British Columbia

Director of care home with worst COVID-19 death toll in B.C. resigns

VANCOUVER - The executive director of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak has resigned. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a statement that Little M...

Feb 19, 2021

508 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 25 in Northern Health

VANCOUVER -Six more people have died due to complications from COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing B.C.'s death toll to 1,327.The provincial government announced a total of 508 cases of COVID-19 ov...

Feb 19, 2021

Herring catch quota in B.C.'s Georgia Strait will ensure health of species: DFO

VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says herring catch quotas in British Columbia's Strait of Georgia will remain at last year's levels of about 20 per cent of the estimated fish stock. The depart...

Feb 19, 2021

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose reduces risk of virus by 80 per cent: B.C. health agency

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says new preliminary data shows that a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of the virus by 80 per cent within two to three we...

Feb 19, 2021

Two-term, north coast-area MLA is first candidate into B.C. Liberal leadership race

TERRACE, B.C. - Just days after former British Columbia Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson delivered his official letter of resignation, the first candidate has come forward to replace him. The two-term ...

Feb 19, 2021

Canada aims to double genomic surveillance for concerning variants

VANCOUVER - A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initiative to keep up with new s...

Feb 19, 2021

SPCA seizes 40 animals 'in distress' from sled dog operation in B.C.

SALMO, B.C. - The SPCA has seized 40 dogs from a sled dog operation in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia following a cruelty investigation. The organization says the animals we...

Feb 18, 2021

B.C. records uptick in COVID-19 cases as officials issue reminder about precautions

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia are reminding residents to follow public health orders and restrictions after a significant rise in cases from earlier this week. Provincial health offi...

Feb 18, 2021

A local family demands change after the death of their daughter

Prince George - We share a story about a young woman named Chelsea James, who was tragically killed when she fell out of a party bus limousine door. Her family lives in Prince George now but the chain...

Feb 18, 2021

U.S. election makes 'moot' argument to release Meng: attorney general

VANCOUVER - Canada's attorney general says the failure of former U.S. president Donald Trump to win re-election nullifies an argument to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the basis that he was ...

Feb 18, 2021