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Ryan Reynolds has a request to young people during COVID-19: 'Don't kill my mom'

Ryan Reynolds has a request to young people during COVID-19: 'Don't kill my mom'

Earlier this week, Premier John Horgan asked B.C.-raised Hollywood heavyweights Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen to help him encourage young people in the province to stop partying during the pandemic.
Powell River writers receive award nominations

Powell River writers receive award nominations

Two authors submit books to Whistler competition
Housing ministry provides framework for renters to pay arrears

Housing ministry provides framework for renters to pay arrears

Renters who have outstanding rent from April through to August 2020 can find new information about repayment on the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) website at www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/covid-19 .
Canada-US border will remain closed for another 30 days

Canada-US border will remain closed for another 30 days

The Canada-US border will remain closed to non-essential traffic for another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced the extension Friday.
Hint of good news in dire Fraser River salmon run

Hint of good news in dire Fraser River salmon run

The good news for this year’s troubled Fraser River salmon stocks is that high levels of freshwater run-off have been dropping in recent days, giving returning fish a better chance of making it past the Big Bar slide and to their home streams to spaw
B.C. care groups fear they will run out of COVID PPEs

B.C. care groups fear they will run out of COVID PPEs

A recent SafeCare BC survey of continuing care organizations shows that while the current supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) has improved from the critical shortages experienced in the spring, 82% report concern about their ability to main
qathet Regional District postpones subdivision decision

qathet Regional District postpones subdivision decision

Planning committee to reconsider Verkerk Road application
Art stolen from storage unit in Powell River

Art stolen from storage unit in Powell River

Collection was part of a fundraising event
Signs of climate change in ocean depths off Vancouver Island

Signs of climate change in ocean depths off Vancouver Island

It’s been one discovery after another for Canadian scientists exploring the ocean depths a few hundred kilometres off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Brothers sensed danger and didn’t stay on boat that later capsized

Brothers sensed danger and didn’t stay on boat that later capsized

Two 19-year-old deckhands who left Cowichan Bay on the Arctic Fox II for a commercial tuna fishing expedition say safety concerns and red flags prompted them to abandon the mission a week before the boat capsized off the coast of Washington Tuesday,