Category Archives: British Columbia
622 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 54 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Six-hundred and twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 54 in the northern health region. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix add there have bee...
Mar 18, 2021
Tsilhqot'in call on B.C., Canada to recognize Indigenous jurisdiction amid COVID-19
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory is calling on the provincial and federal governments to recognize its inhe...
Mar 18, 2021
B.C. front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine in weeks
VICTORIA - More than 300,000 front-line workers in British Columbia will now be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. The government says grocery workers, police, firefighters, teach...
Mar 18, 2021
CP NewsAlert: B.C. front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine in weeks
VICTORIA - More than 300,000 front-line workers in British Columbia will now be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. The government says grocery workers, police, firefighters, teach...
Mar 18, 2021
Meng's judge questions thoroughness of alleged 'covert criminal investigation'
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is questioning why border officers didn't question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou more rigorously if their exam was actually a covert criminal investigation, as h...
Mar 18, 2021
B.C. auto insurance rebate cheques delayed after 'criminal' cyberattack: minister
VICTORIA - The minister responsible for British Columbia's public auto insurance agency says a "criminal" cyberattack will delay COVID-19 rebate cheques that were supposed to be in the mail this week....
Mar 18, 2021
ICBC says COVID-19 rebate cheques delayed after cyberattack on third party
VANCOUVER - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it's temporarily delaying the delivery of COVID-19 rebate cheques due to a cyberattack on a third-party vendor contracted to provide prin...
Mar 17, 2021
Quarantined B.C. farms where over 1,000 mink died resume breeding stock
VICTORIA - Two mink farms that are still quarantined after COVID-19 outbreaks have begun annual breeding programs along with seven other farms in British Columbia. The Agriculture Ministry said the pr...
Mar 17, 2021
498 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 36 in the Northern Health region
VICTORIA - Four-hundred and ninety-eight new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia announced today, 36 in the Northern Health region. Here's the regional breakdown:Vancouver Coastal Health: 128Fraser ...
Mar 17, 2021
Horgan says he expects people with COVID-19 vaccines will get flexibility to do more
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....
Mar 17, 2021