Category Archives: British Columbia

634 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 60 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of slowing down in British Columbia.This as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 634 new cases of the virus today.Here's the regional bre...
Mar 05, 2021

B.C. tax changes affecting sugary drinks, vaping products coming into effect April 1
VICTORIA - Tax changes targeting sugary drinks and e-commerce services based outside of B.C. will come into effect on April 1 after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The B.C. government says the...
Mar 05, 2021

B.C. high court finds in favour of large landowner in fight over access to lakes
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's highest court has sided with the largest private landowner in the province in a dispute over public access to public land. In a unanimous ruling, a panel of the B.C. Cou...
Mar 05, 2021

Two injured in helicopter crash on Bowen Island, B.C.: emergency health services
VANCOUVER - Two people have been transported to hospital in serious but stable condition after a helicopter crash on Bowen Island, B.C. B.C. Emergency Health Services says in a statement that they rec...
Mar 05, 2021

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