British Columbia

Latest B.C. COVID-19 modelling data raises concerns for jump in cases

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Health Officials have released the latest data surrounding details on how COVID-19 transmission is being driven.Health officials warned that if the number of contacts is not reduced...

Apr 15, 2021

P.1 variant likely highest in B.C. due to more testing for it: top doctor

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the province likely has the largest proportion of COVID-19 cases involving the variant first identified in Brazil, but that's partly becaus...

Apr 15, 2021

B.C. puts $2B toward low-interest loans for builders of affordable housing

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it's investing $2 billion in a low-interest loan program for builders of affordable housing. Housing Minister David Eby says the financing will be provided to priva...

Apr 15, 2021

Suspect charged after woman brazenly followed while walking in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Police say a criminal charge has been laid in connection with a case involving a man who followed a woman for many blocks as she walked through downtown Vancouver.Const. Tania Visintin say...

Apr 15, 2021

Vancouver Aquarium now owned by Dollywood theme park operator Herschend Enterprises

VANCOUVER - A privately owned entertainment company based in the United States is the new owner of the Vancouver Aquarium. The aquarium says in a statement 100 per cent ownership has been acquired by ...

Apr 15, 2021

Residential school building at Lower Post, B.C., to be demolished, replaced

VICTORIA - A former residential school building in the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced after decades of lobbying efforts by local Indigenous leaders. Th...

Apr 15, 2021

B.C. families push for changes as special committee examines provincial Police Act

VANCOUVER - The death of his daughter after she was hit with rubber bullets brought Ron Rauch to the conclusion that looking for answers from British Columbia's police watchdog is a "waste of time." L...

Apr 15, 2021

COVID-19 spike in B.C. could overwhelm B.C. hospitals: modelling group

VANCOUVER - An independent COVID-19 modelling group says hospitalizations from COVID-19 are projected to overwhelm hospital capacity in British Columbia by May, unless rigorous restrictions are put in...

Greg Fry Apr 14, 2021

Suspect's arrest leads to assault charge against a Kelowna, B.C., Mountie

VICTORIA - A charge of assault has been approved against an RCMP officer from Kelowna. The BC Prosecution Service says in a news release the charge was sworn against Const. Siggy Pietrzak on Wednesday...

Apr 14, 2021

1,168 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 26 in the Northern Health region

PRINCE GEORGE - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix have announced 1,168 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today.That brings the total number of cases in B.C. since t...

Apr 14, 2021