Category Archives: British Columbia
British Columbia sets new daily COVID-19 case record with 1,293 infections
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is reporting 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, smashing previous daily records of infection. The new cases are part of a surging third wave and bring the total cases recorded in t...
Apr 08, 2021
New daily high for B.C. Covid cases
A new daily record was set for Covid-19 cases in B.C. Thursday, with 1,293 new cases. That surpasses the previous high of 1,077 on April 3, and raises the overall total to 108,278. https://youtu.be/F8...
Apr 08, 2021
New funding for B.C. businesses affected by COVID-19 rules
VICTORIA - New funding will be available to businesses in British Columbia affected by the latest measures to fight the spread of COVID-19, but the economic recovery minister says those who break the ...
Apr 08, 2021
Variants of concern higher than reported, but giving precise data challenging: BCCDC
VANCOUVER - A medical director at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the number of active COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern is higher than what has been publicly reported i...
Apr 08, 2021
Province announces new grant program to help restaurants, bars and fitness centres
The B.C. government has announced a new $50-million fund to help businesses impacted by the recent provincial health orders.The new Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant will provide affected business...
Apr 08, 2021
Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER - Canada's ambassador to the United States says Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood...
Apr 08, 2021
Conservancy protects area sacred to Tahltan Nation in northwestern B.C.
VICTORIA - Indigenous, provincial and federal leaders have worked beside industry and environmental groups to create a new conservancy in an area of northwestern British Columbia sacred to the Tahltan...
Apr 08, 2021
Trucks collide on Trans Canada Highway bridge in Shuswap
It was a bit of a mess after semi trucks on the Trans Canada Highway collided on the Tappen Bridge near Tappen Valley Road. RCMP say the drivers accused each other of crossing the center line which le...
Apr 07, 2021
Nearly 20 per cent of eligible B.C. residents have received COVID-19 vaccine
VICTORIA - Almost 20 per cent of those who are eligible for a vaccine in British Columbia have had their shot. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adr...
Apr 07, 2021
B.C. Covid update Wednesday: 997 new cases, one death tied to VJH outbreak
B.C. is reporting another 997 Covid-19 cases, which is just slightly higher than the province's seven-day average (993). Interior Health had 91 of the new cases (9.1 per cent), with 356 in Vancouver C...
Apr 07, 2021
