Category Archives: British Columbia
Sister in B.C. waits for little brother's ashes that seem to be lost in transit
VANCOUVER - Courtney Baker doesn't know what she's going to do with the urn she's picked out for her little brother's ashes. They were supposed to arrive by express post from Edmonton to Vancouver mor...
Jan 10, 2021
Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes
SURREY, B.C. - A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Surrey, B.C. Fraser Health says a resident and staff member at Suncreek Village and two ...
Jan 09, 2021
Victoria no longer flushes raw sewage into ocean after area opens treatment plant
VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria area no longer uses surrounding ocean waters to flush away raw effluent now that a $775 million sewage plant has started treating the equivalent of 43 Olympic-sized poo...
Jan 09, 2021
B.C. health officials urge residents to follow COVID-19 guidelines
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say they understand the frustration directed at people who defy COVID-19 restrictions, but urged residents to continue following the guidelines to prevent ...
Jan 08, 2021
COVID-19 death toll takes significant jump in B.C.
The number of COVID-19 related deaths shot up by 18 on Friday in British Columbia.That raises the provincial death toll to 988.Another 617 new cases were announced with 81 in Interior Health.There are...
Jan 08, 2021
Layoffs at B.C. hospice that refused to offer medical assistance in dying
DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia hospice society that refused to offer medical assistance in dying has issued layoff notices to all clinical staff before its contract with the local health authority c...
Jan 08, 2021
Whale families bring along calf on return trip to traditional feeding grounds in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. - Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as they returned for the first time in 20 years to their traditional winter foraging grounds in British Columbia wate...
Jan 08, 2021
Legal group fights B.C. government's COVID-19 rules on protests and places of worship
VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group is challenging the British Columbia government's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests, arguing they violate people's rights and freedoms. A ...
Jan 08, 2021
Funding to benefit B.C. bee health
There is a buzz in the air as a new round of Bee BC funding opens soon to support more community projects aimed at protecting the health and habitat of bees."Bees play a role in the everyday life of B...
Jan 08, 2021
Impaired driving suspected in truck crash that set off gridlock in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a transport truck crashed on Highway 1 in North Vancouver, creating traffic chaos around the busy commuter route. A statement...
Jan 08, 2021
