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VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia are reporting 50 new COVID-19 cases and one death as the province heads into a summer holiday weekend. Provincial health officer Dr.

VICTORIA — Construction delays and rising costs on British Columbia's Site C dam project are being blamed on the impact of the pandemic, but it's prompted the provincial government to appoint an adviser to look over the operation.

VICTORIA — New COVID-19 guidelines for post-secondary institutions, ranging from transportation to support for international students, have been released as colleges and universities gear up for the start of classes in the fall.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister says the province welcomes a federal government decision to extend help to businesses struggling with rent payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Carole James says B.C.

VANCOUVER — A worker at an overdose prevention site in Vancouver's West End has been identified as the city's ninth homicide victim of 2020 and police are appealing for witnesses as they track his killer.

On average, four people are killed and 620 people injured in 2,200 crashes across the province over the B.C. long weekend

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power authority has released a survey showing most people overestimate their swimming ability and may be more at risk of drowning.

DEASE LAKE, B.C. — The Tahltan Nation has issued a notice that the public should avoid its territory in northwest British Columbia until there's a vaccine or community immunity for COVID-19.

VANCOUVER — An air quality advisory has been issued for eastern Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of pollution.

BURNABY, B.C. — A burned-out vehicle taken to a tow yard last week in Burnaby, British Columbia, is now part of a homicide investigation.