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She said routine testing of people is not recommended

OLD FORT, B.C. — A resident of a small community on the banks of British Columbia's Peace River says he's concerned that if he leaves, he won't be able to come home. Karl Kirschbaum, 68, said he's watched the only road in and out of Old Fort, B.C.

VANCOUVER — The chair of the University of British Columbia's board of governors is stepping down after "liking" tweets deriding protests against anti-Black racism.

The province estimates that the potential economic impact of these invasive mussels to hydropower, agricultural irrigation, municipal water supplies and recreational boating could reach $43 million per year.

VICTORIA — In a building where face-to-face debates between political opponents are normal activities, the British Columbia legislature will be a much different place when it returns Monday for a summer sitting.

The disciplinary action is one of four released by the B.C. commissioner for teacher regulation.

The woman reportedly retrieved a rifle from her trailer after accusing another camper of killing her dog

VICTORIA — Dan Smith of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation says the repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural objects has been a long time coming for many Indigenous communities in British Columbia.

Between April 10 and June 15, more than 72,400 foreign arrivals to B.C. were screened

The province has indicated it will move to Phase Three of its restart plan next week, allowing travel throughout B.C., opening of hotels and resorts and broader opening of parks.