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Canada is drawing closer to making a decision on a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday as the federal government continued to face pressure to deliver on doses amid mounting cases and deaths.

British Columbians will need to keep holiday gatherings and celebrations to an "absolute minimum," Premier John Horgan told reporters this afternoon (Dec. 2). "The challenges ahead are significant. We know that.

Prince George RCMP will be stepping up enforcement against driving while impaired heading into the holiday season.

VICTORIA — A long-running study of more than 50 dead killer whales in the Pacific Ocean concludes human activities pose deadly threats to the orcas.

“Impaired driving enforcement will be the same as usual”

The Fraser-Fort George Regional District has turned to the court to get a property owner to remove more than 100 vehicles stored on his property.

‘Art has brought me joy when my disability is, at times, all consuming’

Hedgehogs can carry Salmonella bacteria even though they appear healthy and clean and show no signs of illness.

Hospitals in northern B.C. whose intensive care units are full began sending their COVID-19 patients to Victoria this week.

LONDON — Britain authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for use Wednesday, greenlighting the first shot backed up by rigorous scientific review. The first vaccinations are expected within days — a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic.