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Health officials identified 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Thursday.

Health officials identified 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region Thursday.
The man who died after a van caught fire in Beacon Hill Park on Thursday morning has been identified.
The Tsartlip First Nation (TFN) is voicing its anger towards a local MLA and nation member who made a social media post claiming that the community would be receiving COVID-19 vaccines due to an ongoing outbreak.
One of Canada’s most famous dessert treats, the Nanaimo Bar, was recently featured in the New York Times' online cooking page, and has subsequently sparked a playful online debate about its authenticity among Canadians.
West Shore RCMP are seeking information on a recent hit-and-run crash in Langford.
Activists gathered outside the provincial courthouse in Victoria on Thursday, protesting an injunction that would end months of blockades against logging activity near Port Renfrew.
Hours after the possibility of a tsunami was evaluated along B.C.'s coast, officials say there is no risk to the province.
Several University of Victoria students are self-isolating after they tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.
The British Columbia government is extending its grant program for small- and medium-sized businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and lowering the threshold for businesses to apply.
Health Canada is just 'days away' from deciding whether to approve Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.
Thousands of New Zealanders on the east coast of the country's North Island evacuated to higher ground on Friday after a third offshore earthquake in less than eight hours triggered tsunami sirens and warnings.
A former assistant professor and researcher at McMaster University leaked an embargoed report of potential COVID-19 treatments to the Trump administration, suggesting that it lent support to the use of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, according to the British Medical Journal.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may latch more easily onto the respiratory cells of those with type A blood than any other blood group, according to a new study.
Instead of unpleasant nasal swab tests, A Dutch inventor asks participants to step into an airlocked cabin and to scream, or sing. An industrial air purifier collects all the particles emitted, which are then analyzed for COVID-19.
A test model rocket that was developed by SpaceX to carry humans on future missions exploded minutes after successfully landing.
Former U.S. President Trump delivers closing speech at CPAC
The northern lights are suddenly appearing more active than they've been in over a decade, leading to some spectacular photos.
Reports of residents in Toronto getting bitten and scratched by raccoons are up over 60 per cent.
A 78-year-old former science teacher in Minnesota has spent decades perfecting his 200-foot backyard luge.
Photos show the wild scene inside a Calif. dental office, where a turkey shattered the business' window.
The Canadian housing market continues to surge amid the pandemic. CIBC Markets Senior Economist Royce Mendes weighs in.
Dolly Parton sings a new version of her hit 'Jolene' as she received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Montrealer Carlos Viani shares his 'confinement diaries' – images of how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping the city.