Category Archives: British Columbia
Federal plans to close fish farms stir emotions on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - As a commercial fisherman and salmon farmer, James Walkus says he sees the merits of both industries and he's convinced the two can coexist. The 81-year-old Indigenous leader and entreprene...
Feb 20, 2021
Director of care home with worst COVID-19 death toll in B.C. resigns
VANCOUVER - The executive director of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak has resigned. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a statement that Little M...
Feb 19, 2021
B.C. Covid update Friday: 508 new cases, 72 variant cases
British Columbia is ending the work week with 508 new COVID-19 cases, including 59 in Interior Health. That's down from the 617 cases on Thursday. There have been six more deaths. Thursday (Feb. 18) s...
Feb 19, 2021
Minimal growth of COVID cluster at ski resort
The COVID-19 cluster at Big White Ski Resort has added one new case in the last week, for a total of 237.Eleven cases are active, and 63 per cent of the cases (150) are people who live or work at the ...
Feb 19, 2021
Herring catch quota in B.C.'s Georgia Strait will ensure health of species: DFO
VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says herring catch quotas in British Columbia's Strait of Georgia will remain at last year's levels of about 20 per cent of the estimated fish stock. The depart...
Feb 19, 2021
Single COVID-19 vaccine dose reduces risk of virus by 80 per cent: B.C. health agency
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says new preliminary data shows that a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of the virus by 80 per cent within two to three we...
Feb 19, 2021
Two-term, north coast-area MLA is first candidate into B.C. Liberal leadership race
TERRACE, B.C. - Just days after former British Columbia Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson delivered his official letter of resignation, the first candidate has come forward to replace him. The two-term ...
Feb 19, 2021
Canada aims to double genomic surveillance for concerning variants
VANCOUVER - A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initiative to keep up with new s...
Feb 19, 2021
SPCA seizes 40 animals 'in distress' from sled dog operation in B.C.
SALMO, B.C. - The SPCA has seized 40 dogs from a sled dog operation in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia following a cruelty investigation. The organization says the animals we...
Feb 18, 2021
B.C. records uptick in COVID-19 cases as officials issue reminder about precautions
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia are reminding residents to follow public health orders and restrictions after a significant rise in cases from earlier this week. Provincial health offi...
Feb 18, 2021
