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VANCOUVER — A study of school staff in Vancouver says their risk of developing COVID-19 through contact at school is identical to their risk of catching the virus in the community.

Expect a heat wave, with some temps across the province in the 30- to 40-degree range.

Every year, the province's glaciers lose enough water to fill BC Place Stadium 8,300 times. The province's scientists and outdoor community worry that's putting people and wildlife at risk.

“The environmental movement needs to be more respectful. How would any of them like it if I came into their backyard and set up a protest?”

The discussions are scheduled to take place under the framework of Section 7 of the DRIPA Act– which B.C. adopted in 2019– which sets out provisions for negotiating consent-based decision making agreements for the the purposes of reconciliation. 

The First Nation hopes to conduct a ground-penetrating radar survey of its own, announcing its intention just weeks after the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced it had found, with the use of the radar technology, what is believed to be the unmarked graves of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. 

VANCOUVER — The former chief executive officer at British Columbia's Chamber of Commerce is entering the B.C. Liberal leadership race.

The 215 graves are, to the band’s knowledge, undocumented deaths for which it is still in the process of collecting records.

VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting a one-day total of COVID-19 cases not seen since last August, but health officials are encouraging more people to get vaccinated as the virus continues to circulate in the province and neighbouring jurisdictio

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan is marking National Indigenous Peoples Day by celebrating First Nation communities while recognizing systemic racism continues to be a reality for them.