Category Archives: British Columbia
Victoria firefighters use homeowners' jackhammer to rescue cat trapped in tiny pipe
VICTORIA - A Victoria firefighter says using a jackhammer and other home repair tools to save a cat stuck in a tiny basement drainpipe ranks as the strangest rescue call he's been on in his 20-year ca...
Jan 17, 2021
Care home staff struggle to isolate dementia patients during outbreaks: experts
VANCOUVER - Staff in long-term care homes across Canada are struggling to isolate elderly residents with dementia during COVID-19 outbreaks, accelerating the deadly spread of the virus, experts say. T...
Jan 17, 2021
B.C. travel ban will cripple struggling tourism sector, says industry coalition
VICTORIA - A coalition of British Columbia tourism industry groups is urging the provincial government not to pursue plans to ban domestic travel in their efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The c...
Jan 16, 2021
Snowshoer dies after overnight search on Vancouver-area mountain: RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A snowshoer who set out alone on a rugged mountain trail on Vancouver's north shore Thursday has died.Squamish RCMP say the 21-year-old woman from Ontario was removed from a steep gul...
Jan 15, 2021
B.C. hospice refusing to provide medically assisted dying must vacate premises
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March.Health Minister Adrian ...
Jan 15, 2021
509 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; two more deaths at Vernon care home
Interior Health has surpassed the 5,000 mark for COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. According to new numbers released by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C. saw 509 new cases Friday...
Jan 15, 2021
Shots fired in Salmo, one person arrested
Reports of shots being fired in Salmo brought police into a dynamic situation early Friday morning.Just before 3:50 a.m., Salmo RCMP received a report of an incident unfolding at a property located in...
Jan 15, 2021
University of British Columbia director resigns after holiday trip amid pandemic
VANCOUVER - The director of the University of British Columbia's school of population and public health has resigned after apologizing for taking a holiday trip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter Ber...
Jan 15, 2021
Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the reduction in shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Canada will have a significant effect, but just in the immediate period. Adrian Dix says...
Jan 15, 2021
Businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter can proceed in B.C. court: judge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter Inc. over alleged "false and defamatory" tweets can proceed in the province. Giust...
Jan 15, 2021
