Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. gets break from rising Covid cases
B.C.'s Covid-19 numbers were lower on Tuesday with 873 new cases, but that could change."Due to a delay in the Public Health Reporting Data Warehouse lab system, these numbers are preliminary and may ...
Apr 13, 2021
Grey whale off Vancouver Island given antibiotics after lesions found around tag site
VANCOUVER - Canadian and American officials say they're monitoring a grey whale after lesions were spotted in the same area where a satellite tag was attached by researchers. Officials said during a j...
Apr 13, 2021
Tougher COVID-19 restrictions in B.C., including travel, still 'on the table': Horgan
VICTORIA - Further COVID-19 restrictions may be on the way for British Columbia, with the premier suggesting changes could come as early as Thursday. John Horgan says travel restrictions will be discu...
Apr 13, 2021
Failed fitting caused 190,000-litre spill at Trans Mountain site in B.C.: TSB
VANCOUVER - A Transportation Safety Board report says the failure of a fitting on a section of narrow tubing at a Trans Mountain pumping station in British Columbia was the cause of a crude oil spill ...
Apr 13, 2021
B.C. Covid update: 3,289 new cases over weekend as part of third wave
Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed today that B.C. is in a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as she reported 3,289 new cases since Friday. "This is -- I don't need to say -- our third wave. And knowing this...
Apr 12, 2021
Throne speech puts priority on keeping British Columbians safe
The British Columbia government is looking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic in its speech from the throne to other priorities including help for the economy, improved health care and taking on inequality....
Apr 12, 2021
Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry for a three-day supply as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of ...
Apr 12, 2021
Adults in Whistler, B.C. now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
WHISTLER, B.C. - Adult residents and workers in Whistler, B.C., will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting today. Vancouver Coastal Health says there have been 1,505 cases in Whistler between ...
Apr 12, 2021
NDP government to lay out priorities with B.C. throne speech
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government is set to present its throne speech later today, laying out its priorities more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began.NDP house leader Mike Farnwor...
Apr 12, 2021
41 years later, Terry Fox's legacy helping people through life
RED DEER - When 21-year-old Terry Fox set off from St. John's Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 for what would be a grueling, emotional and iconic 143-day Marathon of Hope, he began keeping a journal. "T...
Apr 11, 2021
