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B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double-hand transplant in Canada
July 11, 2020 - 7:00 AM

VANCOUVER - When Rick Thompson's doctor told him a surgical team was going ahead with his double-hand transplant in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, his first reaction was surprise.
One man dead after Friday night shooting in Abbotsford
July 11, 2020 - 10:04 AM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - One man is dead after a Friday night shooting in Abbotsford, B.C.
Eight COVID-19 cases linked to downtown Kelowna gatherings, waterfront
July 10, 2020 - 8:53 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials are reporting eight cases of COVID-19 linked to public gatherings in Kelowna, British Columbia, during and around the Canada Day long weekend.
Matriarchs to occupy lands on Haida Gwaii as fishing lodges reopen
July 10, 2020 - 4:13 PM

QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - A group of Haida matriarchs say they plan to occupy two ancient villages on Haida Gwaii after two fishing lodges decided to reopen on the remote archipelago despite objections from the First Nation.
Job numbers show cautious optimism with long road ahead: B.C. finance minister
July 10, 2020 - 3:36 PM

VICTORIA - Statistics Canada's labour force survey for June shows 118,000 people in B.C. found jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 13 per cent.
Shareholders approve SSR Mining-Alacer Gold deal to merge operations
July 10, 2020 - 3:02 PM

VANCOUVER - Shareholders in SSR Mining Inc. and Alacer Gold Corp. have endorsed a no-premium deal to merge operations.
Rough road built to Old Fort, B.C., after slide ripped out only access route
July 10, 2020 - 8:04 AM

OLD FORT, B.C. - A temporary access road has been built to the northeastern British Columbia community of Old Fort after a slow landslide last month tore out a section of the only road to dozens of homes.
Jamie Bacon pleads guilty to charge in British Columbia's Surrey Six case
July 09, 2020 - 5:08 PM

VANCOUVER - Reputed gang leader Jamie Bacon pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge stemming from shootings in 2007 that left six people dead at a highrise apartment building in Surrey, British Columbia.
Horgan says B.C. restart making gains as more people come out of their homes
July 09, 2020 - 4:45 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's gradual restart is gaining ground as some industries resume operations and more people leave their homes to participate in the economy, Premier John Horgan said Thursday.
Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms
July 09, 2020 - 4:29 PM

VICTORIA - A former judge investigating allegations of racism towards Indigenous people in British Columbia's health-care system is calling on patients, families, doctors and nurses to come forward with their stories.
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BC News

B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double-hand transplant in Canada

One man dead after Friday night shooting in Abbotsford

Eight COVID-19 cases linked to downtown Kelowna gatherings, waterfront

Matriarchs to occupy lands on Haida Gwaii as fishing lodges reopen

Job numbers show cautious optimism with long road ahead: B.C. finance minister

Shareholders approve SSR Mining-Alacer Gold deal to merge operations

Rough road built to Old Fort, B.C., after slide ripped out only access route

Jamie Bacon pleads guilty to charge in British Columbia's Surrey Six case

Horgan says B.C. restart making gains as more people come out of their homes

Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms

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