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VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer called on young people to avoid large social gatherings as the province battles a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. Dr.

SURREY, B.C. — A charge of manslaughter has now been laid following the death of a woman in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 47-year-old man was arrested Aug. 7.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Two vessels collided on the South Thompson River Saturday, sending two people to hospital, police said as they probed the incident. At about 3:30 p.m.

Vancouver Coastal Health says Sunset Beach is not suitable for swimming because of high E. coli levels. The health authority put an advisory in place Saturday after a water quality test showed 1,375 E. coli per 100 mL.

SURREY, B.C. — Fraser Health says a staff member at a long-term care home has tested positive for COVID-19. The health authority says in a statement that the case is at New Vista Care Home, which is operated by New Vista Care Society.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.