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B.C.'s top health officials will return to the podium Thursday for an update on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

B.C.'s top health officials will return to the podium Thursday for an update on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
The possibility of a tsunami along B.C.'s coast is being evaluated after multiple strong earthquakes hit New Zealand.
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.
Tsunami warning sirens sounded on Friday and thousands of New Zealanders on the North Island's east coast evacuated to higher ground after a third earthquake.
Seeking to stamp out confusion over what should be made of the advice coming from a federal panel of medical experts that second COVID-19 vaccine doses should be delayed by up to four months, federal health officials say that Canadians should expect the advice around the best administration strategy to keep changing.
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.
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.