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B.C. reports two more deaths, hospitalizations inch up

VICTORIA — Two more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,983 since the pandemic began.

Mar 25, 2022 4:04 PM Read more >

Nut-chopper hazard sparks Canada-wide recall

The red Progressive Nut Chopper sold at Lee Valley Tools in Vancouver, Coquitlam, Victoria and Kelowna can send shards of plastic into the food receptacle

Mar 25, 2022 11:02 AM Read more >

Environmental group gives guarded support for company's old-growth forest plan

VANCOUVER — An environmental organization is offering cautious support for an announcement by the largest private landowner in British Columbia that will defer logging in 400 square kilometres of old-growth forest for the next 25 years.

Mar 25, 2022 10:12 AM Read more >

Document sheds light on B.C. government’s 2021 emergency communication breakdown

Lack of trained personnel was factor in failure to issue localized alerts during last year’s heat dome, forest fires and flooding, briefing note says.

Mar 25, 2022 10:06 AM Read more >

Former Canadian soldier in B.C. is ready to join the fight in Ukraine

Current members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Reserves have been banned from entering Ukraine

Mar 24, 2022 10:00 PM Read more >

Man receives three-year jail term for sexual assault at Vancouver hotel

Court heard the victim was blacked out and was not in a position to consent to sex.

Mar 24, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

Trial set for spring of 2023 for man charged in Lynn Valley stabbing attacks

Yannick Bandaogo, 29, is charged with second-degree murder along with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault in the attacks which happened a year ago in North Vancouver. His trial will start in May 2023.

Mar 24, 2022 5:57 PM Read more >

Six more COVID-19 deaths in British Columbia, hospitalizations down

VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting six more deaths from COVID-19, for a total of 2,981 fatalities during the pandemic. The Health Ministry said Thursday that 255 people were in hospital, with 52 of them in intensive care.

Mar 24, 2022 5:05 PM Read more >

Outcry grows as B.C. government agency plans widespread South Coast herbicide spray

The five-year Pest Management Plan, which covers Squamish to Hope, targets native hard woods and Indigenous medicines and food in efforts to increase lumber output.

Mar 24, 2022 4:10 PM Read more >

Burnaby business sued in alleged counterfeit dumbbell conspiracy

Purchase of adjustable dumbbells at Brentwood Fitness Town sparks lawsuit from PowerBlock

Mar 24, 2022 2:44 PM Read more >