Category Archives: British Columbia
COVID-19 outbreak spreads at Vancouver hospital, affecting 16 patients, 13 staff
VANCOUVER - Two more units have been added to a COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vancouver General Hospital. A statement from Vancouver Coastal Health says outbreaks are underway on inpatient units T-14-...
Feb 24, 2021
B.C. seniors over age 80 to get info next week on when they'll get vaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia is expected to start informing people over age 80 about their vaccinations for COVID-19 starting next week as the province prepares to open mass clinics while doing more in...
Feb 23, 2021
Dr. Henry calls COVID-19 vaccine impacts 'remarkable'
There are 43 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health, part of 559 new cases in B.C. There is one new death, a resident of an acute care facility in Vancouver Coastal Health. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial...
Feb 23, 2021
Salmon farmers ask Ottawa for more time before closing B.C. fish farms
VANCOUVER - A report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association says millions of juvenile salmon and eggs will be destroyed because of a federal decision to phase out fish farms in British Colu...
Feb 23, 2021
Teachers at school in Surrey, B.C., ask for more COVID-19 safety measures
SURREY, B.C. - Teachers marched today outside an elementary school in Surrey, B.C., where a confirmed case of a COVID-19 variant has been reported to demand more safety measures. Members of the Surrey...
Feb 23, 2021
Industry pleased as B.C. permanently allows restaurants to buy wholesale liquor
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will permanently allow restaurants, bars and tourism operators to buy liquor at wholesale prices, a move that industry hopes will help revive the struggling sector. The pr...
Feb 23, 2021
B.C. liquor price change made permanent
Changes to allow restaurants, bars and tourism operators with liquor licences to purchase beer, wine and spirits at the wholesale price have been made permanent by the B.C. government.Public safety mi...
Feb 23, 2021
B.C. advocates say relaxed drug offence penalties not enough amid deadly supply
VANCOUVER - Federal government proposals to relax penalties for personal drug possession are a positive step forward for Vancouver's former drug czar, but they're too small to address skyrocketing ove...
Feb 23, 2021
First Indigenous councillor in Terrace, B.C., quits, cites systemic racism
TERRACE, B.C. - The first Indigenous member of council in Terrace, B.C., has resigned. Jessica McCallum-Miller posted a statement on Facebook thanking voters and saying she has enjoyed working with ci...
Feb 23, 2021
British Columbia reports 1,428 new COVID-19 cases, eight more deaths in three days
VICTORIA - Public health officials in British Columbia are reporting 1,428 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days, for a total of 77,263 since the pandemic began in the province. There have also ...
Feb 22, 2021
