Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey RCMP respond to drug overdose involving five people
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP say naloxone was used to help five people who overdosed after using drugs together in the early hours of Saturday morning. They say officers initially responded to a report of ...
Oct 18, 2020
B.C.'s snap election means 700k ballots will be counted manually, delaying results
VANCOUVER - British Columbia residents won't learn the results of next Saturday's snap election for at least two weeks after polls close thanks to the need to count hundreds of thousands of mail-in ba...
Oct 18, 2020
Anti-mask group disrupts BC Ferries sailing from Nanaimo to West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver were called to meet a BC Ferries vessel as it docked in Horseshoe Bay on Saturday after people opposed to public health restrictions aimed at fighting the spread o...
Oct 17, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 155 in B.C.
VICTORIA-There are five new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region.That brings the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 350 in the north. 155 new cases, including nine epi...
Oct 16, 2020
Throness running as independent
CHILLIWACK- A candidate who stepped aside as a B.C. Liberal plans to seek election as an Independent.Laurie Throness says he made the decision to stay in the race after being encouraged to do so by hi...
Oct 16, 2020
B.C. Green party says October fundraising shatters its previous records
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Green party says October has been the best fundraising month in its history, and there's still a week to go until the province goes to the polls. A statement from the p...
Oct 16, 2020
Should you keep your child home from school?: A checklist
PRINCE GEORGE-Not sure when your child should stay home this cold and flu season?-The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and Ministry of Health have a health checklist to help.The daily checklist f...
Oct 16, 2020
Unclear how many misinformation posts about B.C. election are shared on Facebook
Facebook Canada says it is taking measures to ensure election integrity ahead of the Oct. 24 vote in British Columbia, but would not share how many posts containing misinformation, if any, have been r...
Oct 16, 2020
B.C. Liberals continue campaign after losing a candidate in provincial election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election campaign continues today after a turbulent day for the Liberals. The B.C. Liberals announced Thursday that Laurie Throness would not be representing the party i...
Oct 16, 2020
B.C. confirms first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded its first confirmed case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child after antibody testing showed evidence of COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry sai...
Oct 15, 2020