British Columbia

Six additional cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 58 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Six new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region were reported this afternoon (Sept.1).Provincially, 58 new cases were reported, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 5,848 cas...

Sep 01, 2020

Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82

VANCOUVER - Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at the age of 82. Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman says as a judicial leader, Finch was strong, steady a...

Sep 01, 2020

New supportive housing coming for homeless in Vancouver, province and city say

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government and City of Vancouver are partnering to build 450 new supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness. Housing Minister Selina Robinson and Mayor Kennedy Ste...

Sep 01, 2020

BC RCMP and ICBC asking drivers to leave the phone alone as enforcement ramps up across BC

NORTH VANCOUVER-Throughout the month of September RCMP across B.C. will be ramping up enforcement when it comes to distracted driving.According to ICBC distracted driving claims 76 lives each year. Si...

Sep 01, 2020

Applications open for Active Transportation Planning grant

VICTORIA-The Province is once again opening up applications for their Active Transportation Planning Grant, allowing local governments to receive funding to incorporate or strengthen active transporta...

Sep 01, 2020

Largest shoreline cleanup on Central B.C. Coast

VICTORIA-B.C.'s central coast, including the Great Bear Rainforest, are the focus of a partnership aimed at ridding shorelines or marine debris.The Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund (CCCW) hel...

Sep 01, 2020

Patient wants B.C. to protect legal rights of mentally ill like most provinces

VANCOUVER - A week after giving birth to her daughter, Shareen Nimmo was forced to enter a psychiatric facility without being informed of her rights or having access to independent legal advice. ...

Sep 01, 2020

Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer

VICTORIA - The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look...

Aug 31, 2020

B.C. sees 294 cases of COVID-19 over weekend, four additional deaths

VICTORIA - Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging people to take control of the latest rise in cases of COVID-19 in B.C. by going back to the basics on their personal safety plans. ...

Aug 31, 2020

Three Greens in leadership race to replace former leader Andrew Weaver Sept. 14

VICTORIA - Andrew Weaver casts a long shadow over British Columbia's Green party and the candidates running to replace the former leader credit him for the party's recent political success in the prov...

Aug 31, 2020