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B.C. has the power to limit non-essential travel into the province: constitutional law professor

B.C. has the power to limit non-essential travel into the province: constitutional law professor

Premier John Horgan said in a statement Thursday that the province cannot prevent people from travelling to B.C. from elsewhere in Canada.
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'The demand for what we do skyrocketed': child hunger issue worsened by pandemic, says B.C. charity

'The demand for what we do skyrocketed': child hunger issue worsened by pandemic, says B.C. charity

Backpack Buddies organization helps fill ‘weekend hunger gap’ throughout Lower Mainland and beyond
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Snowfall warnings in place for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island

Snowfall warnings in place for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island

VANCOUVER — Residents of British Columbia's south coast are being urged to prepare for a blast of wintry weather this weekend.
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Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at B.C. jail after 20 people test positive

SURREY, B.C. — Fraser Health has declared two new COVID-19 outbreaks, including at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre, where 20 people in custody have tested positive.
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Metis Nation of B.C. suspends president, citing 'breach' of policies, procedures

Metis Nation of B.C. suspends president, citing 'breach' of policies, procedures

VANCOUVER — The Metis Nation of B.C. says its board of directors has voted to suspended its elected president, alleging there has been a breach of its policies and procedures.
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Critics demand release of long-delayed care-home COVID report

Critics demand release of long-delayed care-home COVID report

Consultant had information as second wave began, communications already criticized
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Ride-hailing declined 70 per cent during COVID-19 pandemic

Ride-hailing declined 70 per cent during COVID-19 pandemic

A lawsuit by nine taxi companies to challenge ride-hailing was unsuccessful
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B.C. government to release report on its response to pandemic at care homes

B.C. government to release report on its response to pandemic at care homes

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says the province will release a report assessing its COVID-19 response in the province's long-term care homes.
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B.C. driver with 'N' licence caught speeding 122 km/h in 50 zone

B.C. driver with 'N' licence caught speeding 122 km/h in 50 zone

"The driver told the officer they were celebrating receiving their license that very day."
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'Gobsmacked': government park money lands in Coquitlam backcountry with no plan

'Gobsmacked': government park money lands in Coquitlam backcountry with no plan

Investments at Pinecone Burke will add five new backcountry campsites, and improvements to hiking and mountain biking trails, but why the money is coming before a draft park management plan — scheduled for a release in summer 2021 — is 'an utter mystery,' says the head of one outdoor recreation group
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