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Vancouver police say charge laid after attack on Asian senior with dementia

VANCOUVER — A charge has been laid in an alleged attack on a Vancouver senior with dementia after police said they were investigating a hate crime.

Jul 23, 2020 12:21 PM Read more >

Vancouver votes to halt police street checks, but police board has final say

VANCOUVER — Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ban officers from conducting street checks, the process of arbitrarily demanding and recording identification, outside of a police investigation.

Jul 23, 2020 9:51 AM Read more >

Elderly couple found dead after fire destroys home in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Two people have died in a house fire in B.C.'s Lower Mainland. Surrey Fire Service assistant chief Steve Serbic says crews were called just after 4:30 a.m. An elderly man and woman were pulled from the home a short time later.

Jul 23, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

Outbreak in Kelowna, B.C., forces 1,000 people into self-isolation

VICTORIA — A jump in COVID-19 infections in British Columbia has prompted a tightening of restrictions by health officials for bars and nightclubs. Provincial health officer Dr.

Jul 22, 2020 5:32 PM Read more >

B.C. environmental group asks court to revoke government's wolf cull permits

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia environmental group has launched a legal petition alleging the provincial government's wolf cull to save caribou is breaking federal and provincial laws. Pacific Wild Alliance wants the B.C.

Jul 22, 2020 5:25 PM Read more >

B.C. government to control crowds at six busy parks with free day pass

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is introducing a pilot program to control crowds at some of its busiest parks, as residents look to local destinations for recreation.

Jul 22, 2020 4:07 PM Read more >

B.C. goes nine days without a COVID-19 death

New daily infections have averaged more than 30 in past five days

Jul 22, 2020 3:50 PM Read more >

B.C. will match $1 billion from Ottawa to help jump start the pandemic economy

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is matching $1 billion in federal government money to address the impacts of COVID-19 and help restart the economy. Premier John Horgan says in a news release the funding will secure some of B.C.

Jul 22, 2020 2:58 PM Read more >

Data shows B.C. chipping away at surgery backlog

More surgeries were performed between May 18 and June 15 in 2020 than in the same period in 2019

Jul 22, 2020 2:12 PM Read more >

WorkSafeBC reports highest number of COVID-19-related violations in service sector

Majority of violations took place when the employer did not provide workers with adequate information, training and supervision

Jul 22, 2020 1:56 PM Read more >