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• B.C. permanently approves takeout, delivery liquor service from restaurants

  B.C's popular booze delivery regulation is now here to stay after a change to the current rules surrounding off-site sales.

  Health

  Mar 12, 2021
• Fraser Health warns of more exposures of COVID-19 variants of concern at schools

  The schools will remain open, and Fraser Health is now working to identify any connected variant cases through contact tracing.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2021
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• Fraser Health identifies more COVID-19 variants of concern at 3 Surrey schools

  There have been exposures at Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Frank Hurt Secondary School, and M.B. Sanford Elementary School.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2021
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• Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Columbian Hospital

  Fraser Health said Friday evening that there has been evidence of transmission in a medicine unit where five patients have tested positive.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2021
• Canadians care less about opioid addiction than before the COVID-19 pandemic: poll

  B.C. had a record-breaking year for illicit drug overdoses in 2020, but a new survey by the Angus Reid Institute suggests people care less about opioid addiction than they used to.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2021
• Vancouver drug tester says nearly half of all heroin that comes in contains fentanyl

  The centre has tested about 10,000 drug samples since its inception in 2019, Larsen said, adding that the quantity of contaminated drugs he sees has increased over the last year. 

  Health

  Feb 11, 2021
• COVID-19 case at B.C. high school was in close contact with variant, officials say

  Officials said the case with the variant does not go to Garibaldi Secondary in Maple Ridge.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2021
• Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Surrey homeless shelter

  The health authority says they are now screening staff and clients, and contact tracing is underway.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2021
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• North Vancouver RCMP say body found burned at homeless encampment

  Fire crews were originally called to the bushes behind the Phibbs Exchange bus loop near Orwell Street around 5 p.m.

  Jan 23, 2021
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• Langley councillor looks to strip tax breaks from churches defying COVID-19 health orders

  A Langley Township councillor doesn't think churches who are defying public health orders in her town should qualify for certain tax breaks.

  Jan 12, 2021
• Two COVID-19 fines handed out at 100-person University of Victoria gathering

  Police were called to an area called Pumphouse Station where they found a large group of students, many seen not wearing masks.

  Jan 12, 2021
• Two men arrested, one in hospital after overnight standoff with Vancouver police

  Vancouver police said an armed man was inside a building Saturday evening in the area of Powell St and Princess Ave.

  Jan 3, 2021
• BC Nurses’ Union calls COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K. ‘concerning’

  The president of the BC Nurses' Union says health-care workers are already bracing for what could be a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases.

  Health

  Dec 28, 2020
• Surrey city council passes 2021 budget, raises taxes by 2.9 per cent

  An annual $100 flat parcel tax for Surrey property owners will also be raised to $300 under the new budget, which passed 5-4.

  Dec 8, 2020
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• Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Newton Elementary School in Surrey

  The school will be closed until Dec. 14th.

  Nov 28, 2020
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• Fire at Burnaby Hospital a factor in COVID-19 outbreak affecting 55 patients

  Forty staff members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and health officials are working to determine if they are connected to the outbreak.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2020
• BC SPCA warns against at-home neutering after ‘horrific’ incident

  The BC SPCA is warning against at-home neutering after two cats were dropped off at the Vancouver shelter with disturbing injuries earlier this month.

  Nov 24, 2020
• North Vancouver District backs off considering forcing holiday lights off by 11 p.m.

  If you do keep your lights on overnight, bylaw officials could be knocking on your door with a $100 fine if the amendment is passed.

  Politics

  Nov 23, 2020
• Car crashes into Surrey storefront, hits cyclist near City Hall

  Surrey RCMP are investigating after a car hit a cyclist, then crashed into a storefront near City Hall Saturday nigh

  Nov 22, 2020
• Base jumper rescued after getting sail stuck on Stawamus Chief

  Squamish first responders called to the Stawamus Chief Saturday evening after a base jumper became stuck.

  Nov 21, 2020
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• Vancouver Coastal Health declares new COVID-19 outbreak at Lions Gate Hospital

  VCH said they're currently in the process of notifying patients in the affected units, as well as their families.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2020
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• B.C. veterinarians blame COVID-19 pandemic for rise in kennel cough cases in dogs

  The Society of B.C. Veterinarians has noticed more dogs are catching kennel cough this year than in previous years, and they think it might be due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2020
• BCTF renewing calls for mandatory masks inside classrooms

  The BC Teachers' Federation is again calling for mandatory masks in classrooms, now that the federal government has identified airborne particles are a risk of COVID-19 transmission.

  Nov 6, 2020
• Abbotsford, B.C., marks three years since killing of Const. John Davidson

  Abbotsford Police Department Const. John Davidson was shot and killed while on duty three years ago.

  Nov 6, 2020
• Coquitlam, B.C., Legion struggling to sell poppies during COVID-19 pandemic

  President of the Coquitlam Royal Canadian Legion Bob Chapman told Global News that due to the pandemic, some stores in the region have been saying no to poppy boxes.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2020