British Columbia

Most people moved inside after Vancouver park encampment shut down: city

VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says a tent encampment in Strathcona Park has come to a close as the majority of people who had been sleeping there have now moved into government-organized accommoda...

Apr 30, 2021

B.C. expands vaccine booking eligibility to those 50+

VICTORIA - The province of British Columbia is expanding eligibility for those wanting a COVID-19 shot.It means everyone in B.C. 50 years and older (born 1971 or earlier) registered to get a COVID-19 ...

Apr 30, 2021

COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases

VANCOUVER - A group of modelling experts says British Columbia is managing to suppress infections that have been driven by COVID-19 variants.The group of researchers from the University of British Col...

Apr 30, 2021

International effort thwarts $20,000 fraud aimed at Vancouver senior

VANCOUVER - An alert nephew and the co-ordinated efforts of police departments in Vancouver and England have saved an elderly woman from falling victim to an expensive scam. Vancouver police Const. Ta...

Apr 30, 2021

B.C.’s travel ban road checks could start as early as Friday

The B.C. government says police have no power to engage in an arbitrary vehicle or street check as part of enforcing the provincial ban on travelling across health regions.Public Safety Minister Mike ...

Apr 30, 2021

Minister to release enforcement details of COVID-19 travel ban in B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general is expected to announce more details about enforcement of a travel ban aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, who is also the public ...

Apr 30, 2021

Former B.C. minister Kash Heed next up to testify at money laundering public inquiry

VANCOUVER - A former British Columbia cabinet minister and police chief will be the latest high-profile politician to testify today at the public inquiry into money laundering. Kash Heed, who was B.C....

Apr 30, 2021

Old-growth forest activists to appeal B.C. court injunction against blockades

VANCOUVER - A group of activists maintaining blockades aimed at preventing old-growth trees from being logged have filed a notice to appeal a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that granted an in...

Apr 29, 2021

B.C. pop-up vaccine clinics not successful, face challenges, say health officials

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials admitted efforts to administer pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Metro Vancouver pandemic hot zones did not work properly. Provincial health officer Dr. B...

Apr 29, 2021

853 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

VICTORIA - The provincial government announced another 874 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today (April 29)."There are 7,996 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 11,628 people unde...

Apr 29, 2021