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Liza Yuzda

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Victoria, BC, Canada

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Bubble-zones coming to B.C. schools, health-care buildings in near future

The province promises it is still working to create protest-free bubble zone legislation for schools and health-care facilities. → Read More

B.C. expanding indoor public mask mandate to include ages five and up

Everyone in B.C. aged five and up will soon be required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces such as malls, grocery stores, and libraries. → Read More

'We need to be that change': Kamloops First Nation reflects on truth, reconciliation

Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation comes months after 215 remains were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site. → Read More

BC Lions game to honour residential school survivors, their families

Truth and reconciliation inspired the honourary game, which will see fans and players wearing orange for missing and murdered Indigenous children. → Read More

BC Ferries passenger questions enforcement of mandatory mask policy

A frustrated passenger wants BC Ferries to do more to enforce the mandatory mask policy, after counting more than a dozen people flouting the requirement. → Read More

B.C. nurses say dire staffing crisis will worsen with health care vaccine mandate

There could be staffing challenges due to making vaccinations a job requirement in health care, but B.C.'s health minister says the other option is worse. → Read More

B.C. Budget 2021: Deficit on track to be half of record estimate

Despite projecting a record $9.7 billion deficit in its 2021 budget, B.C. is on track to see a figure that's actually closer to half that sum. → Read More

COVID-19 school concerns for B.C. parent of a young transplant recipient

A parent of a child with an organ transplant is calling for all children to be masked when they head back to class in the fall over concerns his child could be at risk. → Read More

Most of B.C. will have no problem with COVID-19 vaccine passport system

Experts say few people in B.C. qualify as medically exempt from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, despite many using it as an excuse ahead of the passport rollout. → Read More

Interior wineries asking visitors not to come to the region due to wildfires

People planning wine tours in the Interior are being asked to consider putting them off -- for now, as wildfires rage across the province. → Read More

BC Teachers' Federation pushing for mask mandate in return to school plans

The BC Teachers' Federation is pushing for the implementation of a mask mandate in schools, when students and teachers return to schools next month. → Read More

San Francisco bar owners take proof of vaccination into their own hands

While many in Canada and B.C. are cautious about taking a "no proof of vaccination, no service" approach, some south of the border are not. → Read More

B.C. wildfire crews getting help from Mexico, ahead of windy, dry conditions

The BC Wildfire Services will receive 100 firefighters from Mexico this weekend, as winds could possibly worsen fires in the Interior. → Read More

B.C. supports cautious reopening of Canada-U.S. border: premier

B.C.'s premier says he's confident the pieces will be in place as Canada eyes the easing of border restrictions for fully vaccinated U.S. travellers next month. → Read More

B.C. likely easing more COVID restrictions soon; TransLink, workplaces preparing

A TransLink memo to staff says when B.C. moves to stage 3 of the restart plan, employees should not expect all customers to wear a mask. → Read More

Personal safety risk key with updated COVID safety guidance, says B.C. doctor

Canada has come out with new guidance to help you decide how risky activities are, depending on how many doses of COVID vaccine people have received. → Read More

Unmarked graves at Canada's residential schools 'unearth the findings of genocide'

The confirmation of 751 unmarked graves on the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan has Canadians wondering what to do next, and how to help. → Read More

Suspicious Okanagan church fires, Penticton Indian Band in 'disbelief and anger'

A pair of fires at Catholic churches in the Okanagan are being treated as suspicious, but neither Band or Police are speculating on motive. → Read More

Indigenous chiefs support case against VPD for handcuffing man, granddaughter

Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter, who are Indigenous, were handcuffed when they tried to open a bank account in Vancouver. → Read More

Canada border union employees to begin strike votes

The unions representing border services officers, inland enforcement officers, and others, says more than 9,000 employees have been without a new contract for nearly three years. → Read More