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199 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. as hospitalizations drop

VICTORIA — The provincial Health Ministry says there have been six more deaths related to COVID-19 in British Columbia as of Friday. It brings the death toll to 2,966 since the pandemic began. B.C.

Mar 18, 2022 4:16 PM Read more >

B.C. wildfire service to increase prevention work from backyards to forests: official

KAMLOOPS, B.C.

Mar 18, 2022 2:29 PM Read more >

Former B.C. man accused of allegedly running call centre scam

Frank Biller, a key figure in B.C.'s Eron Mortgage scandal, is once again facing fraud charges. This time, in the U.S.

Mar 18, 2022 11:20 AM Read more >

No end to 48-day transit strike in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region as talks break off

WHISTLER, B.C. — Talks have collapsed between striking transit workers and their employer in the Sea-to-Sky region of B.C., with the two sides unable to agree on eventual wage parity.

Mar 18, 2022 9:59 AM Read more >

BC Supreme Court shuts the door on van breach of lease case

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corp. has been awarded more than $20,000 in damages in a dispute with a Richmond father and son over vehicle.

Mar 18, 2022 9:59 AM Read more >

Hospitalizations down in British Columbia, but seven more deaths from COVID-19

VICTORIA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to drop in B.C. on Thursday, but seven more people have died of the illness. The Health Ministry says the death toll stands at 2,960 since the start of the pandemic.

Mar 17, 2022 4:04 PM Read more >

B.C. targets homelessness with funds for youth in care, complex-care housing

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is expanding supports for former youth in care and complex-care housing as part of an approach that it says targets the root causes of homelessness.

Mar 17, 2022 3:59 PM Read more >

Man charged in Vancouver manslaughter case pleads not guilty

Jeff Arnie Lincoln was arrested on New Year's Eve following a five-month-long VPD investigation.

Mar 17, 2022 12:26 PM Read more >

Destruction of giant cargo plane in Putin’s Ukraine invasion shocks head of B.C. freight company

Massive freight carrier Antonov An-225 had helped Surrey company deliver heavy mining equipment.

Mar 17, 2022 11:54 AM Read more >

B.C. government's ‘March Madness’ ad blitz in full swing

Promotional campaigns “a waste of taxpayers’ money,” says advocacy group

Mar 17, 2022 10:48 AM Read more >