Category Archives: British Columbia

British Columbians will have increased access to mental health supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.The province has announced $5 million to expand existing mental health programs and services and la...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...

There were 45 new COVID-19 cases in British Columbia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,336 since the outbreak began. In the Interior Health region, there is two new cases so it moves up to...

VANCOUVER - For the past 18 months, Nguyet Dang has been working to bring her dream of opening a Vietnamese restaurant to life. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Ten days before the planned op...

Families throughout B.C. to benefit from enhanced digital library services.Book lovers of all ages will soon have greater access to online learning and reading resources, thanks to a one-time $3-milli...

BC Parks has announced an immediate closure of all provincial parks in response to the call for increased action to address COVID-19. The temporary measure means people should not be going to provinci...

VANCOUVER - Vancity is temporarily cutting credit card interest rates to zero and deferring minimum payments for those facing financial difficulty as a result of COVID-19. The credit union says person...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer apologized to her hairdresser on Tuesday for taking matters into her own hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just in case anyone noticed a chang...

The B.C. Utilities Commission has launched a website to track gas and diesel prices across the province. gaspricesbc.ca also provides information on how gas prices compare to other cities across Canad...

VANCOUVER - Government medical professionals say Canada's jails and prisons don't meet with physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 and they want as many inmates as possible to be releas...