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International effort thwarts $20,000 fraud aimed at Vancouver senior

VANCOUVER — An alert nephew and the co-ordinated efforts of police departments in Vancouver and England have saved an elderly woman from falling victim to an expensive scam. Vancouver police Const.

Apr 30, 2021 11:19 AM Read more >

Conversations ‘ongoing’ over cross-border vaccinations: Trudeau

Manitoba, North Dakota working on plan to vaccinate Canadian teachers

Apr 30, 2021 9:46 AM Read more >

Whistler residents asked to be vigilant after ransomware attack

RMOW services still down; Tuesday's council meetings cancelled

Apr 30, 2021 6:47 AM Read more >

Former B.C. minister Kash Heed next up to testify at money laundering public inquiry

VANCOUVER — A former British Columbia cabinet minister and police chief will be the latest high-profile politician to testify today at the public inquiry into money laundering. Kash Heed, who was B.C.

Apr 30, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

Old-growth forest activists to appeal B.C. court injunction against blockades

VANCOUVER — A group of activists maintaining blockades aimed at preventing old-growth trees from being logged have filed a notice to appeal a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that granted an injunction against them.

Apr 29, 2021 6:26 PM Read more >

B.C. Securities Commission whittles ‘Bridgemark Group’ down to four

Dozens of purported consultants tied to alleged inside traders may not face a BCSC hearing

Apr 29, 2021 4:45 PM Read more >

B.C. pop-up vaccine clinics not successful, face challenges, say health officials

VICTORIA — Pop-up vaccine clinics in Metro Vancouver COVID-19 hot zones are an experiment that didn't work, British Columbia health officials said Thursday.

Apr 29, 2021 4:24 PM Read more >

Vaccine update: Henry apologizes for pop-up vaccine clinic confusion

Some Lower Mainlanders went without vaccinations after waiting in lines for hours

Apr 29, 2021 1:54 PM Read more >

Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to 'catastrophic' overdoses: advocate

VANCOUVER — A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a dangerous drug saturating British Columbia's illicit supply in much the same way fentanyl did several years ago.

Apr 29, 2021 1:51 PM Read more >

B.C.-owned addiction rehab cited for workplace safety violations

Asbestos problems, lack of inspections and respirator use cited as issues at Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community

Apr 29, 2021 12:53 PM Read more >