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COVID-19 curve bending down in B.C. after mid-November peak: top doctor

VICTORIA — COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are levelling off after peaking in mid-November, though the province's top doctor warns now is not the time to relax public health rules.

Dec 23, 2020 5:46 PM Read more >

Family offers reward for information leading to conviction in B.C. man's 2009 death

KELOWNA, B.C. — The family of a man who was killed at a home in Kelowna, B.C., is appealing for anyone with information to speak with police investigating the 2009 homicide.

Dec 23, 2020 5:40 PM Read more >

Wood products pricing surge expected to persist, raising 2021 house, renovation costs

CALGARY — An unexpected rebound in wood product prices this month is boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies but leaving homeowners and buyers with the prospect of higher home and renovation costs in 2021.

Dec 23, 2020 2:05 PM Read more >

Vancouver police offices scratched, kicked while helping man in mental health crisis

VANCOUVER — Two officers are nursing various injuries after the Vancouver Police Department says they were attacked while trying to help a father deal with his mentally ill son. A statement from Sgt.

Dec 23, 2020 12:29 PM Read more >

Avalanche Canada issues warning covering most eastern B.C. mountain ranges

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a special public warning for the possibility of snowslides on mountain ranges stretching the length of eastern British Columbia and into Alberta's Kananaskis Country.

Dec 23, 2020 11:13 AM Read more >

Contract awarded for replacement of correctional centre in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — The provincial government has awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to design and build a new jail in Nanaimo, B.C. A statement from the Ministry of Public Safety says Stuart Olson Construction Ltd.

Dec 23, 2020 9:55 AM Read more >

Truck involved in Cache Creek jade theft found; stone still missing

B.C. Mounties found the truck involved in this weekend's theft of a jade boulder from a Cache Creek shop, but the huge slab of green stone is still missing. The theft happened late Saturday , Dec.

Dec 23, 2020 9:05 AM Read more >

BC Hydro says 240,000 customers hit by province's first winter storm

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says power has been restored for 99 per cent of customers affected by a fierce winter storm that brought heavy snow and strong winds to most of southern British Columbia this week.

Dec 23, 2020 8:04 AM Read more >

Interior Health finds 20 COVID-19 cases linked to Big White community cluster

Interior Health has identified an additional 20 cases of COVID-19 linked to the Big White Mountain community cluster as of today (Dec. 22), bringing the total number of cases identified to date up to 96.

Dec 23, 2020 7:35 AM Read more >

B.C. boosts tourism sector support to $105M following task force report

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has added $55 million to a grant relief fund to help tourism businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 23, 2020 7:05 AM Read more >