Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Covid update Monday: 1,425 new cases, eight deaths
There were 1,428 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia over the weekend, or an average of 476 a day. That includes 504 new cases on Saturday, 475 on Sunday and 449 on Monday. New case counts by he...
Feb 22, 2021
Variant in schools means it's time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. - The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases inv...
Feb 22, 2021
RCMP in Surrey, B.C., hand out $5,000 in fines to gamblers breaking COVID-19 rules
SURREY, B.C. - A group of people caught gambling at a local business in Surrey, B.C., face fines for not following COVID-19 regulations. RCMP say they saw several people leave through the back of a bu...
Feb 22, 2021
'It's the death of the sport': Business says airsoft guns unfairly targeted in new bill
Last week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government proposed new gun control legislation under Bill C-21.A bill that is complex to understand to begin with says Shaun Allen, President of Prince Georg...
Feb 22, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak closes one unit of Vancouver General Hospital to admissions, visits
VANCOUVER - Five patients and two staff members in one unit at Vancouver General Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting health officials to declare an outbreak in that section of the ho...
Feb 22, 2021
Canada's 'long-haulers' without family doctor need primary care: medical association
VANCOUVER - The head of the Canadian Medical Association is urging the federal government to boost access to family doctors for COVID-19 'long-haulers' enduring ongoing illness and requiring referrals...
Feb 22, 2021
Pacific system to roll over parts of B.C., bringing wind, heavy rain or snow
VANCOUVER - Nasty weather is predicted for British Columbia, with warnings about wind, rain and snowfall, along with winter storm watches in several areas of the province. Environment Canada says the ...
Feb 21, 2021
Further testing finds variant from the United Kingdom in some B.C. schools
SURREY, B.C. - The faster-spreading COVID-19 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom has made its way into some British Columbia schools. The superintendent of the Surrey School District tweete...
Feb 21, 2021
B.C. man wants help, not charges, for woman who took his truck with son inside
QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. - A Vancouver Island man whose truck was stolen while his son was sitting inside says he wants addiction treatment for the woman, not charges. Aaron Johnson and his 11-year-old so...
Feb 21, 2021
Isolation and sanitation during COVID-19 may affect human microbiome, scientists say
VANCOUVER - As people around the world remain isolated in their homes, avoiding close contact with others and meticulously sanitizing their hands and surfaces, scientists warn there may be unintended ...
Feb 21, 2021
