British Columbia

B.C.'s top doctor says gap between vaccine doses rooted in science

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says the first dose of a vaccine for COVID-19 gives "amazing" immunity, so the government's decision to allow for a 35-day gap before the second dose is admini...

Jan 11, 2021

173 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health over the weekend

VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there were 173 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health over the weekend, 1,475 provincially.From Friday to Saturday there were 538 cases, fr...

Jan 11, 2021

Sister says brother's ashes that seemed lost in transit are now home

VANCOUVER - A woman says her little brother can now be laid to rest after his ashes reached her Metro Vancouver home from Edmonton weeks later than promised. Courtney Baker says her mother in Maple Ri...

Jan 11, 2021

Speculation tax increased long-term rentals in B.C., raised $88 million: ministry

VICTORIA - The Ministry of Finance says data from British Columbia's tax targeting property speculators shows it has helped increase the number of long-term rentals in the province. A statement from t...

Jan 11, 2021

Three units at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver linked to COVID-19 outbreak: memo

VANCOUVER - Officials at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver confirm a COVID-19 outbreak has spread to two more units at its cardiac centre.In a memo to staff, the director of the St. Paul's Hos...

Jan 11, 2021

Lululemon says fourth-quarter sales and profit at top end of expectations

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter are forecast to come in at the top end of its earlier expectations.The athletic clothing retailer says it now expe...

Jan 11, 2021

Change needed for access, outreach: B.C. police complaints commissioner

VANCOUVER - Accessibility to British Columbia's municipal police complaints process can and should be improved, its commissioner says, as the office faces criticism from both legal advocates and the h...

Jan 11, 2021

Sister in B.C. waits for little brother's ashes that seem to be lost in transit

VANCOUVER - Courtney Baker doesn't know what she's going to do with the urn she's picked out for her little brother's ashes. They were supposed to arrive by express post from Edmonton to Vancouver mor...

Jan 10, 2021

Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes

SURREY, B.C. - A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Surrey, B.C. Fraser Health says a resident and staff member at Suncreek Village and two ...

Jan 09, 2021

Victoria no longer flushes raw sewage into ocean after area opens treatment plant

VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria area no longer uses surrounding ocean waters to flush away raw effluent now that a $775 million sewage plant has started treating the equivalent of 43 Olympic-sized poo...

Jan 09, 2021