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B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic

B.C. is currently in the longest state of emergency in provincial history.

Jan 20, 2021 10:24 AM Read more >

New relief for tourism businesses on the horizon, federal minister says

Jan 20, 2021 9:32 AM Read more >

How Democrats in Canada are celebrating President Biden and Vice President Harris' inauguration day

Despite their party’s win, Democrats Abroad Canada knows there is more work to do

Jan 20, 2021 9:16 AM Read more >

Illicit drug combo found in B.C.'s north, officials say it could impede naloxone

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Illicit drug overdoses are rising in northern British Columbia and health officials warn a new mix of street drugs can make a key life-saving medication less effective.

Jan 20, 2021 7:52 AM Read more >

Man steals ferry boat, takes it for a ride

Jan 20, 2021 7:43 AM Read more >

Fake COVID-19 vaccines sold online may 'pose risks to health': ImmunizeBC

Don't buy any of these products

Jan 19, 2021 5:59 PM Read more >

Two major B.C. cities reject Indigenous land acknowledgements

Surrey and Richmond among cities bucking the trend of implementing a symbolic gesture to recognize 'unceded' Indigenous land

Jan 19, 2021 4:45 PM Read more >

B.C. to still administer second doses despite loss of Pfizer shipment next week: Dix

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says the province is still on track to begin administering second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine despite the news that no vials will be delivered to Canada next week.

Jan 19, 2021 4:28 PM Read more >

British Columbia government lax on cybersecurity practices, auditor reports

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government must do a better job of protecting its computer systems from cybersecurity threats, says auditor general Michael Pickup.

Jan 19, 2021 4:27 PM Read more >

Peer support workers set to join union in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Dozens of peer support workers on the front lines of Vancouver's overdose crisis are about to be unionized in a move their union says formally recognizes the role they play in saving lives.

Jan 19, 2021 3:49 PM Read more >