Category Archives: British Columbia
Reopening schools safely tied to other COVID-19 measures: B.C. model
VANCOUVER - A group of COVID-19 modellers says the British Columbia government should increase physical distancing measures to help it more safely reopen schools next month. P...
Aug 28, 2020
Broadcasters warn of possible radio and television closures across Canada
Private radio and television broadcasters are sounding the alarm about the state of their industry. The industry says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to the closure of dozens of station...
Corey Fischer Aug 26, 2020
B.C. seniors advocate to survey pandemic experiences of care residents, families
VICTORIA - British Columbia seniors in long-term care and their family members are being asked to participate in a survey to chronicle their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seniors...
Aug 26, 2020
B.C. parents encouraged to get informed about back-to-school plans
VICTORIA - Back-to-school plans have been posted online for all 60 districts in British Columbia with an aim to offer all instruction in classrooms. However, deputy education minister Scott MacDo...
Aug 26, 2020
62 new cases of COVID in B.C.
B.C.'s top health officials are reporting another 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, including another four in the Interior Health region. "Today, we are announcing 62 new cases, including two ...
Kate Bouey Aug 26, 2020
Education minister orders school districts to contact every family
School districts across B.C. have been ordered to contact every family with school aged children in order to share their COVID-19 safety plans before classes resume Sept. 10.Education Minister Rob Fle...
Corey Fischer Aug 26, 2020
Seniors asked to share COVID stories
Senior citizens struggling to cope with the loss of family visits to their care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic now have a way of getting their stories out.B.C.'s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie ...
Aug 26, 2020
A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China. 2018 Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial offi...
Aug 26, 2020
Overdose deaths skyrocket in BC
The BC Coroners Service reports another 175 people died of overdoses in July from the use of illegal street drugs. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says many of the drugs contain extreme amounts of the opi...
Kate Bouey Aug 25, 2020
B.C. to release latest overdose death figures after record set in June
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is scheduled to release the latest details on overdose deaths related to illicit drugs today after the province set a monthly record for fatalities in ...
Aug 25, 2020

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