British Columbia

State of emergency extended

VICTORIA-The Province has extended B.C's state of emergency.The state of emergency will be extended through end of day on June 23."As we continue to slowly and carefully reopen our economy, British Co...

Jun 10, 2020

Amateur sports coming back sooner than later to B.C.

VICTORIA-The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a pause in many aspects of our lives, and sports has been one of them. But according to the Premier, British Columbians may be able to return to playing sport...

Jun 10, 2020

ICBC to restart road tests for commercial truckers next week

PRINCE GEORGE -Good news for commercial truckers.ICBC, in line with B.C.'s restart plan, will be moving forward with a phased approach to offering in-person driver licensing services.That means commer...

Jun 10, 2020

Teach Black history to fight racism, starting in elementary school: students

VANCOUVER - Daniel Afolabi remembers one soccer game in particular at age nine in Okotoks, Alta., when a player on the opposing team refused to shake his hand. "He goes 'I don't want to...

Jun 10, 2020

1 new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 10 in B.C.

VICTORIA- One new case of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region was announced in today's COVID-19 provincial update.The one new case brings the north's total to 66 cases, this after a case was missed...

Jun 09, 2020

Family relations expert counsels communication between roommates during COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Living with other people doesn't always mix with a pandemic that forces people to stay inside, and an expert in family relations says COVID-19 is causing some people to reassess ...

Jun 09, 2020

29 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

VICTORIA-29 new cases of COVID-19 and one epidemiologically linked case in B.C.Cases by Health Region:Vancouver Coastal Health: 907Fraser Health: 1,362Vancouver Island Health: 130Interior Health: 195N...

Jun 08, 2020

Ice in carburetor led to B.C. plane crash that killed three: safety board

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says ice in a carburetor was the cause of a fatal plane crash last year outside Smithers, B.C. A pilot and three crew members were doing ...

Jun 08, 2020

Victim in Chilliwack, B.C., homicide is 58-year-old man, IHIT says

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police say a 58-year-old man is the latest homicide victim in Chilliwack, B.C., after his body was discovered in a parking lot late Saturday night. The Integrated Homicide Investiga...

Jun 07, 2020

Thousands of B.C. students return for part-time in-class instruction

VICTORIA - More than 157,000 kindergarten to Grade 12 students, representing nearly 30 per cent of the province's total school population, were back in classrooms during the first week of the province...

Jun 07, 2020