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Vancouver Coastal Health adds 2 restaurants to possible COVID-19 exposure list

Vancouver Coastal Health says people who visited two Vancouver restaurants recently may have been exposed to COVID-19. The health authority added Pierre's Champagne Lounge and West Oak Restaurant to its list of possible current public exposures.

69 salmonella cases in the province linked to red onions, BC CDC says

VANCOUVER — The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning people in the province to check where their red onions came from amid a salmonella outbreak. The BC CDC says the outbreak has been linked to red onions imported from the U.S.

Coquitlam SAR rescues 17 campers stuck at Widgeon Lake due to poor weather

VANCOUVER — Coquitlam Search and Rescue helped 17 campers stranded at Widgeon Lake in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park Friday after their chartered float plane could not pick them up due to poor weather. The volunteer team received a call around 11 a.

More COVID-19 warnings posted for U.S. and Canadian flights to B.C.

VANCOUVER — More flights have been added to the list alerting passengers who arrived at British Columbia airports of potential exposure to COVID-19.

Co-workers' brawl ends in stabbing and damage award of nearly $100,000

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A disagreement between two British Columbia longshoremen ended in a brief but violent brawl and a judge says one man owes the other nearly $100,000 for bringing a knife to a fist fight. The decision, posted Friday on the B.C.

17 campers helicoptered from remote Coquitlam site, as weather fouls exit plan

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Search and rescue crews in Coquitlam, B.C., say they had to conduct a "non-urgent helicopter evacuation of 17 campers. Messages posted on social media by the rescue team on Friday say the 17 were stranded at Widgeon Lake.
U.S. aluminum tariffs 'disappointing' and 'unfortunate,' says B.C. premier

U.S. aluminum tariffs 'disappointing' and 'unfortunate,' says B.C. premier

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says the United States government's decision to impose tariffs on Canadian raw aluminum is "disappointing." A statement from the premier's office says Canadian aluminum exports do not harm the U.S.

Three men arrested after 'serious' stabbing at popular B.C. hot spring

AGASSIZ, B.C. — RCMP say three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a stabbing on a public dock at a popular hot spring east of Chilliwack, B.C.

Vancouver police cite residents' 'fear and concern' in beefing tent camp patrols

VANCOUVER — Police patrols have been stepped up around an east Vancouver park where a tent encampment is growing.

Masks will be mandatory on trains, buses in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Almost everyone boarding a bus, train or Seabus in Metro Vancouver will soon have to wear a mask to protect against the spread of COVID-19. TransLink announced Thursday that starting Aug.