British Columbia

No plans to extend winter break at B.C. schools amid COVID-19 second wave: Bonnie Henry

B.C.'s top doctor says there are no plans to extend winter break in B.C. schools amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Bonnie Henry said discussions with stakeholders determined that the d...

Dec 08, 2020

106 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health over the weekend; ban on social gatherings extended until Jan.8

VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in British Columbia.Over the past three days, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there were 2,020 cases of the virus, including 106 in N...

Dec 07, 2020

Eight people test positive for COVID-19 at B.C. mink farm, outbreak declared

BURNABY, B.C. - A health authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a mink farm after eight people at the operation in British Columbia's Fraser Valley tested positive for the disease. Fraser Healt...

Dec 07, 2020

Meng's lawyers fight on against extradition as reports swirl of proposed plea deal

VANCOUVER - The legal fight against extradition to the United States for Meng Wanzhou is back on in a Vancouver court amid a report that the American Justice Department is discussing a deal in the cas...

Dec 07, 2020

B.C. premier says politicians return to legislature to adopt pandemic recovery fund

VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians return to the legislature today for a brief session after the October election that gave the New Democrat's a majority government. Premier John Horgan says they...

Greg Fry Dec 07, 2020

Deadline is up for COVID restrictions in B.C., although top doctor hints at extension

VICTORIA - Provincewide COVID-19 restrictions are supposed to be lifted in British Columbia today, but there are indications that health officials will extend limits on events, sports and social gathe...

Dec 07, 2020

Horgan says COVID-19 relief promise top priority of short B.C. legislature session

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says his newly re-elected government will focus on ensuring families and individuals start receiving COVID-19 recovery benefits when the legislature resumes for a shorte...

Dec 06, 2020

Fraser Health changes school notifications for students, staff over COVID-19

SURREY, B.C. - The Fraser Health authority is changing the way it notifies people in schools about their exposures to COVID-19. Jordan Tinney, the superintendent of the Surrey School District, says in...

Dec 05, 2020

Settlement brings derelict hotels into City of Vancouver ownership

VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says it has reached a settlement with the owners of the Balmoral and Regent hotels to expropriate the derelict properties on the Downtown Eastside. The hotels, which ...

Dec 04, 2020

Former B.C. social worker arrested, facing fraud charges: RCMP

KELOWNA, B.C. - The RCMP say the B.C. Prosecution Service has approved 13 charges against a former social worker alleged to have stolen money from foster children in his care. The Mounties say in a ne...

Dec 04, 2020