<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alexandria, British Columbia - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Alexandria, British Columbia with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:25:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. to impose travel restrictions until May long weekend over COVID-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[VICTORIA &mdash; British Columbia has extended pandemic restrictions on indoor dining at restaurants and bars until the end of the long weekend in May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-to-impose-travel-restrictions-until-may-long-weekend-over-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-to-impose-travel-restrictions-until-may-long-weekend-over-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. extends COVID-19 measures involving indoor dining for 5 more weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[VICTORIA &mdash; British Columbia has extended pandemic restrictions on indoor dining at restaurants and bars until the end of the long weekend in May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-extends-covid-19-measures-involving-indoor-dining-for-5-more-weeks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-extends-covid-19-measures-involving-indoor-dining-for-5-more-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's When Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Knew They Had To Leave Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meghan Markle and Prince Harry&rsquo;s two-hour sit-down with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday included multiple reveals about their mental health, the reported racial discrimination they faced from members within and surrounding the Royal Family and the British press, and much more, including the main driver behind their decision to leave Canada for California.First spotted in Victoria and Vancouver Island&nbsp;in November 2019, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in British Columbia on their extende]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/heres-when-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-knew-they-had-to-leave-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/heres-when-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-knew-they-had-to-leave-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do Canadian And U.S. Cities Stack Up On Length Of Lockdowns?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first day of spring is just a few weeks away, and for Canadians, that means the snow will be melting in just a few months...&nbsp;So of course, our thoughts turn naturally to the many exciting events that come with the arrival of springtime.Except maybe not so much this year, with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging and the country hunkered down, waiting for a vaccine. Some people are likelier than others to enjoy a &ldquo;normal&rdquo; spring this year, and it largely depends on where you ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/how-do-canadian-and-us-cities-stack-up-on-length-of-lockdowns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/how-do-canadian-and-us-cities-stack-up-on-length-of-lockdowns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pamela Anderson Sells Malibu Mansion, Will Live On Vancouver Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pamela Anderson is planning to sell her multi-million Malibu mansion and settle down in the Vancouver Island town she was born and raised in, the New York Post reports.The former &ldquo;Baywatch&rdquo; actor told the outlet that she decided to move back to Canada following her surprise wedding to her bodyguard,&nbsp;Dan Hayhurst, last Christmas Eve.&nbsp;&ldquo;I feel more settled on my sustainable ranch on Vancouver Island with space to rescue more animals. It&rsquo;s still beachfront. One foot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/pamela-anderson-sells-malibu-mansion-will-live-on-vancouver-island/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/pamela-anderson-sells-malibu-mansion-will-live-on-vancouver-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Times Nanaimo Bar Recipe Dragged By Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[A custard-fuelled controversy is brewing on Canada&rsquo;s West Coast and one of the largest newspapers in the United States is to blame.The New York Times Cooking Instagram account shared a recipe and accompanying image for classic Canadian Nanaimo bars this week. But as many Canadians were quick to point out, something wasn&rsquo;t quite right with the bars pictured.&nbsp; View this post on InstagramA post shared by NYT Cooking (@nytcooking)&ldquo;What da f**k have u done to it,&rdquo; one use]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/new-york-times-nanaimo-bar-recipe-dragged-by-canadians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/new-york-times-nanaimo-bar-recipe-dragged-by-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C.'s Endangered Killer Whales Need Winter Chinook Salmon To Survive: Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER &mdash; Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival if chinook were in their hunting grounds during winter off the coast of British Columbia, a new study says.The whales expand their menu and the distance they travel as they forage for food from October to March in the waters off California up to Alaska, which leaves them with little energy, says the study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Plos One.Brad Hanson, a wildlife biologist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bcs-endangered-killer-whales-need-winter-chinook-salmon-to-survive-study/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bcs-endangered-killer-whales-need-winter-chinook-salmon-to-survive-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s Housing Market &lsquo;Far From Risk-Free,' RBC Says As Vancouver Sales Soar 