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With more talk of when restrictions might roll back after the long weekend, restaurant owners are hoping for a head's up from the province.

Vancouver City Council is issuing a public apology Tuesday for the city’s role in the historic 1914 Komagata Maru incident where almost 400 Sikh passengers were denied entry into Canada.

Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to hit the region in more than two decades, came ashore in Gujarat state with heavy rain, a battering storm surge and sustained winds of up to 165 kms/hr.

UPDATED: Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie is not new to the vaccine campaign since she’s played a pivotal role in the vaccine deployment so far, as part of her initial deployment to the agency in November, 2020.

President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.

Now that we know vaccines are on their way, many are wondering how long it will take before we see an end to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and practices

Canada’s top doctor says there is some good news on the horizon despite an unsettling new wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country.

The pandemic isn’t helping B.C.’s child poverty rate as one in five kids in this province are living in the lowest income threshold, according to a report card released Wednesday.

WATCH: A Brampton man explains how an outrageous billboard helped land him a face-to-face meeting with actor Kevin Hart. Richard Southern and Erica Natividad look at some of the day’s lighter stories. https://bit.ly/3m7zoMg

Suspected arson has left a car repair shop in Chilliwack with some damage Saturday morning.

It was a very happy birthday to one nine-year-old in the Shuswap, who celebrated with the help of hundreds of people around the world including Vancouver's Ryan Reynolds.

Richmond RCMP arrest six, seize drugs, guns

Pipeline construction crews were met with protestors in Burnaby this morning. https://www.citynews1130.com/category/local/

Revelstoke Mayor Gary Sulz says he is disappointed to hear people on social media claiming they want to be exposed by the virus, adding that you expose your family and people in the community when you expose yourself.

WATCH: This year's line of ugly Christmas sweaters features a pandemic theme. Plus, we're looking at the list of the most popular dog names of 2020. Richard Southern and Melissa Nakhavoly discuss. https://bit.ly/3or8G1X

A five per cent property tax hike is part of the City of Vancouver’s draft budget for the upcoming year.

LISTEN: Millions of people use anonymity networks to browse the internet. So how many people are using them to access the super illegal parts of the World Wide Web? This Week In Science Kurtis Doering is examining how popular the darkest level of the Internet might be. LISTEN HERE: https://bit.ly/3qE6jLp

Artificial intelligence must be regulated to protect Canadians’ privacy and human rights, a federal watchdog says.

VIDEO: The Canada-U.S. border is set to remain closed well into December. https://www.citynews1130.com//canada-u-s-border-closure-e/

WATCH: The head of the province's nurses' union is warning healthcare staff are under serious pressure as pandemic fatigue hits the sector. David Zura explains. https://bit.ly/3gxMbG7

Like so many events this year, Vancouver’s Eastside Culture Crawl has been forced online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During an interview with a Winnipeg radio station, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said to protect Canadians’ safety, the Canada-US border will not open anytime soon.

A woman from Georgia says her family’s reunion was saved by a man from British Columbia who drove her family to the Alaskan border after they got stranded and appealed for help.

Experts are weighing in after Horgan said he didn’t see colour when answering a question about racism at Tuesday’s Leaders debate. Isabelle Raghem reports. https://bit.ly/2FtFAhC

Home sales are on the rise across B.C., and especially in the Fraser Valley, despite the pandemic, according to the latest statistics from the B.C. real estate sector.

A renter in Vancouver believes his landlord is trying to get around a freeze on rent increases in B.C. by hiking up his parking fee instead by 233 per cent.

The owner of Vancouver’s Rio Theater has launched a petition, asking for an exception from B.C.’s extended health order that has seen the theatre’s doors closed.

The BC Centre for Disease Control has added another ten flights throughout the province in which passengers could have been exposed to COVID-19.

The Green Party revealed it’s election platform on Wednesday, with promises of spending on education, affordable housing, and universal early education. Miranda Fatur has more on what the party has committed to. https://www.citynews1130.com//b-c-greens-promise-funding-/

6-year-old girl in Delta leads petition calling for new crosswalk on dangerous road.

As the province’s longest ever state of emergency is extended through to December 8, mask enforcement measures are immediately taking effect.

Although wet and windy, it no longer appears to be a stormy spell shaping up for the end of this week. High 7 degrees in the rain this afternoon, with more on tap tonight and early Friday too.

