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British Columbia A new case of travel-related measles has been confirmed in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to six. Health officials say individual visiting from Toronto had disease, travelled in Vancouver and Chilliwack Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News · Posted: Apr 26,Continue Reading

British Columbia Months after a British Columbia man’s social media invite to Americans went viral, hundreds showed up in Nanaimo, B.C., over the weekend to show their support for Canada. Nanaimo Infusion festival welcomed U.S. visitors with food trucks, live music and a pub crawl Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

British Columbia Three Vancouver pharmacists have been ordered not to provide patients any “safe supply” medications pending the outcome of an investigation prompted by complaints about the provision of opioid treatment services at a pair of East Vancouver pharmacies. 2 pharmacists facing interim restrictions on registration suing regulator over disciplineContinue Reading

British Columbia Tsilhqot’in National Government Vice-Chief Francis Laceese said the crisis is a “continuation” of threats Indigenous Peoples have faced in the form of residential schools and the smallpox epidemic that devastated Indigenous communities in B.C. in the early 1860s. ‘The drug crisis is a continuation of this threat toContinue Reading

British Columbia·New The over 52,000 fans expected at B.C. Place Stadium are hoping to see soccer legend Lionel Messi in action Thursday, as Vancouver takes on Miami in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal. Home team may not be main attraction when Vancouver faces Miami in CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal JimContinue Reading

British Columbia The Vancouver Griffins played in the National Women’s Hockey League from 2000 to 2003. The owner of the short-lived franchise is glad to hear that pro women’s hockey is returning to the city. The Vancouver Griffins played at New Westminster’s Queen’s Park Arena from 2000 to 2003 Jon Azpiri · CBCContinue Reading

There’s something new on the scenic skyline in Kitimat, B.C., more than 600 kilometres up the coast from Vancouver. A bright orange flare, burning above LNG Canada’s sprawling export terminal as tests on the facility are conducted ahead of the very first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Canada toContinue Reading

British Columbia An email from the anonymous whistleblower is on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the board along with a corresponding letter from the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner asking the board to take action. Email from anonymous whistleblower on the agenda for Thursday’s police board meeting AshleyContinue Reading

British Columbia Liberal Leader Mark Carney says if he wins the election on Monday, he will push for an immediate meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Liberal leader says that he will push for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump if elected on MondayThe Canadian Press · Posted: AprContinue Reading