British Columbia

B.C. reaches highest 1-day total of COVID-19 cases as police hand out more fines

VICTORIA - British Columbia has hit its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 109 people testing positive for the disease. The milestone was reached between Frid...

Aug 24, 2020

269 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, including 5 more in Northern Health

VICTORIA - Two-hundred and sixty-nine new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including five more in Northern Health.Those new cases occurred over a three day period: 109 cases from Friday to Saturday, 81 from...

Aug 24, 2020

B.C. announces children's complex care transition facility in Vancouver

VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia with extraordinary health needs that require complex care are to receive support at a single site scheduled to open in Vancouver. Health Minister Adri...

Aug 24, 2020

Evacuation alert lifted for Penticton, B.C., wildfire threat has 'subsided'

PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been lifted for nearly 3,700 properties in the path of a wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region, while hundreds of others forced out of their ho...

Aug 24, 2020

Risk analysis in wake of Kamloops crash results in new safety measures for Snowbird jets

KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Armed Forces say the 'operational pause' that has grounded the Snowbirds fleet of Tutor jets at Kamloops Airport has been lifted.The announcement was made in a news release iss...

Aug 24, 2020

New study calls for new approach to tackling overdose crisis

VANCOUVER - Canada needs a new approach to tackle its overdose crisis, says the lead author of a new study that highlights a prevalence of overdoses involving non-prescribed fentanyl and stimulants in...

Aug 24, 2020

'Nervewracking': Staff talk about stress of first B.C. school to start this year

LYTTON, B.C. - There were two questions that nagged at Kyla Blair when the school where she works - and that her children attend - restarted class. Would her kids be safe? And would she be able to hel...

Greg Fry Aug 24, 2020

Penticton, B.C. fire has seen 'minimal' growth, but concern over its next move

PENTICTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says a fire burning south of Penticton, B.C. has seen "minimal" growth over the weekend, but it's starting to spread southeast. The Saturday eveni...

Aug 23, 2020

Officials say strong winds failed to fuel Penticton, B.C., wildfire

PENTICTON, B.C. - Strong winds that were expected to fuel a wildfire burning south of Penticton, B.C., on Friday failed to do so, fire officials said Saturday. The 20-square-kilometre Christie Mountai...

Aug 22, 2020

More help on the way to battle Okanagan fires

Dozens more firefighters are expected to arrive in the southern Okanagan today to help battle a blaze raging near Penticton.The BC Wildfire Service says a crew of 40 firefighters worked through the ni...

Aug 22, 2020