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VANCOUVER — A new weather system brought cleaner air and the promise of further improvements to parts of British Columbia on Saturday but conditions across the mountains were expected to worsen before getting better.

RICHMOND, B.C. — The RCMP say two men are in hospital after a shooting Friday evening in Richmond, B.C. They say officers were called to the scene in the 9000 Block of Capstan Way just after 7:30 p.m. Cpl.

VICTORIA — Civil jury trials in British Columbia are being suspended for a year in an effort to help courts remain safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VICTORIA — Health officials in B.C. are urging residents to think of the consequences of their actions, as they linked the growing number of COVID-19 cases to behaviour during the Labour Day long weekend.

VICTORIA — The Royal B.C. Museum is getting a new research building to help house its extensive archive, protect its collections and improve public accessibility to the vast amount of material. The province has announced a site in Colwood, B.C.

VANCOUVER — The first half of a $100-million federal fund directed at cleaning up dormant oil and gas wells in British Columbia has been disbursed.

VANCOUVER — Border officials say a man from Alaska has been charged with smuggling assault-style guns at a border crossing in British Columbia.

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say they are investigating a targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C. A statement from the force says officers responded to reports of gunfire late Thursday in the Brookswood neighbourhood.

SMITHERS, B.C. — A former high-profile federal British Columbia politician is the latest in a growing number of New Democrats looking to make the switch to provincial politics for the next election.