Category Archives: British Columbia

$12.8 billion deficit for 2020-21 fiscal year, pandemic to blame
VICTORIA-According to B.C.'s Finance Minister the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on provincial revenues and unprecedented government spending on supports for British Columbians has led to an updated provi...
Sep 10, 2020

B.C. parents calling for remote learning options, fear kids will lose spots
VANCOUVER - Parents keeping their children home from schools that offer limited or no remote learning options are concerned spots in speciality programs could be lost unless the Br...
Sep 10, 2020

Vancouver airport upgrades stop as air travel declines because of COVID-19
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Vancouver Airport Authority is pulling the plug on some major infrastructure projects because it says the ongoing decline in air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means ...
Sep 09, 2020

BC Ferries passengers must leave vehicles on enclosed decks beginning Sept. 30
VICTORIA - BC Ferries passengers will no longer be allowed to remain in their vehicles during sailings on major routes in order to self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ferry servic...
Sep 09, 2020

Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 100 in B.C.
VICTORIA-Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported this afternoon (Sept.9) in Northern Health, for a total of 193 cases in the north since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, 100 new cases were re...
Sep 09, 2020

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