British Columbia

Five new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 82 in B.C.

VICTORIA-There are five new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health for a total of 317 since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, 82 new cases of the virus were reported this afternoon (Oct. 1) includ...

Oct 01, 2020

BC RCMP ask drivers to slow down as driving conditions change

SURREY-BC RCMP are reminding British Columbians that this month is Drive Relative to Conditions Month, and that RCMP across the province will be pulling over drivers to ensure they're equipped for the...

Oct 01, 2020

BC quick action curbed number of COVID deaths in long-term care: Analysis

VANCOUVER- An analysis published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal finds quicker more decisive action in B-C curbed the number of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes, compared with death...

Oct 01, 2020

NDP promises to overhaul long-term care in B.C. over the next 10 years

VANCOUVER - The NDP is promising to spend $1.4 billion to improve the long-term care system in British Columbia with party Leader John Horgan saying the COVID-19 pandemic exposed failures in the care ...

Oct 01, 2020

3 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 125 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Three new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health for a total of 312 in the north since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, there are 125 new cases, including one epi-linked case bringing B....

Sep 30, 2020

B.C. mayors call on all parties to commit to 'new fiscal relationship' with province

VANCOUVER - The mayors of British Columbia's 13 largest cities are calling on all provincial parties to commit to further action related to mental health and substance use, affordable housing, public ...

Sep 30, 2020

Elections BC probes NDP complaint over Liberal candidate's mail-in ballot requests

PORT MOODY, B.C. - Elections BC is investigating a complaint made by the NDP against a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election that claims personal information was collected for the purpose ...

Sep 30, 2020

Federal government lawyer asks judge to dismiss youths' climate change lawsuit

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the Canadian government says a lawsuit filed by 15 youth across the country should be dismissed because their claims about the harms of climate change are too broad. Joseph Ch...

Sep 30, 2020

B.C. extends provincial state of emergency

VICTORIA - The B-C government is once again extending the province's state of emergency until October 13th, allowing officials to use emergency powers as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on. The move comes...

Sep 30, 2020

Judge urged to keep Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing moving

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says the defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is trying to fight their case against charges she faces in the United States in a Canadian co...

Sep 30, 2020