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BC Wildfire Service firefighters quarantined after returning from U.S. with COVID-19

Sixteen BC Wildfire Service firefighters test positive for COVID-19

Oct 28, 2020 1:54 PM Read more >

B.C. taxpayers foot $27m bill for retiring, defeated MLAs: CTF

Canadian Taxpayers Federation numbers not correct: retired MLA Ralph Sultan

Oct 28, 2020 12:25 PM Read more >

Which B.C. ridings are most likely to flip once all ballots are counted?

Only 66.6 per cent of the votes were counted on election night and there are still over half a million mail-in-ballots still to be counted

Oct 28, 2020 10:17 AM Read more >

Doctors speak out in support of mask-wearing

Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday that the expectation is that masks will be worn in all public indoor spaces

Oct 28, 2020 9:58 AM Read more >

Security hired to watch B.C. parents angered by COVID rules at youth soccer games

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A youth soccer club in Chilliwack, B.C., has hired a security firm to patrol the sidelines during games because of what the club describes as "borderline violent" confrontations over COVID-19 restrictions.

Oct 28, 2020 7:59 AM Read more >

Gearbox issue prevents BC Ferry from docking Tuesday, stranding passengers for hours

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — Nearly 200 BC Ferries passengers finally disembarked from a broken-down ferry Tuesday night after being stuck aboard for hours.

Oct 28, 2020 7:21 AM Read more >

Mechanical failure leaves nearly 200 passengers stranded on BC Ferries ship

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — A mechanical failure has left nearly 200 BC Ferries passengers stranded on southwestern waters for hours. Passengers have been stuck on board the Queen of Alberni just outside of the Tsawwassen terminal.

Oct 27, 2020 7:06 PM Read more >

Early morning apartment fire in Penticton, B.C., leaves two people dead

PENTICTON, B.C. — The Mounties say two people have died in an early morning fire Tuesday that partially destroyed a 30-unit apartment building in Penticton, B.C. RCMP spokesman Sgt.

Oct 27, 2020 5:34 PM Read more >

Health officials monitor record 5,101 people as surge in B.C. COVID-19 cases continues

Province has recorded 1,734 new cases in past week

Oct 27, 2020 4:51 PM Read more >

Medium is the message in Nanaimo, B.C., but RCMP not impressed

NANAIMO, B.C. — A Vancouver Island man is facing charges after choosing a poor time and place to let his creative impulses flow.

Oct 27, 2020 9:52 AM Read more >