Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. officials urge 'safe choices' on Super Bowl Sunday amid COVID-19 variants
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 curve is slowly bending downward in British Columbia but health officials are urging caution for those making weekend plans given the presence of new variants. The province con...
Feb 04, 2021

Shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left woman dead was not random, police say
SURREY, B.C. - A woman is dead and a man has been injured in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., in what police say was not a random act. Police were called Thursday morning to a home after reports of gunshot...
Feb 04, 2021

465 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 52 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has announced 465 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, 52 in the Northern Health region.Here's the regional breakdown:Vancouver Coastal Health: 98Fraser He...
Feb 04, 2021

Indigenous patients feel unsafe in B.C. health-care system: new Turpel-Lafond report
VANCOUVER - The author of a damning report that found widespread racism in British Columbia's health system has released the results of surveys and data collection, revealing a massive gulf between th...
Feb 04, 2021

Former B.C. Lottery Corp. board chair says government 'ill-suited' to run gaming
VANCOUVER - The former chairman of the board at the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says he advised cabinet ministers in two different governments to get out of high-end gaming where bet limits reached...
Feb 04, 2021

Vancouver police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in search warrant application
VANCOUVER - An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have described as a makeshift nightclub amid COVID-19 restrictions says officers noticed a delivery of 100 che...
Feb 04, 2021

B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia is expanding mask requirements in its school system. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says students in middle and secondary school and staff for kindergarten through G...
Feb 04, 2021

Police identify victim of deadly targeted shooting in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a targeted shooting in Langley, B.C. Sgt. Frank Jang with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 22-year-old Arshdeep Sing...
Feb 04, 2021

Mealshare and A&W Canada team up
A & W Canada and Mealshare BC have teamed up as of February 1st, which means more meals for children and youth across Canada. Five A & W's in Prince George are participating.Created in 2013, M...
Feb 03, 2021

BC announces new $12 million e-commerce fund
VICTORIA - There is a new fund with the goal to try and help 1,500 businesses across the province transition into e-commerce.The province says they are investing $12 million to help businesses launch ...
Feb 03, 2021