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The number of new cases of COVID-19 infections in B.C. appeared to level off slightly over the Christmas weekend, with confirmed new cases dropping below 400 in the last 24 hours.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A 66-year-old man has been found dead following a fire at a home in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say in a news release the Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service responded to a 911 call about a fire in a trailer on Monday.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has lifted a recent warning about the extreme potential for slides on eastern British Columbia mountains, but backcountry users are urged to remain cautious because of weak snowpack layers across the province.

The Moderna vaccine will be offered to everyone aged 18 and over in 10 rural and remote Indigenous communities in B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP in British Columbia have identified a 19-year-old who was fatally shot in Surrey on Sunday night. Sgt. Frank Jang says in a statement that Harman Singh Dhesi was found inside his vehicle with gunshot wounds shortly after 10:30 p.

CACHE CREEK, B.C. — The owner of a gift shop in British Columbia's southern Interior says a jade boulder stolen from outside the store earlier this month has been found.

LADNER, B.C. — Police in Delta say they're investigating a fire deemed "suspicious" in the downtown core of Ladner, B.C., Sunday night.

SURREY, B.C. — Three regional health authorities in British Columbia are reporting new COVID-19 outbreaks in assisted-living facilities and long-term care homes.

A new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that has spread across the United Kingdom has been confirmed in B.C., involving a person who lives on Vancouver Island. It is the province’s first case of a person infected with the U.K. variant.

Daniel Coombs, an epidemiologist the ­University of British Columbia, said he’s surprised to see the presence of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, which has had relatively limited spread of the virus.