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Many British Columbians wondering what more they can do to slow transmission of COVID-19

Many British Columbians wondering what more they can do to slow transmission of COVID-19

The 'do more' message could have been improved, says psychology professor
B.C. nears one-year anniversary of first COVID-19 infection

B.C. nears one-year anniversary of first COVID-19 infection

Tumultuous past year filled with unprecedented actions to combat virus' spread

Complicated, dangerous rescue saves man caught in avalanche near Vancouver

VANCOUVER — An out-of-bounds snowboarder is recovering in hospital from various injuries including a possible fractured pelvis after being caught in an avalanche on Vancouver's North Shore mountains.
B.C. ramping up screening for faster-spreading COVID-19 'variants of concern'

B.C. ramping up screening for faster-spreading COVID-19 'variants of concern'

VANCOUVER — There's a race between COVID-19 and the rollout of vaccine as researchers and health officials in B.C. warn of two faster-spreading variants.

Canadian crews assist U.S. Coast Guard in search for downed plane after distress call

VICTORIA — Canadian rescue crews are helping to search for a small plane off of the B.C. coast after United States officials received a mayday distress call. The U.S.
Ex-lottery VP testifies money laundering 'politically charged,' gets emotional

Ex-lottery VP testifies money laundering 'politically charged,' gets emotional

VANCOUVER — A former executive with British Columbia's lottery corporation became emotional Tuesday after two days of testimony at a public inquiry into money laundering.
B.C. records 407 new cases of COVID-19; officials repeat calls to bend the curve

B.C. records 407 new cases of COVID-19; officials repeat calls to bend the curve

VICTORIA — Health officials say more COVID-19 cases have been linked to community clusters related to social gatherings and a ski resort in British Columbia's Interior.

Man with bow and arrow pushed past city hall staff, locked self in office: B.C. RCMP

ROSSLAND, B.C. — RCMP say a man armed with a bow and arrow pushed past staff to enter city hall and locked himself in an office in Rossland, B.C. Mounties say in a news release that the 24-year-old man entered the south-central B.C.

Man accused of trying to kill his mother pleads to assault in a Kelowna, B.C., court

KELOWNA, B.C. — An attempted murder trial came to an abrupt end Tuesday when a man from West Kelowna, B.C., pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault of his mother.
Ex-girlfriend to testify via CCTV against former BC Lion accused in Burnaby murder

Ex-girlfriend to testify via CCTV against former BC Lion accused in Burnaby murder

Judge rules 'alleged eyewitness' would be at risk of 're-traumatization' if exposed to former CFL player Josh Boden in court. Boden is on trial for second-degree murder in the death of another ex-girlfriend, Kimberly Hallgarth, in March 2009.