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The move is part of a bid to create jobs as communities try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Aquarium is closing to the public, putting its programming on pause while it attempts to recover from the financial devastation of COVID-19.

CANAL FLATS, B.C. — Wind gusts fanned the flames of a wildfire near a village at the southern end of Columbia Lake in British Columbia late Saturday, increasing the size of the blaze by about four square kilometres.

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say they are investigating a Saturday night collision in Surrey, B.C. They say the force of the collision caused one vehicle to catch fire.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police are investigating after shots were fired late Saturday in a residential driveway in Abbotsford, B.C. Abbotsford police say they spoke to a 22-year-old man and his girlfriend who were in their vehicle in the driveway.

LADYSMITH, B.C. — The Mounties are investigating a Saturday morning collision near the east coast of Vancouver Island that left one person dead.

PENTICTON, B.C. — Fire crews are battling a blaze near a village at the southern end of Columbia Lake in British Columbia had to contend with gusty winds that could fan the flames on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver School Board says it is working on an alternate back-to-school option for parents who are not comfortable sending their children into classrooms.

VICTORIA — British Columbia reported 124 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, setting a new daily record. In a joint news release, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say active cases have ticked up to 974 in B.C.