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B.C. fantasy Airbnb threatened with lawsuit for using the word 'Hobbit'

B.C. fantasy Airbnb threatened with lawsuit for using the word 'Hobbit'

'I just thought I'd call it the Hobbit Mountain Hideaway and then people started calling in the Hobbit Hole.'
One in custody after human remains found in ditch in Surrey, B.C.

One in custody after human remains found in ditch in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP say one person is in custody after human remains were found in a ditch in Surrey, B.C. An RCMP spokeswoman says the body was found at about 4 a.m. Friday as firefighters put out a small blaze in a rural area of south Surrey.
Delta Police not manning BC Ferries checkpoint

Delta Police not manning BC Ferries checkpoint

BC Ferries staff will call Delta police for assistance with enforcement if a traveller is refusing to adhere to the order of essential travel only
'Got quite lucky': B.C. dog gets run over, goes missing and returns home

'Got quite lucky': B.C. dog gets run over, goes missing and returns home

A Duncan couple is thanking their neighbours and volunteers after helping search for their dog after he was run over and took off.
One dead, several arrested after mall shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

One dead, several arrested after mall shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — One person is dead after a shooting at a strip mall in Nanaimo, B.C. Nanaimo RCMP say they responded to reports of shots fired at about 3 p.m. at the Rock City Plaza parking lot.
Vaccination clinics better than school-based program for children in B.C.: doctor

Vaccination clinics better than school-based program for children in B.C.: doctor

VICTORIA — Children between the ages of 12 and 17 will get their COVID-19 vaccines at community clinics instead of schools based on feedback from families wanting to get immunized together, British Columbia's provincial health officer says. Dr.
Plan to restart B.C.'s economy as COVID restrictions ease Tuesday: premier

Plan to restart B.C.'s economy as COVID restrictions ease Tuesday: premier

VICTORIA — The road map that lays out the path for British Columbia residents to get on with their post-pandemic lives will be revealed on Tuesday, says Premier John Horgan.
Seven more arrests, 21 in total at anti-logging camp on Vancouver Island: RCMP

Seven more arrests, 21 in total at anti-logging camp on Vancouver Island: RCMP

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Mounties say they have arrested seven more people along a remote forest service road on southern Vancouver Island as they enforce a court injunction ordering the removal of blockades set up to protest old-growth logging. Cpl.
Mounties return to enforce injunction against anti-logging camp on Vancouver Island

Mounties return to enforce injunction against anti-logging camp on Vancouver Island

RCMP are restricting access to the Fairy Creek watershed to allow Teal-Jones Cedar Products to begin logging.
'Great news': Premier John Horgan comments on B.C.'s reopening plan

'Great news': Premier John Horgan comments on B.C.'s reopening plan

The "circuit breaker will be over" on Tuesday.