British Columbia

COVID-19 outbreak declared at nephrology unit of a B.C. hospital

VANCOUVER - A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the nephrology unit at a hospital in Surrey, B.C. Fraser Health's interim chief medical health officer says a patient tested positive for the virus...

Sep 02, 2020

B.C. schools to benefit from extra $2 million for mental health programs

VICTORIA - Schools in British Columbia are getting an extra $2 million for mental health programs from the provincial government.Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addictions, says the prov...

Sep 02, 2020

Provincial State of Emergency extended to Sept.15

VICTORIA-The Province once again extended the provincial state of emergency, yesterday (Sept.1), allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue to use his extrao...

Sep 02, 2020

B.C. government undermines information rights: privacy commissioner

VICTORIA - A report says the British Columbia government is routinely undermining its own citizens' rights by delaying requests for information. Information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvo...

Sep 02, 2020

B.C. schools receive $2-million cash boost to promote mental health

VICTORIA - Schools in British Columbia are getting an extra $2 million for mental health programs from the provincial government. Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addictions, says th...

Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses

VANCOUER, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward "aggressively" on ensuring a safe drug supply amid an ongoing overdose crisis that's claimed more than 900 lives in B....

Sep 02, 2020

Vancouver home prices rose in August amid above-average sales rate

VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver home sales hit 3,047 in August at a benchmark price of $1.04 million, as the housing market continued its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Real Estate Board of Grea...

Sep 02, 2020

EV Charging stations making their way north creating more jobs and stronger economies, says Province

VANCOUVER-Charging stations are heading north, and the province says its clean energy projects will benefit British Columbians living in northern, central and coastal B.C.A partnership between provinc...

Sep 02, 2020

Funeral and feast gatherings in northern B.C. lead to COVID warnings

VICTORIA - An outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia's Nass Valley has prompted an alert from the Northern and First Nations health authorities. The warning goes out to anyone who attended gath...

Sep 01, 2020

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