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B.C. blames Telus for call centre failures amid criticism over lack of online booking

B.C. blames Telus for call centre failures amid criticism over lack of online booking

VICTORIA — British Columbia is blaming Telus after call centres for COVID-19 vaccine appointments were overwhelmed, while the province also faces criticism over the lack of an online booking platform.
B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

A man in his 80s at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre was the first to die from COVID-19 in Canada.
Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Ross Alderson, a former director of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations at the B.C. Lottery Corporation, took concerns to media in 2017; now he’s a no-show at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.
B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

A man in his 80s at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre was the first to die from COVID-19 in Canada.
North Shore Black Bear Society calls for 'responsible coexistence' as bears wake up

North Shore Black Bear Society calls for 'responsible coexistence' as bears wake up

As bears are waking up and making their way out of their winter dens, the head of the North Shore Black Bear society is hoping to see more “responsible coexistence” in 2021.
Nurse incompetent in practice serving gay community: college

Nurse incompetent in practice serving gay community: college

Nurse had solicited unneeded intimate sexual history details: college
Transportation Safety Board issues report into fatal northwest B.C. helicopter crash

Transportation Safety Board issues report into fatal northwest B.C. helicopter crash

VANCOUVER — Heavy rain creating an optical illusion on the windshield of a helicopter could have played a role in a fatal crash in northwestern British Columbia last summer, but the Transportation Safety Board says without onboard recording devices i
10-year-old girl robbed, injured while buying breakfast in downtown Vancouver

10-year-old girl robbed, injured while buying breakfast in downtown Vancouver

While waiting in line to buy food a woman grabbed the girl's money out of her jacket pocket
B.C. conservation officers find invasive mussel in aquarium moss in retail stores

B.C. conservation officers find invasive mussel in aquarium moss in retail stores

VICTORIA — For years, British Columbia conservation officers have been checking boats coming into the province for invasive zebra mussels, but now it turns out they're coming through local pet stores. The B.C.
'Telus failed us' over vaccine call centres, says B.C. health minister

'Telus failed us' over vaccine call centres, says B.C. health minister

Vancouver telecom giant says it's adding hundreds of call centre workers to assist efforts to book vaccine appointments