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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.

Dec 18, 2020 7:05 AM Read more >

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.

Dec 17, 2020 5:43 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 17, 2020 5:35 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 17, 2020 3:49 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 17, 2020 3:05 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 17, 2020 1:35 PM Read more >

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

Fraser Health released a video showing the first vaccination

Dec 17, 2020 12:48 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 17, 2020 12:38 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 17, 2020 12:29 PM Read more >

Former B.C. privacy commissioner to lead review of police ‘street check’ study

A former B.C.

Dec 17, 2020 12:05 PM Read more >