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Powerful winds, high tides raise flooding concerns as storm sweeps across B.C.

VANCOUVER — A storm has battered coastal British Columbia with strong winds while blanketing many other parts of the province in snow.

Nov 17, 2020 6:20 PM Read more >

B.C. education minister wants to avoid school closures completely

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's education minister hopes the government will be able to avoid school closures under any scenario but he would defer to advice from public health officials should COVID-19 cases worsen.

Nov 17, 2020 5:10 PM Read more >

Health officer says COVID-19 cases reach new high at 717 in B.C. and 11 deaths

VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer says COVID-19 cases are rising on Vancouver Island, in the Interior and in the North as people take the illness with them when they travel from the Lower Mainland.

Nov 17, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

Recount affirms B.C. Liberal narrowly beats Green in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

VICTORIA — Elections B.C. says a judicial recount in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky has affirmed incumbent B.C. Liberal Jordan Sturdy as the winner. On election night, the riding went to the B.C.

Nov 17, 2020 4:24 PM Read more >

B.C. sees record 11 COVID-19 deaths in a day, as hospitalizations reach record high

The province also documented a record 717 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours

Nov 17, 2020 4:06 PM Read more >

Could B.C. see 4,000 cases a day by Christmas?

Recent modelling indicates new daily COVID-19 cases are doubling roughly every two weeks

Nov 17, 2020 3:55 PM Read more >

B.C.'s top doctor resists bringing in fines and making masks mandatory

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says she is not in favour of instituting fines for people who don't follow the rules for wearing masks or maintaining physical distancing. Dr.

Nov 16, 2020 6:02 PM Read more >

Fire at hospital in Burnaby, B.C., forces ER closure as damage assessed

BURNABY, B.C. — A fire at the hospital in Burnaby, B.C., has forced the temporary closure of the emergency department. A statement from Fraser Health says the fire started in one wing and affected several other areas of the building.

Nov 16, 2020 3:07 PM Read more >

RCMP destroy two pit bulls that attacked chickens in 100 Mile House, B.C.

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — Police have destroyed two pit bulls after the owner of a farm near 100 Mile House in B.C. tried to stop the animals from killing his chickens. Cpl.

Nov 16, 2020 12:46 PM Read more >

Tofino and Ucluelet ask Lower Mainland residents to stay away until Nov. 23

Tofino and Ucluelet are asking residents from the Lower Mainland to stay away for at least the next eight days.

Nov 16, 2020 12:20 PM Read more >