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After almost four decades, a local taxicab company is parking its business at the curb for the first time in response to the coronavirus crisis. Sunshine Cabs, based in West Vancouver, will put the brakes on operations at 9 p.m. Saturday.

Hilda Duddridge made a promise to her husband of nearly 75 years and she won’t let the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way. “I said I’d look after him until the day he died,” said Hilda, 95.

In a normal school year, parents would likely be counting down the days to the end of spring break this weekend and kids would be getting books and backpacks ready to head back to the classroom.

Some clap their hands. Others bang pots and pans. The Pink Pied Piper, as his name would suggest, shows his appreciation for health-care workers on the COVID-19 frontlines with his Scottish bagpipes.

While rumours circulated that B.C. Liquor Stores would close doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch clarified that it will only curtail shopping hours .

North Shore Rescue members say a wayward hiker got lucky after surviving a fall down a cliff and spending a night in the wilderness over the weekend. Around 9 p.m.

Operators uncertain as they provide essential service

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced 66 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., bringing the total to 725.

Transportation agency aims to promote physical distancing with the new initiative

Ryoji Fujita, a 37-year-old outdoor enthusiast, was caught in an avalanche