British Columbia

B.C. offers Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to people age 30 and up

VICTORIA - People age 30 and older may now receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia, starting with hot spots for transmission. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial heal...

Greg Fry Apr 27, 2021

B.C.'s Playland pushes back opening to May 25 over COVID travel restrictions

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver amusement park has delayed its opening until after the May long weekend amid concerns it will attract COVID-19 rule breakers. Playland says in a statement that it was set to op...

Apr 27, 2021

Vancouver police alarmed by social media posts after teen fatally stabbed

VANCOUVER - Police say they're alarmed by "social media chatter" in the aftermath of a stabbing during a fight last weekend that killed a 15-year-old boy. Sgt. Steve Addison says Vancouver police are ...

Apr 27, 2021

Avalanche safety efforts on B.C. highways get solid marks from auditor general

VICTORIA - A report by British Columbia's auditor general says the province is effectively managing its highway avalanche safety program, but improvements can still be made. Michael Pickup says in a s...

Apr 27, 2021

B.C.'s $500-million investment fund to help small, medium-sized businesses

VICTORIA - British Columbia has introduced legislation to convert an investment initiative into a Crown corporation with the authority to make independent decisions aimed at spurring economic recovery...

Apr 27, 2021

Trustees vote to end program assigning uniformed police officers to Vancouver schools

VANCOUVER - Uniformed police officers will no longer be assigned to Vancouver public schools after trustees voted to end its school liaison officer program.The program has been under review for almost...

Apr 27, 2021

B.C. reports 17 deaths and nearly 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 over three days

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says the province has confirmed that COVID-19 was a factor in the death of an infant from the Interior Health region. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henr...

Apr 26, 2021

B.C. expands child and youth mental health teams for early support

VICTORIA - British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister says the province will expand services for young children, school-aged youth and their families. Sheila Malcolmson says 60 new full-...

Apr 26, 2021

Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area

VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...

Apr 26, 2021

Boy, 15, dead, 14 year-old charged, after two groups of youths fight in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A 15-year-old Vancouver boy has died after a fight between two groups of young people in a west-side park. Vancouver police says the teen was stabbed during the fight on Saturday. He under...

Apr 26, 2021