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Apology issued after removal of memorial for Kamloops residential school victims

VICTORIA — An apology has been issued after a memorial honouring the young victims of the Kamloops Indian Residential School was removed from the steps of the British Columbia legislature just hours after it was set up. A message on the B.C.

Jun 1, 2021 11:08 AM Read more >

April 2021 most fatal month yet for B.C. overdose deaths

The number of deaths from illicit drug overdoses continues to rise

Jun 1, 2021 10:55 AM Read more >

B.C.'s reopening plan greeted with hope, relief, skepticism

Business community urges British Columbians to be patient as service economy reopens

Jun 1, 2021 10:36 AM Read more >

SERIES: Police spend 3,078 hours waiting at two B.C. hospitals, not responding to calls

Special Report: Last year, three detachments on Vancouver Island spent over 3,000 hours waiting at Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital with people experiencing a mental health crisis.

Jun 1, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

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 >