Category Archives: British Columbia
Illicit drug combo found in B.C.'s north, officials say it could impede naloxone
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Illicit drug overdoses are rising in northern British Columbia and health officials warn a new mix of street drugs can make a key life-saving medication less effective. Northern ...
Jan 20, 2021
B.C. watchdog says mentally ill children and youth retraumatized in hospital
VICTORIA - One mentally ill youth hospitalized in British Columbia recalls being restrained to a bed and injected with medication as she screamed for her mom while another says drugs turned him into a...
Jan 19, 2021
465 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 32 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - The province has released it's latest COVID-19 update.Over the past 24 hours, 465 new cases of the virus, including 32 in Northern Health.Here's the full regional breakdown:Vancouver Coasta...
Jan 19, 2021
Peer support workers set to join union in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Dozens of peer support workers on the front lines of Vancouver's overdose crisis are about to be unionized in a move aimed at formally recognizing the role they play in saving lives. Andre...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. to get 5,800 fewer vaccine doses next week but remains committed to second shots
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says the province will adjust its vaccination plans in light of the news that Pfizer-BioNTech will not send any doses to Canada next week. Adrian Dix say...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. government lax on cybersecurity practices to protect IT assets, auditor reports
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the provincial government has not been doing a good enough job protecting its information technology from potential cybersecurity threats. Michael Pi...
Jan 19, 2021
Man, woman, each fined $230 for coughing on patrons of Vancouver gym: police
VANCOUVER - A man and woman have each been fined for pretending to cough on customers in a gym just steps from Vancouver police headquarters. A statement from police says the owner of the gym flagged ...
Jan 19, 2021
Greater Vancouver business organization says members face uncertain outlook in 2021
VANCOUVER - The association representing businesses across Metro Vancouver says the costs of COVID-19 continue to mount for its members. The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has released its annual Re...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 immunizations still on track for end of March: top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says production delays for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are a temporary setback that will slow down the delivery of first doses in the province over th...
Jan 18, 2021
Pandemic doesn't slow cargo shipments at the port in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The port in Prince Rupert, B.C., has set another record in defiance of the economic downtown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The port authority announced Monday that despite unp...
Jan 18, 2021