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Demand will fuel B.C. real estate in 2021 after COVID recession: report

Demand will fuel B.C. real estate in 2021 after COVID recession: report

VANCOUVER — A report from the B.C. Real Estate Association says the 2020 COVID-driven recession will be deep, although it could be shorter than other Canadian economic downturns.
COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit

COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit

VANCOUVER — Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being laid off as TransLink faces plunging ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roof of condo building at a B.C. ski resort collapses overnight

Roof of condo building at a B.C. ski resort collapses overnight

The building had over a dozen occupants when the roof came thundering down at around 3 a.m.
B.C. great outdoors closed until June

B.C. great outdoors closed until June

Right now Canada's and B.C.'s parks are set to re-open June 1, but that could change in a heartbeat due to COVID-19
RCMP seek witnesses to collision in Kelowna, B.C., that killed a child

RCMP seek witnesses to collision in Kelowna, B.C., that killed a child

KELOWNA, B.C. — A child has been hit and killed by a vehicle in Kelowna, B.C. A release from the Kelowna RCMP says it happened Sunday afternoon on a residential street in the northeast part of the city.
B.C. to levy $2,000 fines for price gouging and reselling medical supplies

B.C. to levy $2,000 fines for price gouging and reselling medical supplies

“Violation tickets are a timelier alternative to prosecution through the courts"
Crews made good progress containing wildfire near Squamish: BC Wildfire Service

Crews made good progress containing wildfire near Squamish: BC Wildfire Service

VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says crews have made good progress containing a fire near Squamish, B.C. The service says in a statement Sunday that the fire is now considered as being held.
Vancouver police arrest 14 people after elementary school break-in

Vancouver police arrest 14 people after elementary school break-in

VANCOUVER — Fourteen people who entered an East Vancouver elementary school Saturday evening in a protest action aimed at securing emergency housing for homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic were arrested.
BC Ferries ship sustained some damage after hitting berth, no one injured

BC Ferries ship sustained some damage after hitting berth, no one injured

VANCOUVER — A BC Ferries ship hit the dock at Tsawwassen ferry terminal, resulting in two cancelled departures and a four-hour disembarkment delay for some passengers.
B.C. to start issuing $2,000 tickets for price gouging, other offences

B.C. to start issuing $2,000 tickets for price gouging, other offences

VANCOUVER — B.C. police and enforcement officers will start issuing $2,000 tickets for price gouging and reselling essential supplies during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
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