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Ashleigh Preston won after mother prompted her to check her ticket

Authorities informed parents of the exposure over a week after it occurred

Program prompts residents in 24 communities to examine their internal racism

Health Minister Adrian Dix has apologized for systemic anti-Indigenous racism in health care after a report found hundreds of examples of racism, prejudice and profiling, which result in poorer health outcomes for First Nations and Métis people.

Transport Canada is in the ­process of reviewing 1,000-plus reports of B.C. Ferries passengers unwilling to leave vehicles on enclosed car decks, as is required by regulations.

Victoria police investigators have released additional pictures of Emma Fillipoff on the eighth anniversary of her disappearance. On the evening of Nov.

British Columbia is currently reporting 181 active cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people, a figure that — as of Nov. 27 — shatters Ontario’s 91 cases per 100,000 residents and even supersedes that of Quebec, which is reporting 135 cases per 100,000 people.

But most Canadians don't plan on crossing the border anytime soon.

New museums and community centres. Free bus rides province-wide for children 12 and under, tax-free electric bikes and a pandemic rebate on vehicle insurance ­premiums (if ICBC can afford it).

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and WestJet’s COVID-19 rapid test pilot project – the first of its kind in Canada – has officially taken off.