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This tiny house prototype shows what could be Vancouver's emergency housing solution

The concept for a whole tiny townhouse complex made of these small homes was dreamt up by a Vancouver home builder

Dec 23, 2020 6:16 PM Read more >

COVID-19 curve bending down in B.C. after mid-November peak: top doctor

VICTORIA — COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are levelling off after peaking in mid-November, though the province's top doctor warns now is not the time to relax public health rules.

Dec 23, 2020 5:46 PM Read more >

Family offers reward for information leading to conviction in B.C. man's 2009 death

KELOWNA, B.C. — The family of a man who was killed at a home in Kelowna, B.C., is appealing for anyone with information to speak with police investigating the 2009 homicide.

Dec 23, 2020 5:40 PM Read more >

Vancouver police offices scratched, kicked while helping man in mental health crisis

VANCOUVER — Two officers are nursing various injuries after the Vancouver Police Department says they were attacked while trying to help a father deal with his mentally ill son. A statement from Sgt.

Dec 23, 2020 12:29 PM Read more >

Avalanche Canada issues warning covering most eastern B.C. mountain ranges

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a special public warning for the possibility of snowslides on mountain ranges stretching the length of eastern British Columbia and into Alberta's Kananaskis Country.

Dec 23, 2020 11:13 AM Read more >

Contract awarded for replacement of correctional centre in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — The provincial government has awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to design and build a new jail in Nanaimo, B.C. A statement from the Ministry of Public Safety says Stuart Olson Construction Ltd.

Dec 23, 2020 9:55 AM Read more >

BC Hydro says 240,000 customers hit by province's first winter storm

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says power has been restored for 99 per cent of customers affected by a fierce winter storm that brought heavy snow and strong winds to most of southern British Columbia this week.

Dec 23, 2020 8:04 AM Read more >

20 more COVID-19 cases at Big White ski resort, while province logs 444 cases

KELOWNA, B.C. — Another 20 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed at Big White ski resort in Kelowna, B.C., in an outbreak the Interior Health authority says is mostly related to shared housing.

Dec 22, 2020 5:13 PM Read more >

B.C. reviewing Chilliwack school board's commitment to safety, inclusion

VANCOUVER — Two special advisers have been appointed by the British Columbia government to evaluate the Chilliwack Board of Education's commitment to safety and inclusion in schools.

Dec 22, 2020 5:11 PM Read more >

B.C. sets temporary cap on food delivery fees for restaurants

VICTORIA — British Columbia's public safety minister has announced a temporary fee cap of 15 per cent charged to restaurants by food delivery companies as part of a plan to help the struggling hospitality industry.

Dec 22, 2020 3:37 PM Read more >