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16.02.2023 / 09:45

Photographer captures stunning images of orcas breaching near Stanley Park

A post shared by Frank Lin (@fylegend21)Lin and the others rushed to the waterfront and photographed a pod of five orcas breaching the surface repeatedly.Lin, 28, has had an Instagram account dedicated to wildlife images since 2016 but he says he’s never seen orcas breaching in Vancouver’s urban waters before.Andrew Trites, director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit of the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Oceans and Fisheries, says the whales seen by Lin were transient orcas and he believes their appearance near Vancouver will become more frequent.Trites says the last few decades have seen a rise in the population of harbour seals, many of which gather in waters near Stanley Park.A post shared by Frank Lin (@fylegend21)He says harbour seals are one of the transient orcas’ prime food sources and pods are increasingly drawn to the seals in Vancouver’s waters.Trites says boaters need to “keep their eyes open” to avoid a catastrophic collision as orcas appear more frequently in crowded waterways.Lin says his team was “stunned” by the Feb.

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2 winning tickets sold for Tuesday’s $70 million Lotto Max jackpot

British Columbia and Ontario will split the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot.There were 15 available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, and five winning tickets were drawn.Two of the tickets are each shared between two winners, splitting the money, while one ticket will claim the entire $1 million prize.Three of the Maxmillion winners are in Ontario, one is in B.C.

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ANALYSIS: By some measures, Ontario and Alberta lead in vaccine delivery

Johnson & Johnson vaccine is coming to Canada. How do we use it best? You could argue — and many are — that it may now matter more which arms are getting the jab rather than how many arms getting the jab, but for this analysis, we’re just looking at the rate at which a province receives vaccine and gets it through the distribution system and into arms.Ideally, a dose would be delivered by Ottawa to a province and the province would see that dose get immediately into an arm.

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COVID-19’s impact hits Grand Forks, B.C., as crime rate increases, shelter gets extension

Grand Forks in 1997, a town of about 4,000 in B.C.’s West Kootenay region, he saw there was a surveillance camera atop the historic 1911 city hall building.Cameras, Taylor acknowledges, are good for protecting property.And now, due to growing vandalism and theft of city property in the last year, council has approved the purchase and installation of a number of surveillance cameras to help stop the crimes.“I’m not surprised at the pressures that are on with COVID,” Taylor told Global News on Tuesday, following the release of police stats for the town during the first quarter of 2021.

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Vernon hospital COVID-19 outbreak expands, more patients told to self-isolate

COVID-19 connected to the outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) that was first announced on Wednesday.There are now three patients and two staff among the VJH Level-3 Surgical Unit who have contracted the disease.The new cases have prompted the IHA to expand the dates where patients may have been exposed.“Anyone who was on Level 3 Surgical Unit at VJH from March 15 to (and including) March 29 should self-isolate for 14 days since the last day of discharge from hospital,” according to the IHA.

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Premier opens door for ‘more flexibility’ for vaccinated British Columbians

COVID-19 cases a day.So far 444,140 doses of vaccine have been distributed in B.C., including at least one dose for 357,047 British Columbians.“As you know, there are no simple answers in this situation,” Horgan told a news conference on Thursday.“Having said that, as more and more people are vaccinated, hundreds of thousands already with hundreds of thousands more to come, I think we will see a relaxing with some of the regulations, as we already have.”The Centre for Disease Control in the United States has announced fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing.The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way — in a single

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Why are thieves across Canada stealing catalytic converters?

Calgary non-profit helping at-risk youth. A Boys and Girls Club in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.

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Premier John Horgan to respond to Dr. Bonnie Henry’s plea for British Columbians to ‘do more’

COVID-19.Horgan is scheduled to hold his weekly media availability at 1 p.m. PST.

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‘I’m scared’: Coronavirus long-haulers claim they’ve been left to fend for themselves

told Global News she was still suffering from severe neurological and gastronomic issues related to the novel coronavirus six months after she was diagnosed with the virus.Nearly one year after becoming infected, Goulding said her condition remains unchanged — but the quality of her life in Toronto could collapse at any moment.“I’m not getting better, I’m finished my employment sickness benefits, and I don’t qualify for the CERB,” she said. A Toronto woman contracted coronavirus in March.

