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VICTORIA — Millions of respirator masks that British Columbia purchased from a manufacturer in China have been given a stamp of approval by separate labs, making them available for health workers, Health Minister Adrian Dix said.

KELOWNA, B.C. — A video circulating on social media that appears to show a Mountie punching a combative driver doesn't tell the full story, the Kelowna, British Columbia, detachment's top officer said Tuesday.

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say they're looking for a 19-year-old man charged with kidnapping and assault who is suspected of removing a court-ordered monitoring bracelet. Police say Dyllan Petrin was arrested on the charges last July.

VICTORIA — About one third of students returned to classrooms in British Columbia Monday and Education Minister Rob Fleming said he expects those numbers to rise.

VICTORIA — Services are resuming on some British Columbia ferry routes with more people travelling in the province as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

VICTORIA — An immigration nominee program that brings workers to British Columbia fills labour gaps but needs to improve safeguards for fraud and corruption, says an audit. The B.C.

GANGES, B.C. — The Vancouver Island integrated major crime unit is investigating the deaths of a man and a woman found at a home on Salt Spring Island.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Conservation officers in northwestern British Columbia have captured and killed a lone wolf that may have been responsible for a rare attack on a human.