British Columbia

Local trainer recommends gradual changes to help reach health goals in 2021

With the turn of the calendar to the new year comes change.Not just from 2020 to 2021, but changes in one's life. One of the more popular New Years' resolutions is improved health, but as one local pe...

Jan 02, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor says 'start 2021 in the right space' by not gathering to celebrate

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people to start 2021 by following COVID-19 precautions to prevent a surge in cases similar to those in other jurisdictions. Dr. Bonnie...

Dec 31, 2020

683 new cases of COVID in B.C., 36 in Northern Health

VANCOUVER - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there have been 683 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours in British Columbia, 36 in Northern Health.Here's the regional breakdown:Va...

Dec 31, 2020

Industry, local mayors say they weren't consulted on B.C. fish farm phase out plan

VANCOUVER - Several Vancouver Island mayors and members of British Columbia's salmon farming industry say a federal decision to phase out fish farming has left them feeling "disposable and discarded."...

Dec 31, 2020

Heavy rain and snow warnings start the New Year for parts of B.C.

VANCOUVER - Rain and snowfall warnings have been posted for several areas in B.C. heading into the New Year. Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for Metro Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast, we...

Dec 31, 2020

Horgan says B.C. will focus on pandemic economic recovery, health reform in 2021

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says economic recovery and health-care changes are the British Columbia government's top priorities for 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic tested people individually and t...

Dec 31, 2020

B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 discharged from hospital

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A mother who had an emergency C-section in British Columbia while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 returned home to her family in time for Christmas. Gillian McIntosh wa...

Dec 30, 2020

B.C. helps fund blueberry farmers against U.S. trade commission investigation

VICTORIA - British Columbia is making a financial contribution to help blueberry farmers fight a looming trade investigation in the United States over imported berries, including from Canada. U.S. Tra...

Dec 30, 2020

B.C. restricting alcohol sales, service on New Year's Eve to limit 'risky behaviour'

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia are cutting off alcohol sales on New Year's Eve in an effort to prevent gatherings where COVID-19 can spread. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...

Dec 30, 2020

Province bans sale of alcohol from 8 p.m. New Year's Eve to 9 a.m. New Year's Day

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has issued a public health order banning the sale of liquor from 8 p.m. New Year's Eve to 9 a.m. on New Year's Day.The order affects restaurants, grocery sto...

Dec 30, 2020