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COVID-19 over the weekend, according to officials.Interior Health said the seniors were both in their late 70s and died in hospital.“It’s never easy to lose a member of our community, and our thoughts are with their loved ones,” said Susan Brown, the health authority’s president and CEO. B.C.

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Coronavirus: B.C. positivity rate ‘concerning’, but threshold for restrictions not useful, says SFU epidemiologist

COVID-19 positivity rate closely — but it may not be a good comparison against places like New York, which has implemented harsh restrictions, including closing schools, after crossing a threshold of 3 per cent positivity.B.C.’s seven-day rolling average positivity rate has been hovering around 6.6 per cent as of Nov.

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Tsunami warning issued for Alaska after 7.5-magnitude earthquake

Alaska, the United States Geological Survey says.The USGS said the earthquake occurred just before 5 p.m. ET on Monday, approximately 94 kilometres southeast of Sand Point.The magnitude of the earthquake was upgraded from 7.4 to 7.5 just after 5:30 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Canada adds 1,329 cases, 5 deaths Thursday

coronavirus on Thursday and five deaths.That brings the national total to 148,941 cases and 9,249 deaths, with two deaths added from earlier in the week. Ontario reports 409 new coronavirus cases with most in Toronto-area, Ottawa Ontario reported 409 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing its case total to 48,496 and count back into the 400s after 335 cases were reported Wednesday.Currently there are 88 people in hospital with the virus in the province, with 27 of them in intensive care and 11 on a ventilator.Quebec, meanwhile, reported 582 new cases on Thursday, bringing the province’s total to 69,670.

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COMMENTARY: John Horgan’s risky snap provincial election in B.C. will be watched closely

COVID-19 pandemic.Also like his federal counterpart, Horgan is governing with a minority mandate in the B.C. legislature.But while Trudeau has stated publicly that he’s not interested in an election this fall, Horgan has been conspicuously evasive on the topic of an election in British Columbia.

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Firefighters begin to battle exhaustion alongside wildfires on U.S. West Coast

massive wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington state are constantly on the verge of exhaustion as they try to save suburban houses, including some in their own neighborhoods. Each home or barn lost is a mental blow for teams trained to protect lives and property.And their own safety is never assured.

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COMMENTARY: Ferry foul-up is just Ottawa’s latest coronavirus blunder in British Columbia

COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia.There was his late-to-the-party decision to seal Canada’s borders to non-essential travel, made worse by his original exemption for the United States.It seems absurd now that Trudeau wanted to keep the Canada-U.S. border open while blocking arrivals from the rest of the world.It took B.C.

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Fall season presents additional COVID-19 risks and a ‘chaotic couple of months,’ experts suggest

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COVID-19: Ryan Reynolds responds to B.C. premier's call for help

It’s like something out of Marvel comic book. The government puts out a call for help and a superhero responds.In this case it’s B.C. Premier John Horgan who asked for help from two famous actors from B.C. — Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen — to reach

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‘I’ve been brought back to life six times’: How a B.C. man escaped the DTES alive

back to back months of record illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C., a former user who escaped Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) alive after battling homelessness and addiction for decades is working to educate and inspire others with his recovery.Today Guy Felicella has a home, a wife, and three young children – including a new baby boy – but life has been a wild ride.“Every time I got knocked down, I continued to keep getting back up,” Felicella told Global News.Felicella started using cannabis at age 12 before moving on to harder drugs.

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B.C. unemployment rate down to 13% as economy rebounds slightly in June

COVID-19 pandemic. Canada adds 950K jobs in June, unemployment falls amid coronavirus pandemic But the province’s economy seems to be falling behind the national averages.StatCan says the national economy added 953,000 jobs in June, including 488,000 full-time and 465,000 part-time positions.The unemployment rate dropped to 12.3 per cent in June after a record high of 13.7 per cent in May.The full economic effects of COVID-19 are still very much unknown.

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COMMENTARY: Are the American hordes really at the gates of Canada?

As travel increases, Canada boosting presence of health officials at airports, U.S. border According to the CBSA, very few travellers appear to be doing this.Out of a typical weekly flow of 200,000 border crossings in June, over half were truck drivers delivering essential goods to Canada.

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COMMENTARY: Does CERB money play a part in driving Canada’s drug overdose crisis?