73%]]></title><description><![CDATA[February looks to have been another red-hot month in Canada&rsquo;s housing markets, and as the bidding wars and price hikes pile up, some market observers are trying to cool the temperature a little.The market &ldquo;is far from risk-free,&rdquo; RBC Economics warned in a report issued Tuesday.Last year&rsquo;s predictions of a housing downturn may have proved wrong, but now&nbsp;&ldquo;the main near-term risk is overheating, not price collapse,&rdquo; economist Robert Hogue wrote. &ldquo;Super]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/canadarsquos-housing-market-lsquofar-from-risk-free-rbc-says-as-vancouver-sales-soar-73/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 23:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/canadarsquos-housing-market-lsquofar-from-risk-free-rbc-says-as-vancouver-sales-soar-73/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. Residents Will Get 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Dose By July, As 2nd Doses Delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every British Columbian who wants it should have their first COVID-19 vaccine shot by the end of July.B.C. chief medical officer of health Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Monday that the province will delay second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by up to four months in order to get as many people their first jab as possible.Barring any complications with shipments or procurement, the province&rsquo;s entire adult population should be able to get their shots by the end of July, significantly moving up t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-residents-will-get-1st-covid-19-vaccine-dose-by-july-as-2nd-doses-delayed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-residents-will-get-1st-covid-19-vaccine-dose-by-july-as-2nd-doses-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation Underway After Vancouver Cops Allegedly Pose With Dead Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER &mdash; The conduct of two Vancouver police officers is under investigation after video footage emerged of the pair allegedly posing with a dead body at a popular beach.Police spokeswoman Const. Tania Visintin said the officers responded to calls about a deceased person at Stanley Park&rsquo;s Third Beach on Wednesday, and waited for the coroner to arrive.Visintin would not comment on the officers&rsquo; actions but said the police department does not condone, and strictly prohibits, o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/investigation-underway-after-vancouver-cops-allegedly-pose-with-dead-body/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 02:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/investigation-underway-after-vancouver-cops-allegedly-pose-with-dead-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea Handler Skis Topless In Whistler To Celebrate 46th Birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s turning 46 and then there&rsquo;s turning 46 like Chelsea Handler.&nbsp;The comedian and TV star took to the slopes of Whistler, B.C. this week to mark another year around the earth. And she did it in cross-border style. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler)Wearing a helmet with both Canada and U.S. flags, Canadian flag pasties and not much else, Handler shared a message of body positivity with people of every age and size with the post.&ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/chelsea-handler-skis-topless-in-whistler-to-celebrate-46th-birthday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/chelsea-handler-skis-topless-in-whistler-to-celebrate-46th-birthday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Province Is The ‘Florida’ Of Canada? Twitter Users Need To Know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is B.C. the Florida of Canada? It&rsquo;s a question many Canadians are asking on social media following a biting comparison from an American doctor.&nbsp;It all started when Harvard University epidemiologist Dr. Eric Fiegl-Ding tweeted about Quebec&rsquo;s school mask mandate compared to B.C.18 hours after my Quebec shaming tweet &#129525;... mask mandate now imposed in all elementary schools!!!<br />
Meantime, I&rsquo;m watching the Florida of Canada.... errrr British Columbia &#127464;&#127462; #CO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/which-province-is-the-florida-of-canada-twitter-users-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/which-province-is-the-florida-of-canada-twitter-users-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. Government Slammed For ‘Utterly Ignorant’ COVID-19 Self-Care Bingo Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. government is getting heat for a &ldquo;tone deaf&rdquo; self-care bingo card that recommends people build a blanket fort, drink tea or dance to manage pandemic stress.&nbsp;The province tweeted out the game on Friday, encouraging people to complete a row, column or diagonal to make sure they&rsquo;re taking care of their mental health.Self-care can help manage some stress &amp; anxiety during #CovidBC. Identify how you've taken care of yourself so far this week with the goal to complet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-government-slammed-for-utterly-ignorant-covid-19-self-care-bingo-card/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-government-slammed-for-utterly-ignorant-covid-19-self-care-bingo-card/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Are Up 717% In Vancouver]]></title><description><![CDATA[LANGFORD, B.C. &mdash; Data released by Vancouver police showing a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes last year reinforces the need to treat violence against people of colour as a hate crime, British Columbia&rsquo;s premier says.Vancouver police data shows anti-Asian hate crimes rose from a dozen in 2019 to 142 incidents in 2020, a 717 per cent increase, while general hate incidents