Category Archives: British Columbia
Police and bylaw officers get new powers to enforce reselling of essential goods and price gouging
The B.C. government has given police and other enforcement officers the ability to issue $2,000 violation tickets for price gouging and the reselling of medical supplies and other essential goods duri...
Corey Fischer Apr 19, 2020
B.C. COVID update Saturday: 29 new cases, three more deaths; orders could be relaxed by mid-May
British Columbia continues to see minimal new cases of COVID-19, with 29 new cases since Friday, along with three more deaths. It brings the province's case total to 1,647 and death toll to 81. There ...
Corey Fischer Apr 18, 2020
Victoria wants homeless to be housed in empty hotels during pandemic
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria is calling for the British Columbia government to take over its empty hotels and motels as a solution to housing the homeless during the COVID-...
Apr 17, 2020
43 new COVID cases in B.C. as residents do their part to 'bend the curve'
BC has 43 new cases of Covid-19 since Thursday, bringing the total to over 1,618.There is just one new case in the Interior Health region, and no new deaths.There are now 63 cases associated with an o...
Corey Fischer Apr 17, 2020
Select no touch crosswalks during COVID-19 response
As part of its response to COVID-19, the City of Kelowna has automated crosswalk signals in some areas of Kelowna, making select pedestrian crossings contactless to reduce touch points. Impacted areas...
Corey Fischer Apr 17, 2020
B.C. is flattening the COVID curve, but too soon to relax restrictions, says health officer
We are on the right track -- but now we need to hold the line. Those were the comments of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry who updated COVID-19 models for British Columbia today. Henry said ...
Corey Fischer Apr 17, 2020
RCMP seize drugs, weapons and stolen property from residence
A drug trafficking investigation led to RCMP officers confiscating drugs, weapons and suspected stolen property from a residence in downtown Kelowna.On April 16 officers from the Kelowna RCMP Communit...
Corey Fischer Apr 17, 2020
Time to Bear Smart your home and yard
It's the time of year when bears emerge from their dens and search for food, often bringing them into the nearest community.With more people staying home due to COVID-19 and some waste and recycling s...
Corey Fischer Apr 17, 2020
B.C.'s first major wildfire of 2020 destroys homes near Squamish: witness
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says an aggressive blaze near Squamish, B.C., is being held at one-square kilometre in size but residents pushed out by the flames say several h...
Apr 17, 2020
Officials set to release estimates of the extent of COVID-19 spread in B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia is preparing to release its latest estimates of how the new coronavirus may spread through the province over the coming months. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, ...
Apr 17, 2020

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