British Columbia

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

CBSA manager told not to take notes after Meng arrest in case of access request

VANCOUVER - A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency says she was instructed not to take notes after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou - an arrest that will be under court scr...

Dec 09, 2020

Permanent fishway to be built at Fraser River landslide: Fisheries and Oceans

VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has awarded a contract that would see a permanent fishway built to help fish migrate past a massive landslide on a remote stretch of British Columbia's ...

Dec 09, 2020

FBI wanted Meng's border exam report, travel history: CBSA airport manager

VANCOUVER - A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency at Vancouver's airport says the Federal Bureau of Investigation asked for a copy of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's border exam repo...

Dec 08, 2020

B.C. premier says nearly 4,000 high-risk people to be vaccinated next week

VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded 566 new cases of COVID-19, which the provincial health officer and health minister say is the "start of encouraging trends" in the progression of the virus. Ho...

Dec 08, 2020

Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man

VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...

Dec 08, 2020

B.C. ministers pay tribute to Joseph Arvay, lawyer and civil rights champion

VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general paid tribute Tuesday to a lawyer he credited with reforming Canada's legal landscape and fighting for the rights of all Canadians throughout his lifetime...

Dec 08, 2020

48 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health and one new death

VICTORIA - Another tragic day in British Columbia due to COVID-19.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the virus has led to 16 new deaths, including one more in Northern Health. That brings...

Dec 08, 2020

Increase in claims of elder abuse fuels further study by B.C.'s advocate for seniors

VICTORIA - B.C.'s seniors advocate says calls related to the abuse of elders have jumped, prompting a more thorough review of the problem. In her annual report monitoring seniors services, Isobel Mack...

Dec 08, 2020

Finance minister says B.C. recovery benefits program accepting applications Dec. 18

VICTORIA - Finance Minister Selina Robinson says people in British Columbia can start applying online for the government's pandemic recovery benefit for eligible families and individuals starting Dec....

Dec 08, 2020