COVID-19 in B.C.: 1,006 new cases, hospitalizations reach another new record
Speaking from Victoria Thursday, B.C. health officials announced a record 502 people are in hospital due to COVID-19.
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The driver involved in a 2017 crash that killed Surrey, B.C., teenager Travis Selje, a promising athlete who spent years in the Whitecaps residency program, has been found not guilty on all counts.
3rd barber shop added to Fraser Health list of COVID-19 exposures
A Burnaby barber shop has been added to Fraser Health's list of possible COVID-19 exposures, joining two other shops in the region that were added to the list on Wednesday.
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Shooting victim ID'd as MMA fighter as police voice concerns about rising gang violence in Metro Vancouver
Police from across Metro Vancouver gathered to give an update on escalating gun violence Thursday following the region's third shooting death in less than a week.
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B.C. health authority quietly changes website on airborne COVID-19 transmission
Less than 24 hours after CTV News raised questions around British Columbia's outdated information on how COVID-19 spreads, one of the province's largest health authorities has quietly made changes to its website.
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'They were there for us': Public asked to sacrifice to support B.C.'s tired health-care workers
As the number of people battling COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals continues to grow at an alarming rate, officials are urging the public to support exhausted health-care workers by staying on their best behaviour.
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B.C. officials won't release statistics as COVID 'surge capacity' sees 1,750 surgeries postponed
The record number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has prompted the provincial government to postpone 1,750 non-emergency surgeries in Lower Mainland hospitals as staff are re-tasked with caring for patients in “surge capacity” beds.
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94.5 Virgin Radio listener $100K richer after winning 'Destroy Your Debt' contest
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Retired U.S. couple help RCMP locate body of man who drowned in Alouette Lake
Mounties in Maple Ridge are honouring a retired U.S. couple who helped them uncover the body of a man who drowned in Alouette Lake last October.
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As Ottawa imposes temporary flight ban, variant discovered in India is now in B.C.
As federal officials impose a temporary ban on flights from a country dealing with a massive COVID-19 outbreak, a variant first discovered in India is now in B.C.
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B.C. out of AstraZeneca vaccines amid surge in demand at pharmacies
Just days after expanding its pharmacy-based COVID-19 vaccination program to those ages 40 and older, B.C. is now functionally out of AstraZeneca vaccines, health officials said Thursday.
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Hospitalized former high-ranking RCMP member talks about battle with COVID-19
A former high-ranking BC RCMP officer, Al Macintyre says he’s faced many dangerous and difficult situations in his career, but nothing has been tougher than his personal battle with COVID-19.
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'Safety is going to come first': COVID-19 will change how we interact with others, etiquette expert says
There's no question COVID-19 has brought many changes and one etiquette expert says how people interact with others is no exception.
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Interim Liberal leader tells inquiry money laundering on B.C. radar, but so were guns, gangs
The interim leader of the B.C. Liberal party says reports of money laundering at casinos had the attention of the government when she was the minister in charge of gaming a decade ago.
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B.C. high school stabbing case: Judge rejects finding that man convicted of killing teen was not criminally responsible
A judge has rejected the possibility that the man who fatally stabbed a young teen at Abbotsford Senior Secondary school and seriously injured another student in 2016 is not criminally responsible.
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Langley condo fire: Investigation continues days after blaze forced dozens out of their homes
An investigation continues into what caused a massive fire at a condo development in Langley Monday.
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Canada imposes ban on passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days
The federal government is imposing a 30-day ban on all commercial and private flights from India and Pakistan effective Thursday at 11:30 p.m. EST, as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in those countries.
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Former RCMP officer's battle with COVID
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New travel restrictions on international flights
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Concerns gangland conflict flaring up again
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Driver acquitted in crash that killed teen
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School stabber found criminally responsible
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Judge grants Meng Wanzhou's request to delay extradition hearing until August
A B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled on Wednesday afternoon to grant Meng Wanzhou’s defence team a three-and-a-half month adjournment in her extradition case.
All 3 stolen bulldog puppies returned to their mom and owners in Surrey
Three puppies, stolen just over a week ago from their home, have now been returned to their mother.
New 'Mortal Kombat' movie works as metaphor for world divisions, says Vancouver star
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COVID-denier's 'frivolous and vexatious' lawsuit against B.C. premier tossed out of court
A lawsuit filed by COVID-denier Makhan Singh Parhar alleging he was kidnapped by authorities after allegedly breaking quarantine has been thrown out of B.C. Supreme Court.
Abbotsford family pleads for answers after Seattle hit-and-run kills Canadian Ironman athlete
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Canada could be administering 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but well into what the federal government has coined the 'ramp-up' phase of Canada's vaccine rollout, the number of shots coming into Canada most weeks is still below what provinces and territories are capable of putting into arms, according to the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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Maj. Kellie Brennan says she was subject to unfair power imbalances throughout her years with the Canadian Armed Forces, including those in her relationship with former defence chief General Jonathan Vance, who she says fathered two children with her.
Labour minister says pandemic highlights need to settle on right-to-disconnect rules
The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to avoid work emails and text messages as the lines between home and work lives blur.
$18B Indigenous spending in Budget 2021 meant for short-term gaps: Miller
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to receive AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, are scheduled to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
More people with COVID-19 are dying before seeking medical care than in past waves: Ontario's chief coroner
Provincial health officials are now investigating an alarming new trend of people with COVID-19 who are rapidly deteriorating and dying before seeking medical care, Ontario's chief coroner and coordinator of the province’s outbreak response team said Thursday.
'We got it wrong': Doug Ford apologizes for some of Ontario's enhanced public health measures
Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.
N.S. announces 'near full-lockdown measures' for Halifax area as COVID-19 cases continue to climb
As Nova Scotia reports 38 new cases of COVID-19 – the largest single-day case increase in nearly one year – the province's premier announced tighter restrictions in the Halifax area and some surrounding communities in order to help curb the spread of the virus.
