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  Credit cards, passports, licences: Metro Vancouver police find thousands of pieces of stolen mail

  New Westminster police believe they uncovered evidence of an identity fraud operation when they found some 8,000 pieces of stolen mail in a home in the city’s Uptown neighbourhood.

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  'Trove of extraordinary fossils' discovered in northern B.C., museum says

  Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered "a trove of extraordinary fossils" high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday.

• B.C. short-term rental restrictions reducing rents, saving tenants millions: study

  A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 million last year

• Former federal cabinet minister not ruling out court action to get a new B.C. Liberal Party

  Former federal Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal wants to help fill the political gap left by the collapse of BC United.

• Provincial parties discuss public safety as Vancouver BIA presses for platform details

  Just over one month before British Columbians head to the polls, public safety – and perceptions of public safety – appear to be issues that will dominate on the campaign trail.

• B.C. led other provinces in long-term care during pandemic: report

  A new report from the Hospital Employees Union details how B.C. led among provinces in protecting long-term care residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• New indoor supervised drug inhalation site to open in Vancouver

  Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the same support is not being offered to people who inhale illicit drugs, the head of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says.

• YVR tech upgrade means laptops, liquids can stay in luggage during security screening

  People going through the security checkpoint for domestic travellers at Vancouver International Airport no longer have to remove some items from their carry-on bags.

• Video shows Surrey theft of e-bike customized for child with complex needs

  The theft of an e-bike customized for a girl with complex health needs while her father was picking her up from school was caught on camera in Surrey, according to authorities.

• B.C. police watchdog clears Mounties of wrongdoing after man's arm broken during traffic stop

  British Columbia's police oversight agency says there are no grounds for criminal charges against four Mounties after a man's arm was broken during an arrest on Vancouver Island.

• Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities

  The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples, saying it is 'deeply ashamed' and 'owning its history' of racism, neglect and abuse.

• Driver shot at with suspected BB gun after 'minor interaction' in Vancouver traffic, police say

  Police in Vancouver are investigating an unusual situation that injured a car-share driver in the Kitsilano neighbourhood Tuesday night.

• Minimum nurse-patient ratios established at most B.C. hospitals, says health minister

  British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital settings.

• Beware of scammers claiming to have 'compromising photos': North Vancouver RCMP

  Mounties on the North Shore are informing residents about an extortion scam where fraudsters threaten to circulate “compromising photos” unless the would-be victim pays thousands of dollars.