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Canada goose shot with arrow wanders interior B.C. lakefront

Apr 21, 2020 4:08 PM Read more >

Zipcar to close operations and drive out of British Columbia on May 1

VANCOUVER — Car-sharing service Zipcar says it will stop operations on May 1 in British Columbia.

Apr 21, 2020 3:28 PM Read more >

Vancouver's zero-waste policy runs afoul of its request for take-out containers

Vancouver is asking for donations of take-out containers and bottled water in what is an odd twist to the city's zero waste policies. The city says it needs the items to tackle hunger and thirst amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 21, 2020 2:38 PM Read more >

Flood warnings upgraded for much of B.C.'s Cariboo, Chilcotin regions

VANCOUVER — Flood warnings have been issued for a wide area of central British Columbia and the River Forecast Centre warns river levels will continue to rise through Wednesday.

Apr 21, 2020 12:17 PM Read more >

Alert Bay's tsunami siren signals curfew to fight COVID-19, says B.C. mayor

ALERT BAY, B.C. — A remote coastal British Columbia community is preparing to sound its tsunami warning siren to help impose a nightly curfew to fight COVID-19, says the mayor of Alert Bay.

Apr 20, 2020 5:21 PM Read more >

High housing costs are harmful to public interest, says BC Supreme Court judge

Apr 20, 2020 5:05 PM Read more >

Masks now encouraged for B.C. ferry passengers

Apr 20, 2020 2:16 PM Read more >

Demand will fuel B.C. real estate in 2021 after COVID recession: report

VANCOUVER — A report from the B.C. Real Estate Association says the 2020 COVID-driven recession will be deep, although it could be shorter than other Canadian economic downturns.

Apr 20, 2020 12:22 PM Read more >

COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit

VANCOUVER — Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being laid off as TransLink faces plunging ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 20, 2020 11:22 AM Read more >

RCMP seek witnesses to collision in Kelowna, B.C., that killed a child

KELOWNA, B.C. — A child has been hit and killed by a vehicle in Kelowna, B.C. A release from the Kelowna RCMP says it happened Sunday afternoon on a residential street in the northeast part of the city.

Apr 20, 2020 7:13 AM Read more >