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Vancouver Coastal Health says Sunset Beach is not suitable for swimming because of high E. coli levels. The health authority put an advisory in place Saturday after a water quality test showed 1,375 E. coli per 100 mL.

SURREY, B.C. — Fraser Health says a staff member at a long-term care home has tested positive for COVID-19. The health authority says in a statement that the case is at New Vista Care Home, which is operated by New Vista Care Society.

There have been just 69 fires in B.C.'s Coastal Fire Centre since April, well below the 10-year average

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Terri Tatchell will release 'Adventures of a Pangopop' on National Wildlife Day

Many of them were seized in Metro Vancouver.

An estimated 84,000 kilograms of litter have accumulated since the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup was suspended as part of the shutdown, says Ocean Wise and WWF-Canada.

Vancouver Coastal Health says people who visited two Vancouver restaurants recently may have been exposed to COVID-19. The health authority added Pierre's Champagne Lounge and West Oak Restaurant to its list of possible current public exposures.

VANCOUVER — The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning people in the province to check where their red onions came from amid a salmonella outbreak. The BC CDC says the outbreak has been linked to red onions imported from the U.S.

120,000 drivers cancelled insurance policies as of April

VANCOUVER — Coquitlam Search and Rescue helped 17 campers stranded at Widgeon Lake in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park Friday after their chartered float plane could not pick them up due to poor weather. The volunteer team received a call around 11 a.