Category Archives: British Columbia
1889 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two days in B.C.
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on in B.C.This as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced 1,889 new cases of the virus over the past two ...
Apr 05, 2021
Online COVID-19 vaccine booking to open in B.C. as case numbers soar in province
VANCOUVER - Online COVID-19 vaccine booking is set to launch in British Columbia on Tuesday as the province enters Phase 3 of its immunization rollout ahead of schedule. The news comes as case numbers...
Apr 05, 2021
Province moves to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 Immunization Plan
VICTORIA - Changes are coming to how we book our COVID-19 vaccination appointments as the province moves into Phase 3 of its BC Covid-19 Immunization Plan. Starting tomorrow (April 6) at 8 a.m., those...
Apr 05, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Prince Rupert care home where 16 died earlier this year
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Just weeks after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak ended at a northwestern British Columbia care home, health officials report a new outbreak at the same facility. Northern Health says ...
Apr 05, 2021
Exercise for seniors a key to fall prevention
VERNON - New University of British Columbia research is confirming a strong link between exercise and preventing falls.Seniors falling often results in hospitalization and in some cases a rapid declin...
Apr 04, 2021
Record-setting number of one-day COVID-19 cases as B.C. officials warn against travel
VICTORIA - Health officials are urging British Columbia residents not to travel outside their community as the province set back-to-back records for the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in a sing...
Apr 03, 2021
North Vancouver residents to hold drive-thru vigil after stabbings at library
VANCOUVER - Residents of North Vancouver are planning a candlelight vigil tonight to honour a young woman who was fatally stabbed at a local library along with six others who were injured there.The dr...
Apr 03, 2021
Calls to search and rescue groups surge in B.C. as COVID-19 pushes people outdoors
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is urging backcountry enthusiasts to take safety precautions before heading out after a record number of calls to ground search and rescue groups. ...
Apr 03, 2021
Metro Vancouver home sales hit all-time record in March: real estate board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales and new listings set all-time records across the region last month. The board reports that residential home sales totaled 5,708 i...
Apr 02, 2021
B.C. applying for stay in court ruling on auto injury claims: Eby
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Attorney General says the province is applying for a partial stay in a B.C. Supreme Court ruling about jurisdiction over motor vehicle injury disputes, pending its appeal...
Apr 02, 2021