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VICTORIA — A Vancouver police officer has been charged with assault with a weapon, dangerous driving and attempting to obstruct justice. The BC Prosecution Service says Const.

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — Two women are being treated for serious injuries and the B.C. police watchdog has been called after the pair were hit by a truck that RCMP had tried to stop in Dawson Creek.

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say they are working with a child and youth advocacy centre in Surrey, B.C., as they investigate a sexual assault involving a child under 12 and a suspect who is just 13 years old.

Violation tickets were given to people holding parties and not quarantining.

KELOWNA, B.C. — A condominium development under construction in Kelowna, B.C., has been severely damaged in a fierce early morning blaze. Flames broke out in a new phase of the Parklane townhouse complex on Kelowna's north side on Tuesday.

VANCOUVER — Online COVID-19 vaccine booking is set to launch in British Columbia on Tuesday as the province enters the next phase of its immunization rollout. The news comes amid spiking case numbers and worries about variants of concern in B.C.

Number of cases of the Brazilian variant P.1 are exploding

VANCOUVER — Police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old man in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Police say in a statement that officers were flagged down while driving in the neighbourhood late Sunday.

Registration by phone will also be available seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in 140 different languages.

“It’s business as usual,” a Greater Vancouver dance parent told BIV on the condition of anonymity.