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VICTORIA — Anyone using a British Columbia ferry on routes longer than 30 minutes will have to bring a face mask with them to protect against transmission of COVID-19.

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says ice in a carburetor was the cause of a fatal plane crash last year outside Smithers, B.C.

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — A Vancouver Island man is awaiting a court date over an alleged racist incident at a First Nations community near Port Alberni.

VICTORIA — Several thousand people gathered in downtown Victoria Sunday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd's death last month in Minneapolis.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Police say a 58-year-old man is the latest homicide victim in Chilliwack, B.C., after his body was discovered in a parking lot late Saturday night.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — Authorities continue to search for a missing plane and its two occupants in Maple Ridge, B.C., after someone reported seeing it fly over the Fraser River, go into the water and then disappear on Saturday.

VICTORIA — Nearly a third of elementary- and secondary-school students in British Columbia returned to classrooms last week.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department says two people were arrested after an alleged assault at Friday's otherwise peaceful protest against racism and police brutality.

VICTORIA — Health officials are reporting just one new case of COVID-19 in British Columbia, the lowest figure since early March. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr.

VICTORIA — The jobless rate in British Columbia continues to climb, increasing to 13.4 per cent last month, but Finance Minister Carole James says there are signs of growing confidence.