Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - British Columbia has hit its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 109 people testing positive for the disease. The milestone was reached between Frid...

KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Armed Forces say the 'operational pause' that has grounded the Snowbirds fleet of Tutor jets at Kamloops Airport has been lifted.The announcement was made in a news release iss...

VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia with extraordinary health needs that require complex care are to receive support at a single site scheduled to open in Vancouver. Health Minister Adri...

PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been lifted for nearly 3,700 properties in the path of a wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region, while hundreds of others forced out of their ho...

VANCOUVER - Canada needs a new approach to tackle its overdose crisis, says the lead author of a new study that highlights a prevalence of overdoses involving non-prescribed fentanyl and stimulants in...

LYTTON, B.C. - There were two questions that nagged at Kyla Blair when the school where she works - and that her children attend - restarted class. Would her kids be safe? And would she be able to hel...

PENTICTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says a fire burning south of Penticton, B.C. has seen "minimal" growth over the weekend, but it's starting to spread southeast. The Saturday eveni...

PENTICTON, B.C. - Strong winds that were expected to fuel a wildfire burning south of Penticton, B.C., on Friday failed to do so, fire officials said Saturday. The 20-square-kilometre Christie Mountai...

It has been a troubling 24 hours in the fight against COVID-19 in B.C. According to a news release from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson, 90 new cases...

UPDATE 10 a.m. The B.C government is getting tough on people who ignore the health and safety guidelines for Covid-19. Public safety minister Mike Farnworth said a "small minority of selfish individua...