doctor emotional in offering condolences to families of dead

VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded 46 more deaths over the last three days, its highest number of fatalities for that time period. Provincial health officer Dr.
Vancouver investment firm bought under fraudulent circumstances: IIROC

Vancouver investment firm bought under fraudulent circumstances: IIROC

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization alleges Gary Man Kin Ng and Donald Warren Metcalfe duped their lenders, who assisted them in buying PI Financial in 2018 for $100 million
Forty-six dead from COVID in B.C. since Friday

Forty-six dead from COVID in B.C. since Friday

More than 2,000 new cases since Friday, record deaths and one school outbreak
B.C. says land registry is open and will increase transparency in housing market

B.C. says land registry is open and will increase transparency in housing market

VICTORIA — The B.C. government has launched a new land registry that it says will help combat money laundering and make the real estate market more transparent. Beginning Monday, any corporation, trustee or partnership that buys land in B.C.
Surrey police investigating fatal shooting in Fleetwood

Surrey police investigating fatal shooting in Fleetwood

SURREY, B.C. — Surrey RCMP say a man is dead following a shooting in Fleetwood Sunday evening. They say officers responded to a shooting call around 7:40 p.m. in front of a shopping complex at the corner of 152 Street and Fraser Highway.
1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed BC Ferries car decks

1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed BC Ferries car decks

Transport Canada is in the ­process of reviewing 1,000-plus reports of passengers unwilling to leave vehicles on enclosed car decks.
State of the huts: How your favourite backcountry amenities are adapting to COVID-19

State of the huts: How your favourite backcountry amenities are adapting to COVID-19

In the Sea to Sky, most backcountry huts will either not open or open with tight rules and restrictions that mean planning well ahead of time
B.C.'s top doctor says shop online or stay home if you don't wear mask where required

B.C.'s top doctor says shop online or stay home if you don't wear mask where required

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor has a message for people who don't follow a provincial order to wear a mask in indoor public spaces: order takeout, shop online or stay home. Dr.
COVID-19 rapid test study launches at Vancouver airport for departing passengers

COVID-19 rapid test study launches at Vancouver airport for departing passengers

RICHMOND, B.C. — A study has launched to investigate the safest and most efficient way to rapidly test for COVID-19 in people taking off from the Vancouver airport.
#LittleArtsofKindness is an 'art hug' movement: Port Coquitlam painter

#LittleArtsofKindness is an 'art hug' movement: Port Coquitlam painter

Port Coquitlam resident Olive Chan is calling on fellow artists to thank front-line workers and to remember isolated seniors with an uplifting art gift.
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