The Insurance Corporation of B-C is warning that roads will be busier than usual this weekend and the Crown agency is asking people to drive carefully.
It says, on average, two people are killed and 480 people are injured in crashes during the Victoria Day long weekend each year.
I-C-B-C says speed is a top contributing factor in those crashes.
It says more police will be working this weekend with plans to focus on speeding drivers.
Passengers must be eligible for the provincial Travel Assistance Program -- have the correct form from their health care provider and obtain a program confirmation number from Health Insurance B-C.
Premier David Eby says the domed roof of Vancouver's Science World building is leaking, which prevents the popular tourist destination from using the movie theatre. Eby says the $20 million for Science World will focus on the roof, but that will also include electrical updates to improve energy efficiency.
More than 150,000 federal public servants with the Public Service Alliance of Canada were on strike for the seventh straight day as their union representatives continued to negotiate with the government for a bigger wage increase and more flexibility to work remotely.
They say investigators have not uncovered any links to other missing person's cases and have been unable to determine the identity of the body, which was found east of Cloverdale on February 23rd.
The City of Langford revoked the occupancy permit for the 11 storey, 90 unit, RidgeView Place on Monday after an independent engineer found structural safety issues and recommended evacuation.
The group chose the lump sum over the other prize option of one-thousand-dollars a day for life. They say they plan to use the winnings to purchase new cars, plan dream vacations and complete home renovations, as well as host a lunch for the entire company.