British Columbia

CN says bridge repairs underway near Hope, B.C., after 60 CP freight cars derail

HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says work is now underway to recover the 60 freight cars that derailed off a bridge Monday about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver. A statement from the company says the ...

Sep 16, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. nurses will be able prescribe drugs in OD fight

VANCOUVER - Registered and psychiatric nurses in British Columbia will be able to prescribe safer drugs for people at risk of overdose under a new public health order. Provincial health officer Dr. Bo...

Sep 16, 2020

Some parts of B.C. enjoy better air quality but southern regions still affected

VANCOUVER - Smoky skies have cleared slightly in parts of British Columbia but Environment Canada is maintaining air quality statements for the entire southern third of the province. For the firs...

Sep 16, 2020

Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 97 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Nine new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region have been identified, bringing the north's total to 225 since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, 97 new cases, including one epi-...

Sep 15, 2020

B.C. human rights commissioner calls for data collection to tackle inequity

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province isn't collecting enough demographic information in order to tackle racism and social inequality. Kasari Govender sa...

Sep 15, 2020

NDP-Green agreement provides stability during pandemic: New Green leader

VICTORIA - The newly elected leader of the B.C. Green party says a power-sharing agreement with the New Democrats provides necessary stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a news conference on...

Sep 15, 2020

Decades-old recording of Joni Mitchell finally go from old box to a boxed set

VICTORIA - Two long-forgotten tapes featuring some of the first recordings of Joni Mitchell have come out of storage and into circulation, thanks to a serendipitous turn of events involving retired Vi...

Sep 15, 2020

More jobs coming as new primary care networks introduced across B.C.

VANCOUVER-Close to 660 full-time equivalent health professionals will be part of 22 primary care networks coming soon throughout the province."As part of our primary care strategy, we're putting netwo...

Sep 15, 2020

Daughter pays tribute to father who died of COVID-19 with memorial in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 paid tribute to him and other seniors who have lost their lives at a memorial she unveiled today. The memorial features a poster of physiotherapi...

Sep 15, 2020

Smoky skies stops some mail in B.C. over Canada Post health concerns

VANCOUVER - Canada Post must decide if mail service will resume in several parts of British Columbia after delivery was suspended Monday over plunging air quality linked to smoke from w...

Sep 15, 2020