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B.C.'s top doctor says stay vigilant as not enough second vaccine doses administered

VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer began her update on COVID-19 by paying tribute to the 215 children whose remains were discovered at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops. Dr.

May 31, 2021 5:14 PM Read more >

No excuse for giving children Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: Henry

About a dozen cases confirmed of children receiving vaccine only approved for adults

May 31, 2021 4:14 PM Read more >

A dozen youth mistakenly given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine in Vancouver

Vancouver Coastal Health is apologizing and says it's updating its immunization processes after confirming a dozen incidents in which youth were given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine.

May 31, 2021 4:13 PM Read more >

Police watchdog called after man shot, seriously injured in Prince George, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot and seriously injured by an RCMP officer. The RCMP say an officer in Prince George was conducting an investigation shortly before 7 a.m.

May 31, 2021 4:11 PM Read more >

Words like 'evicted,' 'banished,' 'crime scene' painted on side of St. Joseph's Catholic Church

The incident follows days after Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced it had located the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former residential school.

May 31, 2021 1:50 PM Read more >

Surrey schools and city hall mourn mass grave of Indigenous children

Surrey Schools stressed the need for more education on residential schools

May 31, 2021 12:32 PM Read more >

June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry

VICTORIA — The minimum wage in British Columbia jumps to $15.20 an hour on June 1, making it the highest rate of any province in Canada.

May 31, 2021 11:10 AM Read more >

Burial site investigation informed by band's archaeological policies, ceremonies: chief

Tk’emlups te Secwepemc said they are expecting to complete their preliminary findings by mid-June.

May 31, 2021 10:06 AM Read more >

Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh wants emergency debate on residential school discovery

Federal NDP leader calls for more action, to work in partnership with First Nations communities to investigate and fully fund identification of other sites.

May 31, 2021 9:59 AM Read more >

Memorial outside Kamloops church organized to start dialogue

Donations of teddy bears and shoes were collected and will be taken to the Kamloopa powwow grounds.

May 31, 2021 9:56 AM Read more >