The West Wing is a ghost town. Staff members are scared of exposure. And the White House is now a treatment ward for not one but two COVID patients, including a president who has long taken the threat of the virus lightly.

Mail in ballots have never been a more popular option for B.C. voters because of the pandemic. After the televised debate was held Tuesday night, Ashley Burr finds out whether people are ready to cast their ballots, and how they plan to do it. https://www.citynews1130.com//vote-by-mail-popularity-sti/

Vancouver police are asking for helping finding a missing 85-year-old woman with dementia who only speaks Cantonese.

WATCH: Canadians are reporting higher levels of loneliness during the pandemic. Mental health professionals say people need to identify when the stress they're feeling is normal, and what could be a sign of depression. https://bit.ly/34XhWmp

Many teachers are feeling resigned over a B.C. Labour Relations Board decision about COVID-19 safety requirements, which stops short of mandating masks. The BC Teachers’ Federation says, overall, it’s pleased that the board’s list of recommendations closely reflects what the union was seeking in its September application over inconsistent and inadequate safety protocols.

VIDEO: The $1,000 COVID-19 relief payment could be in the pockets of British Columbians by Christmas, according to the premier. https://www.citynews1130.com//british-columbians-could-ge/

Over and over, Amy Coney Barrett said she’d be her own judge if confirmed to the Supreme Court. But she was careful in two long days of Senate testimony not to take on the president who nominated her, and she sought to create distance between herself and past positions, writings on controversial subjects and even her late mentor.

Fish are being pulled out of the water with some distressing deformities. The Big Story podcast talks to Carol Linnitt from The Narwhal about how problems with a little fish signal problems with our mining practicesand our drinking water.

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LIVE on @CityNewsVAN at 6: - BC also announces 158 new COVID-19 cases - BC NDP leader's comments on race & personal bias was one of the main takeaways of the debate - Study: almost 4/10 employees are less motivated at their jobs since COVID-19 started... WATCH: https://bit.ly/38tz5F4

Health experts are questioning the Ontario government over its new colour-coded system for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A moment forever entrenched in the memories and minds of Toronto Blue Jays fans. Jose Bautista’s mammoth, three-run home run in Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series.

About 25 residents from remote Easter Island who have been stranded far from their loved ones for more than six months because of the coronavirus will finally be able to return home this week on a French military plane.

What we know and what we don't about Trump's COVID illness

UPDATE: The Liberal government is creating a new measure for young people in Hong Kong: a work permit designed to speed up the process toward permanent residency in Canada.

Melania Trump said that her and the president’s teenage son, Barron, tested positive for the coronavirus not long after his parents, but had no symptoms. She made the revelation in a lengthy note chronicling her personal experience with COVID-19, including being hit with a roller coaster of symptoms that she treated naturally with vitamins and healthy food.

The BC Greens have vowed to invest $1 billion so that mental health care is covered by the province's medical services plan #BCvotes2020

Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with U.S. climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the globe’s hottest year on record.

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will be separated by a see-through barrier to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission at Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate.

The federal government is expected to announce long-awaited plans today to help Canadians living in Hong Kong amid the Chinese clampdown on democracy in the territory.

WATCH: A University of Alberta researcher took home science’s top prize and it could lay the groundwork for a COVID-19 vaccine.

How about all that rain? A new survey finds many Canadians would rather talk about the weather, politics, or clean the house than talk about their financial situations.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid underwent medical testing that revealed a positive result for COVID-19, the team announced Monday.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by two parents who wanted the province to implement tougher COVID-19 safety measures before schools reopened last month.

TRAFFIC ALERT: Highway 1 westbound closed in Langley

With the NBA and its players setting a target date of Dec. 22 for its 2020-21 season tipoff, the NHL and NHLPA are grinding away at the upcoming hockey schedule.

The second COVID-19 outbreak at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver has been declared over, while the province announced 158 new cases on Wednesday.

Abbotsford Police are trying to identify a suspect in a sexual assault of a 17-year-old on a bus.

As the 2020-21 NBA season begins to take shape, details about the next NHL campaign remain fuzzy.

Halloween will look very different this year, thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

ARTICLE/VIDEO: If you're a dog or cat owner in Vancouver you know there are fewer rental options available for people with pets, but the City of Vancouver's Renters' Advisory Committee wants that to change.

Now that he has contracted COVID-19, President Donald Trump says he does get it. That revelation comes seven months and almost 210,000 American deaths is not the first time he has relied on personal experience to shape his views.