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What Happened May 8th In Pop Music History

Here is what popped on this day.
WATCH: P!nk Premieres 'All I Know So Far' Video

The song is the title track of her forthcoming streaming doc.
Artist Sampled By Daft Punk May Finally Get Royalties

Eddie Johns has not seen a dime from the use of his music 21 years ago.
Angels & Airwaves Frontman Tom DeLonge Weds

The former Blink-182 musician quietly tied the knot.
Fans Are Loving New Ariana Grande Wax Figure

It is on display at Madame Tussauds Hollywood.
What Happened May 7th In Pop Music History

Here is what popped on this day.
Childish Gambino Accused Of Copyright Infringement

A Florida rapper claims it is too similar to his 2016 track.
Drake Giving Candles Away With Food Orders

Here's how you can get one of his scented candles.
WATCH: Coldplay Debuts 'Higher Power'

Band members chatted with an astronaut onboard the ISS.

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COVID-19 in B.C.: Final update for the week coming from health officials

One more COVID-19 update for B.C. will be released this week as health officials will share details on the latest positive tests in the afternoon.
Unemployment in B.C.: Rate increases slightly with 1st look at job stats since latest public health orders

B.C.'s unemployment rates have increased slightly for the first time since January.
Planning yard work? BC Hydro warns of safety concerns as electrical contact incidents rise amid pandemic

A new report from BC Hydro says a concerning trend is emerging as British Columbians seek relief from COVID-19 restrictions by sprucing up the yards around their homes.
'Open a window': Calls for fresh COVID messaging as B.C. officials downplay airborne spread

In the wake of the B.C. Centre for Disease Control updating its public messaging to acknowledge aerosol spread of COVID-19, calls are growing for a change in public messaging. The province’s top doctor, however, is downplaying the significance of airborne spread of the coronavirus.
Corrections officer gunned down in Delta was a big brother figure who set a positive example, friends say

Two close friends of Bikramdeep Randhawa say he was like an older brother to them. They're shocked that he was gunned down in a Delta mall parking lot last weekend.
People 30+ from 17 more Lower Mainland neighbourhoods now eligible for vaccine

Health officials have added more than a dozen neighbourhoods across B.C.'s Lower Mainland to the list of high-transmission areas where residents age 30 and up are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
B.C. COVID-19 map shows which regions have fared the worst since the start of the pandemic

The latest map of cumulative COVID-19 cases in B.C. since the start of the pandemic shows just a handful of regions that have been hit the hardest over time.
Have you thought about what happens to your digital data once you're gone?

New University of British Columbia research has found people want control over their digital data after they die.
COVID-19 gargle test kits now available in Surrey schools

All Surrey elementary and secondary students now have access to COVID-19 gargle tests, says Fraser Health.