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B.C. housing market sets sales record

B.C. housing market sets sales record

B.C.’s housing market capped 2020 with record high home sales in December as buyers snapped up properties across the province. Home sales reached 8,345 units, up 59% year over year, and 78% compared with the 10-year average for December.
B.C. records 26 new COVID-19 deaths during the weekend

B.C. records 26 new COVID-19 deaths during the weekend

Outbreaks of the virus at 11 healthcare outbreaks are declared over
B.C. to delay second COVID-19 vaccine doses by one week amid supply shortages

B.C. to delay second COVID-19 vaccine doses by one week amid supply shortages

Province also reveals 56 reports of adverse responses to vaccine
Report: B.C.'s COVID response in long-term care lacked coordination, centralized oversight

Report: B.C.'s COVID response in long-term care lacked coordination, centralized oversight

A report on B.C.’s response to the deadly COVID pandemic in the long-term care sector showed the province had a number of “operational challenges” that hampered officials in fighting the spread of the virus.
Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after accusations of vaccine queue-jumping

Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after accusations of vaccine queue-jumping

The CEO and president of Great Canadian Gaming Corp. (TSX:GC) has resigned from his job after he and his wife were accused of travelling from B.C. to the Yukon to jump the coronavirus vaccination queue.
Three Vancouver area prisons report 66 active COVID-19 cases

Three Vancouver area prisons report 66 active COVID-19 cases

Surrey, Port Coquitlam and Maple Ridge facilities hit hard by virus
Chinese police training in B.C. an espionage risk, critics say: Glacier Investigates

Chinese police training in B.C. an espionage risk, critics say: Glacier Investigates

Justice Institute of British Columbia has partnered with China’s Public Security Bureau to facilitate a one-way exchange of students to Canada that critics say is ripe for espionage and contrary to Canadian values.
Moberly First Nations threaten second injunction on Site C

Moberly First Nations threaten second injunction on Site C

Moberly chief calls on Horgan government to release reports on Site C
Insider trading: January 25, 2021

Insider trading: January 25, 2021

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended January 20, 2021. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
B.C. records nine new COVID-19 deaths as pandemic slogs on

B.C. records nine new COVID-19 deaths as pandemic slogs on

Province has fewest number of people under active health monitoring since early November