British Columbia

B.C. biotech company AbCellera Biologics goes public, shares surge 170% on Nasdaq

VANCOUVER - Shares of Vancouver biotechnology company AbCellera Biologics hit the public market today, soaring about 170 per cent by midday after their debut. The stock began trading on the Nasdaq Glo...

Dec 11, 2020

Dr. Bonnie Henry warns to stay vigilant as B.C. reports highest COVID death toll

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people to be patient and keep taking precautions to prevent transmission of COVID-19 as the province recorded its highest death toll i...

Dec 10, 2020

Interim B.C. money laundering report out, but final inquiry results will be delayed

VANCOUVER - The commissioner of the British Columbia public inquiry into money laundering says his final report will be delayed beyond the original May 2021 deadline. British Columbia Supreme Court Ju...

Dec 10, 2020

B.C. baby of mother in coma from COVID-19 is 'strong and healthy,' aunt says

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The aunt of a B.C. infant born while his mother was in a coma due to COVID-19 complications says the family is trying to stay hopeful but keep their expectations reasonable as she r...

Dec 10, 2020

Lululemon beats expectations as Q3 profits increase 14 per cent to US$143.6 million

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat expectations as its net profit increased 14 per cent to US$143.6 million in the third quarter on higher revenues. The Vancouver-based clothing retailer, which...

Dec 10, 2020

CBSA chief says sharing of Meng's passcodes was 'serious' breach

VANCOUVER - A Canada Border Services Agency manager says she didn't launch an investigation into how Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's cellphone passwords were shared with RCMP, but she informed the off...

Dec 10, 2020

Health workers report burnout amid second wave, ask public to obey health rules

VANCOUVER - Sophia Gabiniewicz is well accustomed to dealing with stress as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. But she says it rose to a new level as th...

Dec 10, 2020

Woman says she'd clean toilets to work at B.C. care home and see husband

VANCOUVER - Lynne Smith's daily visits to a long-term care home ended abruptly after a COVID-19 outbreak three weeks ago but she jumped at the chance to work at the facility that is hiring family memb...

Dec 10, 2020

Long-term care workers to get priority vaccination in B.C. to protect elderly: doctor

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says health-care workers in long-term care facilities and intensive care units will be the first to be immunized against COVID-19 with the Pfizer vaccine start...

Dec 09, 2020

27 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health

VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 619 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today (Dec.9).Twenty-seven of those new cases were in Northern Health though the bulk were...

Dec 09, 2020