Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. woman suffers reaction to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
SURREY - A B.C. woman in her forties has suffered a reaction to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.It's a first in B.C. and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's receiving treatment in hos...
May 06, 2021
Grocery workers 18 and up in one B.C. region can register for vaccine
VICTORIA - Grocery workers aged 18 and up are now eligible to register for a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine in British Columbia's largest health region. Fraser Health says all workers, whether the...
May 06, 2021
Central 1 housing analysis predicts slower market in 2022 but prices continue upward
VANCOUVER - The latest analysis of British Columbia's housing market predicts yo-yo-like activity over the next 18 months as sales spin out this year and curl back in 2022. The forecast from Central 1...
May 06, 2021
Grizzly attacks B.C. man on his property, dogs escape injury
MALAKWA, B.C. - A man out for a walk with his dogs has survived an attack by a grizzly bear on his property in British Columbia's southern interior.Conservation officer Tanner Beck says one of the two...
May 05, 2021
B.C.'s Dr. Henry says province looking to provide vaccines to youth 12 years to 17
VICTORIA - British Columbia youths aged 12 to 17 years old could soon be getting COVID-19 vaccines, and possibly before the end of the school year.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says they'...
May 05, 2021
COVID-19 road checks in place for this weekend
SURREY - The BC RCMP will be establishing COVID-19 Travel Restriction Road Checks at select locations starting tomorrow (May 6).Police say the checks are part of the provincial enforcement actions tha...
May 05, 2021
Cougar believed to be responsible for B.C. attack killed: conservation service
AGASSIZ, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says it believes it has killed the cougar responsible for an attack on Tuesday that left a woman in hospital with serious injuries. Th...
May 05, 2021
B.C. gives $2M to Japanese Canadian seniors as step toward righting internment wrongs
VICTORIA - British Columbia is offering tangible recognition of the historical wrongs caused by the province when it helped to intern thousands of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. The p...
May 05, 2021
COVID-19 rules against large gatherings force PNE to cancel 2021 exhibition
VANCOUVER - The Pacific National Exhibition says ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have forced the cancellation of the annual fair for a second year in a row. A statement from PNE management says...
May 05, 2021
Woman dies, suspect under arrest, following shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Homicide investigators have now taken over the case after the death of a woman injured Tuesday night in a shooting in Surrey, B.C. A social media message from the Integrated Homicide In...
May 05, 2021