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Burnaby senior who survived COVID-19 gets wild surprise for 99th birthday

Helen Brown was named a citizen of the year in 1992

Mar 15, 2021 12:08 PM Read more >

Man expected to survive after police-involved shooting in Victoria early Monday

VICTORIA — Police are releasing few details about an officer-involved shooting in Victoria on Monday.

Mar 15, 2021 11:05 AM Read more >

German couple sailing the world find unexpected refuge in B.C.

Marion and Paul Bauer spent five months in Campbell River as they waited for the next sailing window.

Mar 15, 2021 9:46 AM Read more >

119 small dogs surrendered in Fort Nelson

No animal cruelty charges are being recommended at this time

Mar 15, 2021 9:39 AM Read more >

Rogers to buy Shaw in $26b deal

Rogers says deal would create 3,000 jobs in Western Canada

Mar 15, 2021 9:12 AM Read more >

Another ward at Vancouver General Hospital closed by COVID-19 outbreak

VANCOUVER — An outbreak of COVID-19 has closed another ward at Vancouver General Hospital, while the health authority says outbreak precautions have been lifted in a separate unit.

Mar 15, 2021 8:35 AM Read more >

Superintendent notes inequality as Surrey school district adds targeted measures

SURREY, B.C. — The superintendent of a school district in the centre of British Columbia's COVID-19 storm said it was "eye-opening" to learn that many students aren't showing up to take COVID-19 tests after school-based virus exposures come to light.

Mar 14, 2021 5:40 PM Read more >

This Vancouver TikTok star hit 25 million followers and celebrated by leaping off a bridge

... with Red Bull's help.

Mar 13, 2021 5:31 PM Read more >

Female calf brings hope for resident orca population

'Every female is a future matriarch, a mother of potentially five, six or seven babies over their lifetime.'

Mar 13, 2021 1:26 PM Read more >

What's with all these cougar attacks?

Risk of a cougar encounter has increased as the winter cougar season combines with pressures from ever-encroaching development, rising pet ownership and a pandemic push to get outside, says expert

Mar 13, 2021 12:55 PM Read more >