British Columbia

B.C. businesses grapple with new health protocols as reopening begins Tuesday

VANCOUVER - As some British Columbia businesses prepare to reopen their doors on Tuesday when the province enters the second phase of its COVID-19 restart plan, others say they're holding off while th...

May 18, 2020

Canadian Forces Snowbird plane crashes in B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., shortly after takeoff on Sunday, sending neighbours pouring onto the street where they said a h...

May 17, 2020

Unaffected by isolation, B.C. lighthouse keepers continue work

VANCOUVER - As British Columbia begins to reopen and reduce social distancing guidelines, life hasn't changed much for Spencer Wilson. Wilson is one of the roughly 54 lighthouse keepers working across...

May 17, 2020

Overdoses 'sadly normalized' in British Columbia: addictions minister

VANCOUVER - A rising death toll from overdoses in B.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic has advocates, government officials and health-care workers concerned about a public health emergency that has been&...

May 16, 2020

UPDATE: 15 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 5 deaths

VICTORA-15 new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by Health Minister Adrian Dix, and B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.No new cases were reported in the Northern Health Region today...

May 15, 2020

WorkSafe BC issues COVID-19 guidelines as businesses ready to reopen

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's workplace safety agency has released new guidelines as businesses across the province get set to reopen. WorkSafe BC's guidelines cover sectors ranging from restaur...

May 15, 2020

Optional, no pressure part-time return to B.C. schools June 1, says premier

VICTORIA - Students in British Columbia can go back to school June 1 on a part-time, optional basis with no pressure on parents to send their kids to class, says Premier John Horgan. B.C. has man...

May 15, 2020

Voluntary return to in-class instruction for K-12 starting June 1

VICTORIA- A plan to re-introduce in class teaching is underway, with plans to have some students back in the classroom starting June 1st.B.C. Minister of Education, Rob Fleming made the announcement t...

May 15, 2020

B.C. minister 'cannot remain silent' about increasing anti-Asian hate crimes

VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister responsible for multiculturalism says she can no longer remain silent about the rising number of hate crimes toward people of Asian heritage during the COVID-19 ...

May 15, 2020

COVID-19 behind one per cent cut to Vancouver's policing budget: council

VANCOUVER - The union representing Vancouver's police officers joined the police chief Thursday in criticizing a budget cut passed by city council, arguing their services shouldn't be reduced during t...

May 14, 2020