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B.C.'s COVID infections jump by 41 with more cases at packing plant, Haida Gwaii

VANCOUVER — There are more COVID-19 infections from outbreaks at a British Columbia berry packing plant and on Haida Gwaii, contributing to the provincial total of 41 new cases announced Wednesday.

Jul 29, 2020 4:46 PM Read more >

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. lowest since March 16, as St. Paul's outbreak ends

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Safety board says poor maintenance caused ship fire off Haida Gwaii

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says a fire that broke out in the engine room of a container ship off Haida Gwaii was caused by poor maintenance.

Jul 29, 2020 2:34 PM Read more >

Dog dragged by stolen vehicle; Alberta man faces charges

INVERMERE, B.C. — An Alberta man has been charged with theft of a vehicle and causing injury to an animal after a woman in southeastern B.C. watched her dog being dragged away by her stolen SUV.

Jul 29, 2020 1:57 PM Read more >

Pilot flew into canyon, setting off fatal Yukon crash: safety board

RICHMOND, B.C. — Pilot decision-making was the cause of a fatal crash in Yukon involving an Alkan Air Ltd. flight last August.

Jul 29, 2020 1:28 PM Read more >

Federal government announces $3 million to support B.C. tech companies

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's small- and medium-sized technology businesses are getting some financial help from the federal government.

Jul 28, 2020 2:09 PM Read more >

Woman dies in crash of light plane at a remote site east of Vancouver

VANCOUVER — The Transportation Safety Board says it is sending a team of investigators to the scene of a fatal plane crash at a remote site east of Vancouver. The board said in an email that its team will gather information and assess the occurrence.

Jul 28, 2020 1:48 PM Read more >

B.C. boosts funding for community sport groups amid COVID-19

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One life sentence for the man who killed a Vancouver couple

VANCOUVER — A single life sentence of 25 years in prison has been imposed on 27-year-old Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam for the murders of a Vancouver couple two years ago.

Jul 28, 2020 12:03 PM Read more >

Both drivers die in head-on crash on Highway 1 near Ashcroft, B.C.

ASHCROFT, B.C. — Two people are dead after a crash on Highway 1 near Ashcroft, B.C., that also set off a grass fire. RCMP say a woman driving a Honda Civic crossed the centre line and hit a semi truck head-on.

Jul 28, 2020 10:50 AM Read more >