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VANCOUVER — A loophole in the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit that doesn't prohibit people charging fees to help others get relief funds needs to be closed to prevent scams, an NDP MP says.

VANCOUVER — An Appeal Court has sent a man facing a murder charge back to trial in a case stemming from the murders of six people in Surrey, B.C. Jamie Bacon was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to murder.

CACHE CREEK, B.C. — Some residents of Cache Creek, B.C., are being warned they may need to leave their homes as a river threatens to breach its banks.

NEW HAZELTON, B.C. — The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the danger of British Columbia's wildfire season and the province's forests minister says public help is crucial to reducing fires.

VANCOUVER — The corporation overseeing Metro Vancouver's transportation network says it is restoring routes, enhancing cleaning and recommending passengers wear masks as B.C.'s COVID-19 restart begins.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government and advocates for homeless people are at odds over whether moving hundreds of people into temporary housing amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been successful.

VICTORIA — Politicians in British Columbia will return to a new look legislature next month where efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 could see the house taking on the appearance of a TV game show, says Premier John Horgan.

VICTORIA — The Office of the Ombudsperson says it has begun one investigation under British Columbia's new whistleblower protection legislation.

Vancouver police say they provided incorrect information last week about the number of charges laid against two men after commercial break-ins.

MERRITT, B.C. — The RCMP says it's investigating a suspicious blaze and alleged vandalism at a Trans Mountain pipeline work site near Merritt, B.C.