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Grand Forks Fire/Rescue says rural fire hall at risk of closing

Dep. Fire Chiefs Rich Piché (left) and Stephane Dionne said they were disappointed that only one person showed up at the George Evans fire hall’s recruitment drive Tuesday evening, May. 11. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

Home insurance could spike across North Fork if George Evans fire hall loses fire protection status

by Laurie Tritschler
59 mins ago

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Four homes in Johnson Flats were at serious risk of falling into a neighbourhood section of the Kettle River, according to capital project manager Justin Dinsdale. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

Grand Forks shields riverside homes against erosion
One death, 39 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health
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Remote control speedway nearing completion in Greenwood, B.C.
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Canadian Pacific freight train derails near Nelson
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The Way it Was
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BC Housing minister David Eby. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

Eby jabs back against Penticton mayor’s ad urging BC Premier to intervene in shelter dispute

by Monique Tamminga

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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry updates B.C.’s COVID-19 situation at the B.C. legislature, April 29, 2021. (B.C. government)

B.C.’s COVID-19 rate creeps up again, 600 new cases Wednesday

by Tom Fletcher

updated 2h ago

Vancouver mayor says there’s no time to redo details of drug decriminalization plan

by The Canadian Press

3h ago

Premier Mike Horgan received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. (Facebook/John Horgan)

More than 50% of people eligible in B.C. have received 1st vaccine dose

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 3h ago

VIDEO: B.C. to provide 3 days of sick pay for COVID-19 absences

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of an RCMP vehicle approximately 4 km from Vancouver International Airport after a one person was killed during a shooting outside the international departures terminal at the airport, in Richmond, B.C., Sunday, May 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Homicide team IDs man in fatal YVR shooting as police grapple with spate of gang violence

Trudeau won’t say whether Canada supports patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

A screen shot from the resource road safety video.

Safety video urges caution on resource roads

Crown seeks life sentence for youth in terrorism case

The teen, who cannot be publicly identified, pleaded guilty to possessing explosive material and counselling someone to detonate a bomb

by The Canadian Press

updated 2h ago

Jacob Conary, 15, listens to advice from a medical assistant after receiving his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccination, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Auburn, Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

U.S. advisers endorse Pfizer COVID shot for kids 12 and up

Shots will let kids safely attend camps this summer and help assure a more normal return to classrooms next school year, CDC advisers say

by Associated Press

2h ago

Marc Garneau’s frequent flying draws attention to discrepancy in quarantine travel rules
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B.C. moves to bar people with unpaid COVID fines from getting, renewing driver’s licence
- updated 4h ago
B.C. funds research chair for Lou Gehrig’s disease at UBC
- updated 4h ago
Alberta justice minister sorry for saying feds, others rooting for COVID disaster
- 4h ago
Questions remain about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot in Canada
- updated 5h ago

Hockey Canada announces players invited to try out for women’s Olympic team

Announced Wednesday, 28 invitees are set to congregate in Calgary this summer to prepare for Beijing

by The Canadian Press

2h ago

Two-year-old Kashius Weme rides at the Steve Smith Memorial Bike Park in Nanaimo on Tuesday, May 11. The youngster’s precocious bike-riding ability is already attracting cycle sponsors. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

2-year-old B.C. bike rider already attracting cycle sponsors

Nanaimo’s Kashius Weme has a knack for extreme cycle sports

by Greg Sakaki

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