Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. to introduce vaccine card for activities and restaurants as COVID-19 cases climb
VICTORIA - British Columbia residents will need a vaccine card to get into restaurants, clubs, ticketed sporting events and organized affairs like weddings as the risk of infection is currently 10 tim...
Aug 23, 2021
Mountie in Kelowna, B.C., charged with assault in January 2020 wellness check
KELOWNA, B.C. - The British Columbia prosecution service says an RCMP officer in Kelowna has been charged with assault in connection with a wellness check last year. The prosecution service says in a ...
Aug 23, 2021
124 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend throughout Island Health
NANAIMO - The steady rise in COVID-19 cases in Island Health has continued.Island Health confirmed 124 new cases over three reporting periods from the weekend. It brings the total number of cases in t...
Aug 23, 2021
British Columbians will need proof of vaccinations for select social and recreational events
The B.C. government has announced that British Columbians will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations in order to access certain social and recreational settings and events as of September 13.Premier ...
Aug 23, 2021
Fourteen COVID-19 deaths in Interior Health, 768 new cases
British Columbia had 1,711 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, with 45 per cent of those in Interior Health (IH). The IH region had 768 new infections and now has over 1,900 active cases. The next bu...
Aug 23, 2021
The Latest: British Columbia bringing in COVID vaccine card
HANOI, Vietnam - VICTORIA, British Columbia - The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia is bringing in a vaccine card for residents to get access to restaurants, clubs, sporting events a...
Aug 23, 2021
Final evacuation alert lifted for Crazy Creek Gorge wildfire
SICAMOUS, B.C. - There are no longer any evacuation orders or alerts connected to the Crazy Creek Gorge Forest Service Road wildfire in the Shuswap.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District rescinded an ...
Aug 23, 2021
B.C. to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for activities such as restaurant dining, sporting events beginning Sept. 13
VICTORIA - Beginning Sept. 13, B.C. will bar unvaccinated citizens from taking part in certain non-essential activities, such as dining at restaurants or attending ticketed sporting events.In a news c...
Aug 23, 2021
Vancouver police investigating vandalism at memorial as possible hate crime
VANCOUVER - The defacing of a public memorial in Vancouver to those who were aboard a ship that was forced to return to India more than a century ago is being treated by police as a possible hate crim...
Aug 23, 2021
Mt. Hayes fire 'being held' as crews secure perimeter
NANAIMO - Crews are officially in control of a wildfire burning southwest of Nanaimo airport.The BC Wildfire Service officially lists the Mt. Hayes wildfire as "being held", meaning no further growth ...
Aug 23, 2021
