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Bear frightened couple into Capilano Canyon, North Van rescuers say

Couple cold and wet but grateful for rescue after scrambling away from bear, firefighters say

Mar 1, 2021 11:43 AM Read more >

'I was yelling and swearing': Maple Ridge woman wins $637,000 Lotto Max

Samantha Lowe is ecstatic with her winnings, despite the photograph.

Mar 1, 2021 11:31 AM Read more >

Former Vancouver hotel to be converted to 65 units for homeless people by the fall

VANCOUVER — A former hotel on the Vancouver's eastside has been purchased to create about 65 units to accommodate homeless people. The City of Vancouver, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Mar 1, 2021 10:09 AM Read more >

Metro Vancouver wastewater carries COVID-19, new app reveals viral load

VANCOUVER — A new online tool allows Metro Vancouver residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 found in untreated wastewater at each of the region’s five wastewater treatment plants.

Mar 1, 2021 10:06 AM Read more >

Premier Horgan to present details of B.C.'s COVID-19 mass immunization plan

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and health officials are set to reveal the details of British Columbia's COVID-19 mass immunization plan.

Mar 1, 2021 8:10 AM Read more >

Units in two Vancouver-area hospitals closed by COVID-19 outbreak

VANCOUVER — Health officials have declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two more Metro Vancouver hospitals after finding evidence the virus was transmitted within a medicine unit at both locations.

Mar 1, 2021 7:50 AM Read more >

UPDATE: First Nation man fatally shot by Tofino RCMP officer

RCMP say an interaction took place and a man was shot after they were called to a Opitsaht First Nation residence near Tofino.

Feb 28, 2021 12:13 PM Read more >

New B.C.-based clinical simulation tech changing the landscape of medical education

A new clinical training simulation platform from UBC professor Karim Qayumi is set to change the way medical students polish their skills

Feb 27, 2021 10:30 AM Read more >

'It was absolutely magical': Woman spots pod of orcas while hiking

A woman and her father were hiking on a popular Vancouver Island trail when they spotted a group of killer whales in the water.

Feb 26, 2021 5:41 PM Read more >

Jim Benning followed in the footsteps of his mentor, Peter Chiarelli, and built the Edmonton Oilers

As Canucks fans are well aware, Peter Chiarelli and Jim Benning won the Stanley Cup together in 2011 with the Boston Bruins.

Feb 26, 2021 5:39 PM Read more >