British Columbia

B.C.'s top doctor says surge in COVID-19 cases could bring more restrictions

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says social gatherings like weddings are fuelling a surge in COVID-19 cases in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry said people are meeting in large n...

Oct 22, 2020

'Right now it's not working': Province sees surge in cases

VICTORIA-B.C. Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, highlighted two areas of concern in regards to the recent spread of COVID-19 in B.C."The reality is that right now in B.C., everywhere, weddi...

Oct 22, 2020

The final stretch

VANCOUVER-British Columbia's political leaders are back on the campaign trail with just two days to appeal to voters ahead of the election on Saturday.Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson is set to make st...

Oct 22, 2020

B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government

VANCOUVER - The leader of the B.C. Green party is betting on a legislature in which one party doesn't hold all the power in the final days of a snap election campaign that began a week after her leade...

Oct 22, 2020

B.C. NDP takes snap election risk during pandemic in quest for majority government

VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrats took a risk calling a snap election during a global pandemic to pursue a majority government, creating a major campaign issue for the party's opponents.&nbs...

Oct 22, 2020

B.C. Liberal Leader maintains confidence as campaign tests party identity

VANCOUVER - B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he's feeling confident and optimistic as British Columbia's provincial election campaign enters its final days. It's not the feeling that might be...

Oct 22, 2020

B.C. reports 203 cases of COVID-19, sets new daily record

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are reporting the highest-ever daily number of new COVID-19 infections at 203. In a statement Wednesday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says th...

Oct 21, 2020

203 cases of COVID-19 in B.C., influx attributed to gatherings

VICTORIA-Four new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, for a total of 361 since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, 203 new cases were reported, including three epi-linked cases, totalling 12,057...

Oct 21, 2020

Advance polling ends tonight

VANCOUVER-Seven days of advance polling ends tonight across B-C, meaning Saturday's election day is the final chance for voters to cast a ballot or hand in a mail-in ballot in this general election.Th...

Oct 21, 2020

167 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 2 in Northern Health

VICTORIA-167 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including one epi-linked case, were reported this afternoon (Oct.20) bringing the province's total to 11,854 since the start of the pandemic.Of those two ar...

Oct 20, 2020