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Pair get record-setting fines for snowmobiling in protected B.C. mountain caribou area

Pair get record-setting fines for snowmobiling in protected B.C. mountain caribou area

Two men have received thousands of dollars in fines for snowmobiling in areas closed for the mountain caribou. The fines total $9,050 and are the largest ever imposed by a B.C. provincial court in relation to caribou closures.
RCMP start criminal investigation into train derailment near Field, B.C.

RCMP start criminal investigation into train derailment near Field, B.C.

FIELD, B.C. — The RCMP say a criminal investigation has been launched into a fatal Canadian Pacific train derailment near the boundary between B.C. and Alberta in February 2019. Staff Sgt.

Burnaby Hospital fire that contributed to COVID-19 outbreak deemed arson: RCMP

BURNABY, B.C. — The RCMP say a fire that has been blamed for contributing to an outbreak of COVID-19 at a Metro Vancouver hospital was set deliberately.
B.C.'s top doctor says plan now for safe, COVID-free Christmas

B.C.'s top doctor says plan now for safe, COVID-free Christmas

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor is advising people with chronic health conditions to contact their family doctor to determine if they should get vaccinated for COVID-19. Dr.
B.C. police watchdog investigates Vancouver officers' use of force in arrest of man

B.C. police watchdog investigates Vancouver officers' use of force in arrest of man

VANCOUVER — B.C.'s police complaint commissioner will proceed with a disciplinary-conduct investigation into the actions of seven Vancouver officers involved in the arrest of a man who died five years ago. The B.C.
B.C. woman watched as big bobcat grabbed her dog and ran off

B.C. woman watched as big bobcat grabbed her dog and ran off

All Aurlie Young could do was watch in horror as a bobcat grabbed her beloved dog and fled into the hills. The incident happened on 7800-block Lakeview Drive in Coldstream Tuesday evening (Dec. 15), and it was over in an instant.

Two options on table to replace George Massey Tunnel in Metro Vancouver

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has received a business case outlining two options to replace the 61-year-old George Massey Tunnel in Metro Vancouver.
First vaccine recipient in Fraser Health hasn’t seen her children in ages

First vaccine recipient in Fraser Health hasn’t seen her children in ages

Fraser Health released a video showing the first vaccination

Privacy watchdog rejects B.C. First Nation's bid to access location of COVID-19 cases

VICTORIA — B.C.'s information and privacy commissioner says the province is releasing enough information to allow First Nations and the public to mitigate the risks of COVID-19.
Big White ski resort in Kelowna, B.C., fires staff after spread of COVID-19

Big White ski resort in Kelowna, B.C., fires staff after spread of COVID-19

KELOWNA, B.C. — Big White Ski Resort says it has fired "a number" of staff after a cluster of 60 cases of COVID-19 was discovered earlier this week. Michael Ballingall, the senior vice-president for the Kelowna, B.C.