Category Archives: British Columbia
Peer support workers set to join union in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Dozens of peer support workers on the front lines of Vancouver's overdose crisis are about to be unionized in a move aimed at formally recognizing the role they play in saving lives. Andre...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. to get 5,800 fewer vaccine doses next week but remains committed to second shots
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says the province will adjust its vaccination plans in light of the news that Pfizer-BioNTech will not send any doses to Canada next week. Adrian Dix say...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. government lax on cybersecurity practices to protect IT assets, auditor reports
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the provincial government has not been doing a good enough job protecting its information technology from potential cybersecurity threats. Michael Pi...
Jan 19, 2021
Man, woman, each fined $230 for coughing on patrons of Vancouver gym: police
VANCOUVER - A man and woman have each been fined for pretending to cough on customers in a gym just steps from Vancouver police headquarters. A statement from police says the owner of the gym flagged ...
Jan 19, 2021
Greater Vancouver business organization says members face uncertain outlook in 2021
VANCOUVER - The association representing businesses across Metro Vancouver says the costs of COVID-19 continue to mount for its members. The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has released its annual Re...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 immunizations still on track for end of March: top doctor
British Columbia's top doctor says production delays for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are a temporary setback that will slow down the delivery of first doses in the province over the next few ...
Jan 18, 2021
B.C. Covid update Monday: 31 new deaths, 1,330 new cases
B.C. is reporting 1,330 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, including 257 in Interior Health. There have been 31 more COVID-related deaths, raising the total to 1,078. Health Minister Adrian Dix said fou...
Jan 18, 2021
Pandemic doesn't slow cargo shipments at the port in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The port in Prince Rupert, B.C., has set another record in defiance of the economic downtown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The port authority announced Monday that despite unp...
Jan 18, 2021
Rescue society praises B.C.'s teens survival skills after he got lost snowmobiling
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The backcountry survival skills of a British Columbia teen who got lost while snowmobiling are being praised by search and rescue volunteers who found him safe. The South Caribo...
Jan 18, 2021
Cost, other options, prompt B.C. to phase out enhanced driver's licence and ID cards
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is phasing out two types of travel identification cards that allowed easier entrance into the United States. The enhanced driver's licence and enhanc...
Jan 18, 2021
