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Category Archives: British Columbia

BC Covid update Tuesday: 167 new cases
New COVID-19 cases in B.C. have remained relatively stable the last few days.The province reported 167 new cases Tuesday for a total of 11,854 since the pandemic started.Thirteen (13) of the new cases...
Corey Fischer Oct 20, 2020
B.C. records 127 overdose deaths in September, down from sharp increase in June
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says 127 people fatally overdosed on illicit drugs in September, up from 60 deaths during the same period last year.It says an average of four people died every day ...
Oct 20, 2020
Rural residents near Saanich, B.C., warned to protect pets after bear attacks llama
SAANICH, B.C. - A black bear is believed to have killed a llama on Vancouver Island. A statement from Saanich police says the attack happened late Monday afternoon at a farm in a rural part of the mun...
Oct 20, 2020
B.C. election is in the final stretch before voters head to the polls on Saturday
The B.C. election campaign is in the stretch run with just four days left before voters head to the polls on Saturday. The Greens and the B.C. Liberals were making transportation promises on Monday. G...
Oct 20, 2020
Top doctor says B.C. can control the trajectory of its second wave of COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting 499 cases of COVID-19 detected over three days between Friday and Monday.  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. is in the midst of a secon...
Oct 19, 2020
B.C. Covid update Monday: 499 new cases
It was another fairly busy weekend for new COVID-19 cases in British Columbia. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, announced 499 new cases on Monday, with 172 from Friday to Saturday, 153 fro...
Corey Fischer Oct 19, 2020
B.C. NDP leader 'disappointed' in high-profile candidate as chiefs call for removal
VICTORIA - NDP Leader John Horgan says he's disappointed that a former member of Parliament now running for his party made negative comments about a Liberal. Nathan Cullen made the remarks about Roy J...
Oct 19, 2020
Fraser Health reports new COVID-19 outbreaks at care home and meat packing facility
SURREY, B.C. - Fraser Health has declared new outbreaks of COVID-19 at a meat processing facility in Surrey, B.C., and two area long-term care homes. The health authority says evidence of transmission...
Oct 18, 2020
Surrey RCMP respond to drug overdose involving five people
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP say naloxone was used to help five people who overdosed after using drugs together in the early hours of Saturday morning. They say officers initially responded to a report of ...
Oct 18, 2020
B.C. election results will take two weeks due to 700,000 mail-in ballots
British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for at least two weeks after polls close thanks to the need to count hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots by han...
Corey Fischer Oct 18, 2020

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