The British Columbia government says it is ending the state of emergency imposed last month when thousands of residents were chased out of their homes by wildfires.
The government says in a statement the wildfire risk is diminishing in much of the province as temperatures cool, allowing most residents to return home.
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UPDATE: Surrey RCMP are providing an update that the 64-year-old man reported missing on August 12, 2021, was located deceased. Criminality is not believed to be a factor in the male’s death and the investigation is being turned over to BC Coroner Service.
On August 8, 2021, Andrea Gus was reported missing by a family member. Andrea has been contact with family since the initial report, but has not responded to messages since August 10, 2021.
Universal pharmacare and dental care, a $20 minimum wage and student debt cancellation comprise part of the proto-platform, which Singh labels his "commitments for a New Deal for people" in a not-so-subtle nod to the state-led progressivism of former U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt.
Dr. Theresa Tam's assessment follows a troubling surge in new cases over the past two weeks that is being driven by the Delta variant.
There has been speculation about a coming election for months, but the exact timing has been up in the air given the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Health is expanding to including dogs trained to sniff out COVID-19.