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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 >

BC's tourism industry could lose up to $19B in revenue

Apr 20, 2020 7:05 AM Read more >

Crews made good progress containing wildfire near Squamish: BC Wildfire Service

VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says crews have made good progress containing a fire near Squamish, B.C. The service says in a statement Sunday that the fire is now considered as being held.

Apr 19, 2020 3:35 PM Read more >

Vancouver police arrest 14 people after elementary school break-in

VANCOUVER — Fourteen people who entered an East Vancouver elementary school Saturday evening in a protest action aimed at securing emergency housing for homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic were arrested.

Apr 19, 2020 1:35 PM Read more >