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Recreational boaters asked to avoid non-essential travel over long weekend

Recreational boaters asked to avoid non-essential travel over long weekend

The Canadian Coast Guard British Columbia’s recreational boaters to avoid unnecessary travel over the May long weekend.
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Anti-Asian racism sparks #HealthNotHate campaign

Anti-Asian racism sparks #HealthNotHate campaign

“Practice social distancing, not ethnic distancing.” That’s the message of a new website and campaign prompted by months of anti-Asian racism in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including multiple physical attacks on members of the Asian community.
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Allergies or COVID-19? How to tell the difference

Allergies or COVID-19? How to tell the difference

COVID-19 is complicating the arrival of seasonal allergies, says a Burnaby-based pharmacy company, as some allergy symptoms overlap with symptoms of COVID-19.
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Don’t expect everything to go ‘back to normal’ next week, premier says

Don’t expect everything to go ‘back to normal’ next week, premier says

A provincial state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks, and is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, B.C. Premier John Horgan said Wednesday.
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Canada Line construction damages suit returns for new trial

Canada Line construction damages suit returns for new trial

Business awarded $181,400 in 2018 B.C. Supreme Court guidance decision
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Richard McBride school construction gets a boost from COVID-19

Richard McBride school construction gets a boost from COVID-19

No students in the school and less traffic on the road have meant excavation work at the site has moved faster than planned
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New West school district faces a 'challenging' budget year

New West school district faces a 'challenging' budget year

The New Westminster school district is looking at lean financial times in the year ahead.
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Canadian public opinion toward China plummets amid pandemic: poll

Canadian public opinion toward China plummets amid pandemic: poll

The pollster found 85% of Canadians feel the Chinese government has not been honest about how the COVID-19 pandemic has played out in its country.
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$2 million PNE prize home still up for grabs despite pandemic

$2 million PNE prize home still up for grabs despite pandemic

Last year, a 77-year-old Port Moody resident pulled the winning ticket at the end of the fair, winning him a $2-million, 3,159 sq. ft. home in Kelowna.
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Free smartphones won't be used to contact-trace the vulnerable

Free smartphones won't be used to contact-trace the vulnerable

3,500 donated phones expected to allow disadvantaged to access services
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