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COVID-19 case confirmed at Acwsalcta School

The exposure occurred on 24th, 25th, & 26th November 2020, and affects Grade 7, 8, 9, 10.

by Caitlin Thompson

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B.C. records deadliest weekend of COVID-19 pandemic with 46 deaths; more than 2,300 cases
- updated 6h ago
Highway 20 reopens between Anahim Lake and Bella Coola after winter storm Friday
‘It’s closed for your safety’: RCMP ask residents to stay off Highway 20 from Bella Coola to 4 Mile
Winter storm closes 4 Mile to downtown road in Bella Coola
Update: More than 900 Bella Coola customers without power, expected to last overnight

Fossil finds at Mt. Stephen. (Photo: Sarah Fuller/Parks Canada)

Extreme hiking, time travel and science converge in the Burgess Shale

updated 2 mins ago

Kettle bells sit aligned in an indoor fitness studio. (PIxabay.com)

1 COVID-19 case at a B.C. fitness studio leads to 104 more infections, 6 school exposures

by Ashley Wadhwani

5h ago

$428K grant to fund more evidence-based, sensible guidance for youth and cannabis

Cannabis 19+

Vehicles drive past a display thanking essential workers in Burnaby, B.C. on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel

B.C. changing COVID-19 case reporting as virus spread continues

by Tom Fletcher

updated 6h ago

Black Press Media and BraveFace have come together to support children facing life-threatening conditions. Net proceeds from these washable, reusable, three-layer masks go to Make-A-Wish Foundation BC & Yukon.

Put on a BraveFace: Mask fundraiser helps make children’s wishes come true

by Jennifer Blyth

updated 5h ago

Christy Jordan-Fenton is the co-author of the book Fatty Legs, which has been mentioned amid the controversy of an Abbotsford school assignment on residential schools.

Co-author of residential schools book condemns controversial Abbotsford class assignment

by Vikki Hopes

updated 6h ago

Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka takes over as energy and mines critic for the B.C. Liberal opposition. Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick (right) moves from health critic to assistant deputy speaker. (Hansard TV)

B.C. Liberals pick critics to take on Horgan’s NDP majority

by Tom Fletcher

updated 8h ago

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland listens to a question from a reporter on the phone during a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says as Canada’s deficit tops $381B

by The Canadian Press

8h ago

Alberta sanctuary provides permanent home for wolfdogs

B.C's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner launches 'Am I racist?' campaign

O'Toole says Trudeau was too slow finding COVID-19 vaccines

Moderna to request emergency use of COVID-19 shot

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Kootenay women working to rescue 20 cats in feral colony

Kimberly Feeny and Lisa Valenta are nursing seven cats rescued east of Grand Forks, B.C.

by Laurie Tritschler

updated 4h ago
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Still from a video surveillance camera of a man alleged to have stolen from several people at knife-point in Chilliwack (Rosedale) early on Nov. 28, 2020. (Facebook)

B.C. man defends his family against intruder, saves neighbour while wielding hockey stick

RCMP looking for footage that captures violent crime spree in Chilliwack

by Jessica Peters

updated 9h ago

What the heck is going on with marine mamals in Vancouver waterways?
- 9h ago
Human remains found off U.S. coast in 2009 identified as Penticton man
- updated 9h ago
No evidence that B.C. ER staff played blood alcohol level game, but Indigenous racism ‘widespread’
- updated 9h ago
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VIDEO: ‘Am I racist?’ campaign asks British Columbians to confront their unconscious biases
- updated 11h ago
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Langley church fined for holding in-person Sunday service
- updated 7h ago

Vanderbilt K Fuller becomes first woman to play in NCAA’s Power 5 football conference

Soccer goalie joined gridiron team after kicker shortage due to COVID-19

by The Canadian Press

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Fred Sasakamoose died on Tuesday from complications of COVID-19.

B.C. Indigenous hockey legend dies following COVID-19 complications

Fred Sasakamoose died at the age of 86

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