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One of the men charged following a heated confrontation over masks at a Vancouver pizza restaurant is an investment advisor at Canaccord Genuity.
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New B.C. infections well above national average, with one-third likely COVID-19 'long-haulers'
As British Columbia records its highest single-day case count in two months, the province is second only to Saskatchewan in new infections per capita over the past two weeks. Experts are warning more must be done soon, especially with thousands of people facing long-term symptoms.
B.C. announces 634 more cases of COVID-19 as province tops 300,000 vaccine doses
B.C. health officials announced 634 more cases of COVID-19 and four related deaths in their final pandemic update of the week Friday.
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B.C. 'straw purchaser' sentenced to 3 years in prison for firearms trafficking
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5-month jail sentence for driver convicted in crash that killed New Westminster teen
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Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. could be in 'post-pandemic world' by summer
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TransLink testing technology for sanitizing air on buses
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B.C. asks public for feedback on Joffre Lakes Provincial Park plan
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COVID-19 exposures: Several warning notices posted at B.C. grocery stores, pharmacies
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4 separate gas station robberies lead to multiple charges: Surrey RCMP
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Inquest into RCMP shooting of Hudson Brooks ends with 3 recommendations
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BC Ferries cancels sailings due to high winds
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COVID-19 outbreak declared in 4th unit of Metro Vancouver hospital
Health officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak in a fourth unit of Vancouver General Hospital.
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Family outraged by sentence in deadly crash
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The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the market is heating up so fast that home sales in the region increased by more than 50 per cent between January and February and have climbed by more than 70 per cent since last year.
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A rent freeze put in place in British Columbia to protect those who'd lost their jobs during the pandemic may be extended to the end of 2021.
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Nine months after the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in North America, births in Quebec and B.C. fell far below normal levels, statistics show. If the same pattern holds true nationally, Canada would be about 2,900 births short of a normal December, and 2,300 births short of a normal January. Read more on CTVNews.ca.
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Ontario has announced Toronto and Peel Region will move into the grey zone of the province's COVID-19 reopening framework Monday, lifting the stay-at-home order and allowing some businesses to open their doors for the first time since last November.
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Prince William and Kate reach out to U.K. teen struggling with suicide
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