Category Archives: British Columbia
British Columbia reports 446 new COVID-19 infections and nine more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say staying active and connected is important for physical and mental well-being despite the challenges of COVID-19. In a news release Tuesday, they say pe...
Jan 12, 2021
B.C. First Nation faces COVID-19 outbreak; community leaders issue racism warnings
VICTORIA - A First Nations community on Vancouver Island hard hit by COVID-19 is facing intolerance from some members of the surrounding community while it fights to contain the outbreak. Cowichan Tri...
Jan 12, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 update Tuesday: 446 cases, nine deaths
B.C. is reporting 446 new COVID-19 cases today (Jan. 12), along with nine more deaths.Sixty-seven (67) of the new cases are in Interior Health.Elsewhere, there are 96 new cases in the Vancouver Coasta...
Jan 12, 2021
Tips sought as RCMP search for wanted man
RCMP is looking for information to help locate a B.C. man wanted on outstanding warrants for his arrest.Rheal Clovis Beaudry, 34 of Christian Valley, is wanted province wide, in connection to driving ...
Jan 12, 2021
Meng's lawyers ask court to ease surveillance in bail agreement
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou have asked British Columbia's Supreme Court to ease her bail conditions as she fights extradition to the United States. Her husband, Liu Xia...
Jan 12, 2021
Homeless woman OK after man tries to set her blankets ablaze in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - A homeless woman is unhurt but police want to catch the man who tried to set her blankets on fire as she slept on a Vancouver street. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department on Tu...
Jan 12, 2021
Massive turbines trucked toward B.C.'s Site C dam in wide, slow convoy
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Two massive sections of turbine for the Site C hydroelectric project in British Columbia are being trucked slowly toward the dam and have reached Prince George.Two eight-metre-wi...
Jan 12, 2021
Service BC clients can now book appointments
People can now make an appointment online before visiting Service BC.The B.C. government said the change will reduce lineups, save time and make it easier to maintain physical distancing.Appointments ...
Jan 12, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor says gap between vaccine doses rooted in science
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says the first dose of a vaccine for COVID-19 gives "amazing" immunity, so the government's decision to allow for a 35-day gap before the second dose is admini...
Jan 11, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 update Monday: death toll surpasses 1,000
British Columbia is reporting 1,475 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, along with 22 more deaths. The latest fatalities push the overall total in the province over one-thousand to 1,010. Health Minister...
Jan 11, 2021
