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Transit service across Metro Vancouver will see deep cuts and lay offs over the coming weeks

Transit service across Metro Vancouver will see deep cuts over the coming weeks as the company that manages bus, SeaBus, SkyTrain and commuter rail services copes with monthly losses of $75 million. A statement from TransLink say...

B.C. to start issuing $2K tickets for price gouging, other offences

BC police and enforcement officers will start issuing $2000 tickets for price gouging and reselling essential supplies during the COVID-19 state of emergency.The province's minister of public safety and solicitor general says the measures are effective immediately.Mike Farnworth says Consumer Protection BC has already received more than 800 complaints about these types of practices.And he adds that all the complaints will be investigated....

COVID-19: 29 new cases, 3 more deaths in B.C.

British Columbia's provincial health officer says the province has 29 new positive COVID-19 cases as of Saturday afternoon.That brings the province's total to 1,647 people who have tested positive for the virus.Dr. Bonnie Henry says three more people died of the virus, raising the province's death toll to 81.The latest deaths came from long-term care facilities....

43 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 966 people have recovered

British Columbia is reporting 43 new COVID-19 cases, but no new deaths. A joint statement from Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. now has a total of 1,618 COVID-19 cases. The statement says 119 people are in hospital with 52 of those people in intensive care. It says 966 people have recovered from COVID-19. Earlier Friday, Henry and Dix released modelling data showing B.C. is flattening the COVID-19 curve to the point where plans are underway to loosen some provincial restrictions. ...

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Models examining BC's response to the COVID-19 show some success to "flatten the curve"

The latest health models examining British Columbia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic show the province has managed to ``flatten the curve,'' slowing the spread of the virus. Officials say B.C.'s rate of cases of the new corona...

B.C.'s first major wildfire of 2020 destroys homes near Squamish: witness

The BC Wildfire Service says an aggressive blaze near Squamish, B.C., is being held at one-square kilometre in size but residents pushed out by the flames say several homes have been lost. Toni Kerekes runs a riding school in the...

COVID-19: BC reports increase of smallest number of cases in weeks

B.C. is reporting two new outbreaks of COVID-19, one at a long-term care facility in Cranbrook and one at an acute care unit at the Ridge Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge. In a statement, the province said new cases have also been...

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Mission inmate has died from an apparent complication related to COVID-19

An inmate has died from an apparent complication related to COVID-19 at a prison in British Columbia. Correctional Service Canada says in a statement it is the first death related to the novel coronavirus among federally sentenced inmates. It says in a statement the inmate died at Abbotsford Regional Hospital Wednesday. The correctional service says the inmate, who has not been identified, was serving time at Mission Institute where 54 people have tested positive for the virus. It says the inmate's next of kin has been notified and the BC Coroners Service will review the circumstances of deat...

Uncontrolled wildfire forces local state of emergency near Squamish, B.C.

A state of local emergency has been declared north of Vancouver as a wildfire has charred more than half a square kilometre of bush and trees in the Upper Squamish Valley.The District of Squamish issued the declaration late Wednesday after the out-of-control fire threatened a handful of homes, a campground and BC Hydro infrastructure.Six homes have been evacuated and evacuation alerts are also in effect for residents of Paradise Valley.Coastal Fire Centre spokeswoman Donna MacPherson has said the blaze was likely human caused.A 12 person, BC Wildfire crew remained in the area overnight, assis...

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Naheed Nenshi Eyes Edmonton-Strathcona Seat

Alberta's opposition NDP leader, Naheed Nenshi, is seeking a riding to contest a seat in the legislature. The former Calgary mayor has been leading the party for six months but is not yet an MLA. The United Conservative Party (U...

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