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Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling
VICTORIA - A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system, but she could not confirm allegations of an organized game to guess the blood-alcohol leve...
Nov 30, 2020
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...
Nov 30, 2020
Two New Afton mine workers test positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Two people working at NewGold's New Afton mine near Kamloops, have tested positive for COVID-19. New Afton says the workers test results came back Friday and Saturday. The infections are no...
Nov 29, 2020
Clearwater's Dutch Lake Community Centre damaged in an overnight fire
CLEARWATER - The Dutch Lake Community Centre has suffered heavy damage in a fire early Saturday morning in Clearwater.A preliminary investigation suggests the fire ignited in the building's biomass he...
Nov 28, 2020
COVID-19 surge continues in B.C. with 911 new cases Friday, 11 more deaths
VICTORIA - The surge in COVID-19 cases seen throughout North America is being mirrored in B.C. In a news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed the province has found a daily ...
Nov 27, 2020
Liberals face pressure for concrete ideas, economic plan in spending update
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being warned that they need to provide a detailed plan on navigating the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in a key spending document next week. ...
Nov 27, 2020
Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month
OTTAWA - The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate could be approved in Canada next month. Dr. Supriya Sharma says the Health Canada review is most advanced f...
Nov 26, 2020
Province records 738 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 70 in Interior; 13 more deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA - It has been a deadly day in B.C.'s fight against COVID-19. In her Wednesday (Nov. 25) news conference, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 13 more deaths due to the virus, b...
Nov 25, 2020
Province backs mandatory mask rules with $230 fines for non-compliance
VICTORIA - The province has extended enforcement around a recently implemented mask mandate - with $230 fines for those who refuse to follow the rules. In a release today (Nov. 24), the province says ...
Nov 24, 2020
B.C sets new daily COVID-19 case record with 941 cases in 24 hours
VICTORIA - British Columbia reached a grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic today (Nov. 24) with 941 new cases recorded in a single day. According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, there are now...
Nov 24, 2020
