British Columbia

New program allows COVID-19 patients to stay home while in hospital care: B.C. fall/winter plan

VICTORIA-Fall and winter are right around the corner, and this is the season health officials across B.C. have been preparing for since the start of the pandemic.Fall and winter have been referred to ...

Sep 09, 2020

B.C.'s fall pandemic response plan includes more testing, tracing and flu shots

VICTORIA - British Columbia's fall and winter pandemic battle plan involves ramping up COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and a campaign to administer almost two million flu shots. Health Ministry...

Sep 09, 2020

Second bid for freedom proves fatal for ball python near Victoria

SAANICH, B.C. - A python that twice escaped from its owner in the Victoria area has not survived its second bid for freedom. Saanich police say the snake, which was nearly 1.5 metres long,&n...

Sep 09, 2020

First Nation in Powell River, B.C., declares emergency after COVID-19 outbreak

POWELL RIVER, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation has issued a state of emergency after confirmation that four members have COVID-19 and several others are reporting symptoms of the virus...

Sep 09, 2020

Some B.C. students wary as they prepare for COVID-19 orientation this week

VANCOUVER - Students across British Columbia are getting ready for COVID-19 orientation sessions this week amid a flurry of new protocols aimed at reopening schools while the pandemic wears on. Educat...

Sep 09, 2020

Minister of Fiance says B.C. welcomes extension of Canada Emergency Rent Assistance program

VICTORIA-B.C. Finance Minister, Carole James released a statement yesterday (Sept.8) on the federal government's decision of an extension of the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) pro...

Sep 09, 2020

Nightclubs ordered closed in British Columbia after spike in COVID-19 cases

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is ordering nightclubs and banquet halls to close to control the spread of COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's ordering the immedia...

Sep 08, 2020

All nightclubs must close, restrictions on alcohol at hospitality establishments: 429 new cases of COVID-19

VICTORIA-Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie has amended her Order on bars, nightclubs and banquet halls.As of today, all nightclubs and banquet halls across the province are being ordered to close,...

Sep 08, 2020

Lululemon Q2 profits slips but sales increase, driven by e-commerce surge

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat expectations as second-quarter profits slipped despite a two-per-cent increase in sales driven by a surge in online revenues. The Vancouver-based athleis...

Sep 08, 2020

Major crime investigators join search for missing man in Fort St. James, B.C.

FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - The RCMP's Major Crime Unit has taken over a missing person investigation in northern British Columbia. The Mounties say in a news release that 55-year-old William Price wa...

Sep 08, 2020