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Police issue over $900 in tickets to two BC Ferries passengers for not wearing masks

NANAIMO, B.C. — Police say they issued tickets totalling over $900 to two BC Ferries passengers for refusing to follow COVID-19 safety protocols while on board.

Feb 24, 2021 2:19 PM Read more >

Vaccinating B.C.'s essential workers sooner could save over 600 lives: study

Bumping essential workers up the vaccine queue could prevent over 200,000 infections and save over 600 lives across British Columbia, according to a new study from a Simon Fraser University researcher

Feb 24, 2021 2:17 PM Read more >

Firefighter sex caught on surveillance video

Court upholds finding that City of Vernon firing was excessive.

Feb 24, 2021 12:57 PM Read more >

B.C. high school student sent home, told her outfit is too 'distracting'

The 17-year-old came home in tears, her father says.

Feb 24, 2021 11:27 AM Read more >

B.C. nurse suspended for misleading clients, making 'disparaging comments' about others in health care

On the Tru HealthSpan website, Sheryl Yaremco is described as an "integrative and restorative health practitioner."

Feb 24, 2021 11:18 AM Read more >

Family of woman alleging racism at B.C. hospital say review won't be released

TERRACE, B.C. — The family of a pregnant Indigenous woman who alleges she was turned away from a northern British Columbia hospital and later gave birth to a stillborn baby says a review of the incident must be made public.

Feb 24, 2021 11:04 AM Read more >

Two-vehicle collision east of Fraser Lake, B.C., kills one man, injures another

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The RCMP say a crash on Highway 16 west of Prince George has killed a Metro Vancouver man and injured a 20-year-old Alberta resident.

Feb 24, 2021 10:25 AM Read more >

You can buy this 30-foot falcon sculpture for a cool $250,000

It's similar to one on display in Dollywood right now

Feb 24, 2021 8:27 AM Read more >

COVID-19 outbreak spreads at Vancouver hospital, affecting 16 patients, 13 staff

VANCOUVER — Two more units have been added to a COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vancouver General Hospital.

Feb 24, 2021 5:49 AM Read more >

Former teacher charged with sex offences found dead on Quadra Island

Michael Andreassen Gregory, 57, of De Winton, Alta., was charged with six counts of sexual assault and 11 counts of sexual exploitation last week.

Feb 23, 2021 5:44 PM Read more >