British Columbia

Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in British Columbia, as a provincial committee determines who should b...

Mar 05, 2021

Several patients on new unit at Vancouver General Hospital test positive for COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Health officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak in a fourth unit of Vancouver General Hospital. A statement from Vancouver Coastal Health says three patients have tested positive for th...

Mar 05, 2021

Churches' challenge of public health rules back in B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the British Columbia government and the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms are back in B.C. Supreme Court today, squaring off over the legality of COVID-19 rules that p...

Mar 05, 2021

B.C. to determine which essential workers will receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be given to first responders and essential workers, but it still needs to be determined which industrie...

Mar 04, 2021

B.C. eases requirements, extends deadline for small business recovery grants

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has eased the eligibility requirements for small and medium-sized businesses applying for funds under its $345-million pandemic recovery grant program. The province has ...

Mar 04, 2021

TransLink study shows copper kills almost all bacteria on high-touch surfaces

VANCOUVER - Results of a study led by Metro Vancouver's transit operator reveal copper on high-touch surfaces is lethal to bacteria. A statement from TransLink says the findings of the industry-leadin...

Mar 04, 2021

'Leave the politics to the politicians,' lawyer urges judge in Meng case

VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer is urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to ignore the "geopolitical winds swirling around" Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case and focus instead on the legal conte...

Mar 04, 2021

Vancouver residents told to avoid feeding Canada geese, report nests as flocks grow

Vancouver's parks board is taking action to control the increasing numbers of messy and aggressive Canada geese. A statement from the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation says it is developing a ma...

Mar 04, 2021

Avalanche Canada special warning for mountains in western Alberta, eastern B.C.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning to people who use the backcountry in the mountains of western Alberta and eastern British Columbia. Forecasters say increasing temperat...

Mar 03, 2021

Winter supply of Chinook salmon critical to survival of orcas, says study

VANCOUVER - Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival if chinook were in their hunting grounds during winter off the coast of British Columbia, a new study...

Mar 03, 2021