doubled.Vancouver police said last year that the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes coincided with the increases in COV]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/anti-asian-hate-crimes-are-up-717-in-vancouver/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 03:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/anti-asian-hate-crimes-are-up-717-in-vancouver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Canadians Aren't Just Watching The Indian Farmers' Protest. We're Living It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An old Massey Ferguson farm tractor sits on our driveway. Decades have weathered its bright red paint into a muted, rusty hue. Mechanically, it is in great shape and starts on the first turn of the key. It is very similar to the tractors my father remembers seeing around our small, rural village in central Punjab, India &mdash; the kind, at the time, my family could never afford. Here in Canada, it is ridiculously impractical for all the reasons we tell ourselves we need it &mdash; mostly cuttin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/young-canadians-arent-just-watching-the-indian-farmers-protest-were-living-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/young-canadians-arent-just-watching-the-indian-farmers-protest-were-living-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Canadians Aren&amp;#039;t Just Watching The Indian Farmers&amp;#039; Protest. We&amp;#039;re Living It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An old Massey Ferguson farm tractor sits on our driveway. Decades have weathered its bright red paint into a muted, rusty hue. Mechanically, it is in great shape and starts on the first turn of the key. It is very similar to the tractors my father remembers seeing around our small, rural village in central Punjab, India &mdash; the kind, at the time, my family could never afford. Here in Canada, it is ridiculously impractical for all the reasons we tell ourselves we need it &mdash; mostly cuttin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/young-canadians-arenamp039t-just-watching-the-indian-farmersamp039-protest-weamp039re-living-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/young-canadians-arenamp039t-just-watching-the-indian-farmersamp039-protest-weamp039re-living-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Home-Sales Boom Doesn't Even Notice COVID-19's Second Wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[The unstoppable juggernaut that is Canada&rsquo;s residential real estate market showed no signs of letting up in January, even as renewed pandemic lockdowns kept buyers searching from home and many sellers on the sidelines.Numbers for Greater Toronto aren&rsquo;t in yet, but most other major metro areas in Canada reported a record-breaking month, with Greater Vancouver clocking a 52.1-per-cent spike in the number of home sales, compared to last January. The benchmark price for all property type]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/canadas-home-sales-boom-doesnt-even-notice-covid-19s-second-wave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/canadas-home-sales-boom-doesnt-even-notice-covid-19s-second-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Bath, B.C. Man Who Drove American Family To Border, Gifted New Car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A B.C. man who gained widespread attention for helping drive a stranded American family to the Alaska-Canada border will soon be able to do that trip in a new car.Gary Bath, a Canadian ranger and military veteran in Fort St. John, helped Lynn Marchessault and her family after they were stranded in a November snowstorm on their way to join her husband.That good deed has been recognized by Planters, the American nut company, which is giving both Bath and Marchessault a new car and a lifetime suppl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/gary-bath-bc-man-who-drove-american-family-to-border-gifted-new-car/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/gary-bath-bc-man-who-drove-american-family-to-border-gifted-new-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. Death Threat Letters With White Powder Are A Scam: RCMP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cut brake lines. Poisoned packages. Drive-by shootings. Death to you and all your family members.&nbsp;Those are some of the terrifying threats enclosed in a series of letters sent to Metro Vancouver residents in recent weeks. Police are alerting the public after several people in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam received letters threatening death if they didn&rsquo;t pay an amount of Bitcoin to an anonymous QR code address.&nbsp;But police say the letters, while alarming, are just a scam.The letter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-death-threat-letters-with-white-powder-are-a-scam-rcmp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/bc-death-threat-letters-with-white-powder-are-a-scam-rcmp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Led Me To End My Wanted Pregnancy. Fear Stops Me From Discussing It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I discovered I was pregnant on Mother&rsquo;s Day, at the beginning of a roaring global pandemic. Alone at home in rural British Columbia, I was overjoyed, terrified and instantly in love with this tiny, very-wanted embryo.Five months later, I would be sobbing in a hospital bed at BC Women&rsquo;s Hospital, staring at my silent baby daughter. She lay motionless in a clear, plastic bassinet on a mound of ice, snugly bundled in the gingham blanket we had chosen for her 10 hours earlier. A white kn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/love-led-me-to-end-my-wanted-pregnancy-fear-stops-me-from-discussing-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/alexandria-british-columbia/love-led-me-to-end-my-wanted-pregnancy-fear-stops-me-from-discussing-it/</guid></item></channel></rss>