COVID-19 pandemic hit, quickly triggering new monthly spikes in overdose deaths.What is driving the carnage? Experts point to the brutal impacts of the pandemic itself. Public orders to socially distance and self-isolate drove many addicts indoors, where they were using alone.Using risky street drugs alone — laced with deadly fentanyl — is particularly hazardous for anyone who overdoses with no one nearby to call for help.The border lockdown has also disrupted the supply chain of street-level narcotics.

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Licence plate intolerance apparently on rise in B.C. during coronavirus pandemic

It seems the coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in out-of-province intolerance in B.C.

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COMMENTARY: As classrooms reopen, British Columbia faces a worrisome return to school

Kids in British Columbia are getting set to head back to school, but only on a voluntary, part-time basis.

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Coronavirus sidelines another event: 2020 Ironman Canada triathlon in Penticton, B.C., cancelled

It was supposed to be Ironman Canada’s glorious return to Penticton.

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Coronavirus: 2 more cases announced for Interior Health region, total now 179

The province announced two more cases of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region on Wednesday.

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Canadian boy, 6, sets up comedy stand to make neighbours laugh during coronavirus pandemic

A British Columbia boy is bringing smiles and laughs to his neighbourhood during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Alberta, B.C. couples say venue won’t reschedule 2020 weddings amid pandemic

From the moment Edmonton couple Steve Gross and Courtney Killips got engaged they had their sights set on the Rocky Mountains in B.C. They booked their July 4, 2020 wedding at Cherry Creek Estates. They invited 120 guests. But the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.

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COMMENTARY: Get ready for a ‘bummer of a summer’ — COVID-19 will be with us longer than we’d like

Over the last 63 years, anyone who has visited the PNE, Vancouver’s beloved end-of-summer fair, has probably sampled some of the Faria family’s famous midway food.

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Staff member at Port Coquitlam, B.C. jail tests positive for coronavirus

Health officials have confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak at another B.C. correctional facility.

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Coronavirus: Commercial power use down 30% in some sectors, says BC Hydro

In another sign of just how hard the novel coronavirus pandemic has hit B.C.’s economy, BC Hydro says daily commercial power usage has fallen 30 per cent in some sectors.

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Terry Fox’s brother hopes 40th Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during coronavirus

Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says the message he shared is particularly poignant as Canadians deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Vancouver School Board taking flexible approach amid closures due to coronavirus pandemic

Kitchens and living rooms across British Columbia have turned into classrooms as school boards scramble to adapt to delivering curriculums during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mild weather bringing an early start to allergy season in B.C.

Sneezing and coughing in public is the last thing people want to be doing with current fears over the novel coronavirus, but an early start to allergy season has many looking for relief.

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Coronavirus: International flights to stop Friday at YLW

Stricter COVID-19 traveller screening that was announced Wednesday in British Columbia will mean international flights will temporarily be suspended at Kelowna International Airport (YLW).

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Coronavirus testing will be expanded after shortfalls revealed: provinces

The shortcomings of Canada’s COVID-19 testing strategy came to the fore Wednesday as Ontario’s premier admitted to “unacceptable” testing rates, Quebec promised to aggressively root out infections in long-term care homes and Nova Scotia expanded its eligibility criteria, vowing to test anyone with so much as a runny nose and sore throat.

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B.C. wildfire season approaches amid coronavirus pandemic

The B.C. Wildfire Service is ramping up its spring training program as wildfire season approaches, but it will be a very different process than in past years due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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B.C. dairy producers scramble to adapt amid coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of litres of milk are going down the drain as dairy producers grapple with the change in demand for their product.

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Okanagan restaurants battered by COVID-19: ‘These people are losing their livelihoods’

On any given day in the last week, business at The Table Café at Codfathers Market in Kelowna has been down between 40 and 70 per cent.

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Coronavirus pandemic increases demand for private security services in B.C.

As industries across the country lay off staff amid the coronavirus pandemic, security companies are seeing an increase in demand for their services.

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Relief for power bills in B.C. offered to only part of province

On April 1, B.C. Premier John Horgan announced relief for BC Hydro customers who are facing bills after being laid-off during the economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

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B.C. truck drivers struggle to find open restaurants due to COVID-19 pandemic

The president of the BC Trucking Association says it’s getting increasingly hard for truck drivers to find an open restaurant in the province.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0