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Vancouver votes to halt police street checks, but police board has final say

VANCOUVER — Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ban officers from conducting street checks, the process of arbitrarily demanding and recording identification, outside of a police investigation.

Jul 23, 2020 9:51 AM Read more >

Elderly couple found dead after fire destroys home in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Two people have died in a house fire in B.C.'s Lower Mainland. Surrey Fire Service assistant chief Steve Serbic says crews were called just after 4:30 a.m. An elderly man and woman were pulled from the home a short time later.

Jul 23, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

Coquitlam teen Andrew Teel is an example of the power of love and hope in changing one’s destiny

Andrew Teel is the 2020 Courage to Come Back award recipient in the Youth category.

Jul 23, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

B.C. woman who travelled to Calgary gets nasty note, car egged

"It was very clear that this was because I had a B.C. license plate in a residential area of Calgary,"

Jul 23, 2020 8:26 AM Read more >

New restrictions for B.C. bars, restaurants as virus trends upward

Amendments to public health orders have come at the guidance of WorkSafeBC

Jul 23, 2020 8:13 AM Read more >

Porn site offers B.C.'s Dix $100K to help province with glory holes

International relations to help us with our own...relations

Jul 23, 2020 7:18 AM Read more >

Outbreak in Kelowna, B.C., forces 1,000 people into self-isolation

VICTORIA — A jump in COVID-19 infections in British Columbia has prompted a tightening of restrictions by health officials for bars and nightclubs. Provincial health officer Dr.

Jul 22, 2020 5:32 PM Read more >

B.C. environmental group asks court to revoke government's wolf cull permits

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia environmental group has launched a legal petition alleging the provincial government's wolf cull to save caribou is breaking federal and provincial laws. Pacific Wild Alliance wants the B.C.

Jul 22, 2020 5:25 PM Read more >

B.C. government to control crowds at six busy parks with free day pass

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is introducing a pilot program to control crowds at some of its busiest parks, as residents look to local destinations for recreation.

Jul 22, 2020 4:07 PM Read more >

B.C. goes nine days without a COVID-19 death

New daily infections have averaged more than 30 in past five days

Jul 22, 2020 3:38 PM Read more >