British Columbia

New interactive map allows British Columbians to view river quality trends across B.C.

VICTORIA-You can now see how healthy rivers across B.C. are, with a new user-friendly tool.Using an interactive map of B.C., people will now be able to view 10-year water quality trends in certain riv...

Aug 29, 2020

ICBC adds 2,000 road test appointments

NORTH VANCOUVER-ICBC says that more road test appointments are being added over the coming weeks, allowing more opportunities for drivers to book a test.A release by ICBC says that as new driver exami...

Aug 29, 2020

'It's a policy that will keep our communities, and all passengers travelling on WestJet safer': WestJet implements passenger contact information policy

VICTORIA-Provincial Health Officer, Dr.Bonnie Henry and Health Minister, Adrian Dix released a statement on their thoughts on a new WestJet policy to share passenger contact information."One of the mo...

Aug 29, 2020

Pandemic drives down rent, boosts incentives in Toronto and Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Rental prices have dipped and landlords are facing stiffer competition for tenants in Canada's two hottest housing markets in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems lik...

Aug 29, 2020

B.C. hits new daily record, reporting 124 cases of COVID-19 on Friday

VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 124 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, setting a new daily record. In a joint news release, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...

Aug 28, 2020

City-sponsored justice awareness mural 'deeply disrespectful,' says police chief

Victoria's police chief says a city sponsored mural on justice issues disrespects the members of the police department. Chief Del Manak says the large "More justice, more peace" mural locate...

Aug 28, 2020

124 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.: Highest single-day surge

VICTORIA-124 new cases of COVID-19-the highest single-day number of cases in B.C., since the start of the pandemic. Of the 124, one is epi-linked and five of those cases are in the Northern Health reg...

Tanner King Aug 28, 2020

Sentencing hearing underway for reputed gang leader in Surrey Six shootings

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has begun hearing victim impact statements at a sentencing hearing today for reputed gang leader Jamie Bacon. Bacon pleaded guilty to one count of conspira...

Aug 28, 2020

Reopening schools safely tied to other COVID-19 measures: B.C. model

VANCOUVER - A group of COVID-19 modellers says the British Columbia government should increase physical distancing measures to help it more safely reopen schools next month. P...

Greg Fry Aug 28, 2020

Four new cases of COVID-19 in the north, 68 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported this afternoon (Aug.27) in the Northern Health region.This brings the north to a total of 137 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.Cases ...

Aug 27, 2020