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Several players from the BC Lions and the Calgary Stampeders were involved in a verbal altercation in a parking lot at McMahon Stadium following the Lions 31-29 overtime victory on Saturday evening, according to police.…

Almost a year after a B.C. Indigenous family lost an unvaccinated loved one to COVID-19, members are finally bringing her ashes home to their traditional territory near Fort St. James, B.C. Tyrone Joseph fought hard to promote science…

More than a third of Canadian households have been impacted by COVID-19 since public health measures were lifted where they live, a new survey has found. In response to an online poll by the Vancouver-based Research Co., 37 per cent…

Former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen says a woman who has accused him of sexual assault was an “active, equal and enthusiastic” participant in a sexual encounter nearly five years ago. Defence lawyer Colleen…

Two B.C.-based companies are offering a free, three-month rehabilitation program for British Columbians suffering from brain fog as a result of their long-COVID. According to ABI Wellness in Langley, three in 10 cases of COVID-19…

A B.C. court judge has rejected the provincial government’s bid to have a case against its COVID-19 vaccine orders for health-care workers thrown out. In a Wednesday decision, Justice Simon Coval dismissed the provincial health…

A majority of Canadians favour a thorough review into how all levels of government handled the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll. The survey from B.C.-based pollster Research Co. found 66 per cent of respondents backed a…

A British Columbia biochemist whose work played a key role in the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been honoured with one of Canada’s most prestigious scientific awards. Biochemist Pieter Cullis, former director of UBC’s Life…

A British Columbia pharmacy has seen its access to PharmaCare suspended, as it faces an investigation over allegations it was entering people in the COVID-19 vaccine system without actually giving them the shots. Being entered into…

Transportation officials said the main route to one of B.C.’s busiest border crossings was closed Saturday, amid the latest protest convoy by opponents of vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures. Saturday’s convoy in the Lower…