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Fri, 14 May 2021 00:16:00 -0700
Gangster shot to death at Burnaby mall parking lot, apparent retaliation for killing at airport
A member of the Brothers Keepers gang is dead and two associates are in hospital after a Thursday night shooting in a busy Burnaby shopping plaza. The gangster was gunned down in the parking lot of the Market Crossing Mall at Marine Way and Byrne...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:10:19 -0700
B.C. RCMP respond to shooting at shopping complex in Metro Vancouver
The Burnaby RCMP are investigating a shooting Thursday night at a shopping complex in Metro Vancouver. A tweet posted by the Mounties says Burnaby front line officers and "gang team" responded to the shooting at Market Crossing at around 9 p.m.Local ...

Thu, 13 May 2021 18:03:00 -0700
Nurse who had bike stolen while administering vaccines is offered a new one
A new bike has been offered to a Victoria nurse who had her bike stolen while she was administering COVID-19 vaccines at the Victoria Conference Centre. She reported the bike stolen Wednesday. CHEK News reports that Trek, the company that made ...

Thu, 13 May 2021 17:56:08 -0700
Police investigate 'suspicious' death of 55-year-old man found on B.C. road
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police have identified a man whose body was found on a road in Abbotsford, B.C., as they try to determine the cause of what appears to be a suspicious death.Sgt. Judy Bird of the Abbotsford Police Department says the 55-year-old ...

Thu, 13 May 2021 17:32:08 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 13, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 334,975 new vaccinations administered for a total of 17,239,587 doses given. Nationwide, 1,331,739 people or 3....

Thu, 13 May 2021 17:31:36 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 13, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021.There are 1,312,408 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,312,408 confirmed cases (75,475 active, 1,212,108 resolved, 24,825 deaths).*The total case...

Thu, 13 May 2021 17:21:17 -0700
Community leaders call for action on anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver and North America suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider society.The comments came Thursday during a roundta...

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:54:00 -0700
Saanich police locate man wanted for carrying concealed weapon, assault
A man with outstanding warrants for assault, carrying a concealed weapon and uttering threats has been arrested. Tyrae Fownes had been the subject of a wanted-person alert issued by Victoria police April 28. He was located by Saanich police abo...

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:51:00 -0700
West Shore RCMP find items stolen from set of Netflix series Maid
Items stolen from the set of the Netflix series Maid have turned up in a search carried out by the West Shore RCMP Crime Reduction Unit.The set was hit by thieves in April. A trailer was broken into and items such as electronics and a credit card wer...

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:43:00 -0700
Immunization working, making difference in B.C., gradual reopening on horizon
VICTORIA — COVID-19 immunizations are starting to make a difference in British Columbia and a gradual loosening of restrictions is being considered as the summer months approach, health officials say. Government data is showing reduced community tr...

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:08:11 -0700
Benev Capital: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Benev Capital Inc. (BEVFF) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $3.3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income...

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:03:11 -0700
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (19,135.81, up 28.04 points.)Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down $1.60, or 3.31 per cent, to $46.70 on 20.5 million shares.Manulife F...

Thu, 13 May 2021 14:28:38 -0700
Aurora Cannabis reports $164.7 million loss in Q3, launches cost efficiencies plan
Aurora Cannabis Inc. is on the hunt for savings again after reporting a $164.7-million net loss in its latest quarter.The Edmonton-based company unveiled Thursday a plan to accelerate between $60 million and $80 million in annualized cost efficiencie...

Thu, 13 May 2021 14:23:00 -0700
Second 'Warrant Wedneday' nets 27 arrests for Victoria police
A crackdown on people with warrants out for their arrest led to 27 arrests in a single day for Victoria police. It was the second Warrant Wednesday for the department, and led to arrests for offences including sexual assault, sexual interference ...

Thu, 13 May 2021 14:18:51 -0700
Sierra Wireless: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) _ Sierra Wireless Inc. (SWIR) on Thursday reported a loss of $29.9 million in its first quarter.The Richmond, British Columbia-based company said it had a loss of 81 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains...

Thu, 13 May 2021 14:18:00 -0700
Travel enforcement working well, says Farnworth, after mainlander caught speeding on Malahat
The province’s top cop says COVID-19 travel restrictions and enforcement are working well, even though a North Vancouver man was nabbed for non-essential travel on the Island only after he was caught speeding on the Malahat. The male driver was...

Thu, 13 May 2021 13:59:00 -0700
Novice driver nabbed doing 134 km/h on Cedar Hill Cross Road
A novice driver was nabbed on Cedar Hill Cross Road this week going close to three times the legal limit. Oak Bay police clocked a 19-year-old man there just after midnight Wednesday travelling at 134 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. The teen had a “nov...

Thu, 13 May 2021 13:57:39 -0700
Philly health official forced to resign over MOVE cremations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's top health official was compelled to resign Thursday after the city's mayor said he learned human remains from the 1985 bombing of the headquarters of a Black organization had been cremated and disposed of without...

Thu, 13 May 2021 13:44:14 -0700
Philly health official forced to resign over MOVE cremations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's top health official was forced to resign Thursday after the city's mayor said he learned human remains from the 1985 bombing of the headquarters of a Black organization had been cremated and disposed of without no...

Thu, 13 May 2021 13:42:38 -0700
Philly health official forced to resign over MOVE cremations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's top health official was forced to resign Thursday after the city's mayor said he learned human remains from the 1985 bombing of the headquarters of a Black organization had been cremated and disposed of without no...



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