Category Archives: British Columbia
British Columbia focuses on long-term care homes in COVID-19 fight
VICTORIA - British Columbia will put more focus on enhancing prevention of the novel coronavirus at long-term care facilities to protect vulnerable elderly people and staff, the provincial health offi...
Mar 14, 2020
'Riverdale' production halts in Vancouver due to novel coronavirus concerns
VANCOUVER - Warner Bros. Television says the Vancouver-based production of teen drama "Riverdale" has been halted until further notice. A statement from the studio says work was halted after a member ...
Mar 14, 2020
11 new virus cases in B.C.; travel rules clarified
Today's update on the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported 11 new cases, for a total of 64 in B.C. All the new positives are in the Vancouver Coast Health District. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...
Corey Fischer Mar 13, 2020
British Columbia focuses on long-term care homes in COVID-19 fight
VICTORIA - British Columbia will put more focus on enhancing prevention of the novel coronavirus at long-term care facilities to protect vulnerable elderly people and staff, the provincial health offi...
Mar 13, 2020
Provincial approval moves Saanich, B.C., closer to plastic bag ban
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has reviewed and approved a bylaw proposed by the District of Saanich that will allow the Victoria-area suburb to eliminate single-use plastic groc...
Mar 13, 2020
Large cultural, social events cancelled in Vancouver, Surrey, to battle COVID
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's two largest cities, Vancouver and Surrey, are complying with the latest directions from the provincial health officer to cancel all gatherings of more than 250 people, i...
Mar 13, 2020
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing could also reduce spread in Canada: epidemiologist
VANCOUVER - Drive-thru clinics testing people for COVID-19 in South Korea could serve as a model for Canada, where the spread of the virus is comparatively limited but increasing to the poin...
Mar 13, 2020
Allan Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow limited, unescorted access into the community&n...
Mar 12, 2020
B.C. residents advised not to travel outside Canada; large gatherings not recommended
There has been another increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in B.C. The provincial health officer says seven people on the south coast have been identified in the past 24 hours. That brings the to...
Corey Fischer Mar 12, 2020
Miner Teck Resources vows to cut carbon intensity by a third in the next decade
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. is doubling down on its greenhouse gas emissions targets, announcing it will aim to reduce carbon intensity in its operations by 33 per cent over the next 10 ...
Mar 12, 2020

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