Category Archives: British Columbia
13 COVID cases from Kelowna parties, says doctor
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is reminding British Columbians to keep their social bubbles small following a spike in COVID-19 cases in Kelowna.Henry says 13 people are so far known to ha...
Jul 14, 2020
B.C. government brings in changes to workers' compensation system
VICTORIA - Workers' compensation benefits in B.C. would be based on a higher maximum salary amount under legislation introduced Tuesday by the provincial government. Amendments to the Workers Compensa...
Jul 14, 2020
New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in western Canada
VANCOUVER - A study says a government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations. The study by scien...
Jul 14, 2020
BC deficit to balloon to 12.5 billion
Finance Minister Carole James says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has created the worst economic downturn in the province's recent history.In February, James was predicting a balanced budget.On T...
Corey Fischer Jul 14, 2020
COVID-19 cases linked to private hotel parties in Kelowna B.C., climb to 13
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials in British Columbia's Okanagan region say the number of positive COVID-19 tests linked to an outbreak in Kelowna has grown to 13. Interior Health says six more people ...
Kate Bouey Jul 14, 2020
B.C. to give update on 'profound' financial challenge of COVID-19
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expected to give a financial update today on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected its residents, businesses and the economy. Finance Minister Carol...
Jul 14, 2020
Proposed class-action lawsuit led by former constable alleges racism in RCMP
VANCOUVER - One of the first Indigenous women to join the RCMP in Manitoba is the lead plaintiff in a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges systemic racism within the force. Margor...
Jul 13, 2020
COVID cases jump in BC, two dead
Cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia have jumped over the last three days and an isolation order has been issued for an Oliver fruit company. Two more people have died. There are 62 new known cases o...
Kate Bouey Jul 13, 2020
8 positive tests: Four sites in Kelowna, B.C., now linked to COVID-19 exposures
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials are monitoring several cases of COVID-19 exposure in Kelowna, B.C., and say they've identified two more locations where people may have contracted the r...
Jul 13, 2020
Update: IH issues further COVID advisory for Kelowna
UPDATE Interior Health has issued a further advisory for anyone who had been in the downtown or waterfront area of Kelowna at gatherings between June 25 to July 9 to monitor themselves for COVID-19. L...
Corey Fischer Jul 12, 2020

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