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B.C. records 395 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as infections continue upward march

B.C. records 395 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as infections continue upward march

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials reported 395 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday with infections showing no signs of slowing down. In a news release, they say there are no additional deaths and 23 of those infected are in intensive care.
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B.C. Supreme Court judge refuses to ask jurors about vaccine status

B.C. Supreme Court judge refuses to ask jurors about vaccine status

Request delved into “a private and personal sphere”
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Squamish Nation to investigate St. Paul's Indian Residential School for unmarked graves

Squamish Nation to investigate St. Paul's Indian Residential School for unmarked graves

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) launches investigation into former St. Paul’s Indian Residential School site to find answers about the children who attended the institution but never made it home
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UBC researchers discover first new carnivorous plant in 20 years

UBC researchers discover first new carnivorous plant in 20 years

It looks pretty but sucks nutrients from dead insects, too. 😵
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Updated: Feds invest $17 million in Steveston small craft harbour improvements

Updated: Feds invest $17 million in Steveston small craft harbour improvements

Twenty-six B.C. harbours are receiving federal funding
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Chinese agent targeted Canadian scientist in bacteria-smuggling plot: RCMP documents

Chinese agent targeted Canadian scientist in bacteria-smuggling plot: RCMP documents

Espionage revealed as Winnipeg-Wuhan, COVID-origin debate continues.
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Not if by sea: Returning sailors run into border-rule headwind

Not if by sea: Returning sailors run into border-rule headwind

'It's frustrating.'
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YVR air traffic increases as labour strife averted

YVR air traffic increases as labour strife averted

Fully vaccinated American travellers are now allowed into Canada.
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Set B.C. annual allowance for political parties at $1.75 per vote: review

Set B.C. annual allowance for political parties at $1.75 per vote: review

Allowance came after 2017 elimination of corporate and union political donations.
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Vancouver central to ‘sophisticated’ global pump and dump scheme: FBI

Vancouver central to ‘sophisticated’ global pump and dump scheme: FBI

West Vancouver’s Fred Sharp faces criminal charges in the United States for his role in an alleged pump and dump scheme
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