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B.C. confirms 95 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 1,948

B.C. confirms 95 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 1,948

There have been an additional two deaths, bringing B.C.'s provincial total to 100.
Province to evacuate homeless encampments into hotels, community centres

Province to evacuate homeless encampments into hotels, community centres

Residents of Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver as well as Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue in Victoria will be moved into hotels, community centres and supportive housing in a move the province says will help stem the spread of COVID-19 and offer long-term housing solutions.
Coastal-class ferry builder files for insolvency

Coastal-class ferry builder files for insolvency

The German company that built three Coastal-class vessels for B.C. Ferries more than a decade ago is insolvent. A B.C.
Jack Knox: Woman awakes to be told she had died months ago

Jack Knox: Woman awakes to be told she had died months ago

Wilma Williams had a rough start to her Monday. “I got up in the morning and I was 80 years old,” she says. “But by the time I read my mail, I was dead.
Bus drivers' union to hold massive 'virtual rally'

Bus drivers' union to hold massive 'virtual rally'

“The federal government needs to act fast. It is a mistake to weaken the public transit system while tens of thousands of essential workers rely on it every day.”
Grocery shoppers describe their joy and frustrations in their work during pandemic

Grocery shoppers describe their joy and frustrations in their work during pandemic

It was late Sunday afternoon and William Wang was still racing through the aisles of a Richmond grocery store to buy flour. However, Wang wasn’t running errands for his family.
Coquitlam poultry plant closed as employees test positive

Coquitlam poultry plant closed as employees test positive

Infected workers and close contacts told to isolate
North Van firefighters douse Deep Cove deck fire

North Van firefighters douse Deep Cove deck fire

District of North Vancouver firefighters quickly doused a fire that broke out on an exterior deck of a house in Deep Cove Friday morning. Firefighters raced to the scene in the 500 block of Fairway Drive shortly after 10:25 a.m.
All-night strobe lights an error, North Van grain terminal operator says

All-night strobe lights an error, North Van grain terminal operator says

The company behind the massive new grain terminal on the North Vancouver waterfront says a technical malfunction was to blame for bright white strobe lights flashing throughout the night Thursday, to the annoyance of many in the Calverhall neighbourh
Rain will help clean up Upper Squamish Valley fire over the weekend

Rain will help clean up Upper Squamish Valley fire over the weekend

Crews will then snuff out whatever the showers don’t